The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Hot City: The 1974 Unreleased Album

Title: Hot City: The 1974 Unreleased Album Artist: The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Release Date: 10/6/2008 Re-Released On: 4/7/2009 Label: Mlp UPC: 5050693213725 Genre: Rock Styles: Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, Album Rock Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Boisterous, Bravado, Campy, Carefree, Confident, Eccentric, Exciting, Freewheeling, Fun, Gutsy, Humorous, Irreverent, Joyous, Party/Celebratory, Playful, Quirky, Rambunctious, Rollicking, Rousing, Rowdy, Sentimental, Street-Smart, Sweet, Uplifting, Whimsical, Witty, Wry, Ambitious, Dramatic, Theatrical Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Vambo
2. Man in the Jar
3. Hey You
4. Long Haired Music
5. Sergeant Fury
6. Tomahawk Kid V1
7. Ace in the Hole
8. Weights Made of Lead
9. Last Train, V1 (Aka Anthem)
10. Tomahawk Kid
11. Last Train, V2

Year Type Label Catalog # 2009 CD Mlp 18

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Hot City has long been one of the legends of the Alex Harvey collecting world, a full LP recorded at the near peak of the band's creative powers and then abandoned after band and management had second thoughts about the entire thing. The tapes were shelved and presumed lost forever -- when they were rediscovered, even the surviving bandmembers had forgotten about one of the songs, "Ace in the Hole," while all professed amazement at just how radically rearranged favorites "Vambo" and "Man in the Jar" were; of course, most of the abandoned album was then re-recorded as the Impossible Dream LP, and it would be foolish to suggest that Hot City comes close to eclipsing that masterpiece. But it does afford listeners the opportunity to contemplate an alternate history, as original producer Shel Talmy leads the Sensational Alex Harvey Band through a far harsher musical landscape than they ultimately created, and songs like "Man in the Jar," "Sergeant Fury," and "Anthem" (or "Last Train" as it was then titled) slash out with electrifying freshness. The full album is here, spread across nine tracks; two bonus cuts offer reprises of the anthemic "Tomahawk Kid" and "Anthem" itself. ~ Dave Thompson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alex Harvey Vocals, Group Member Alex Harvey and His Soul Band ? Big Buds Brass Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone Carl Dunn Photography Chris Glen Liner Notes, Guitar (Bass), Group Member Hugh McKenna Keyboards, Group Member London Scottish Pipers Pipe Martin Kielty Liner Notes Mike Dixon Producer Peter Waldman Cover Photo Richard Evans Mastering Shel Talmy Mixing, Producer Simon Robinson Photography Ted McKenna Liner Notes, Drums, Group Member Vicky Silva Vocals Zal Cleminson Guitar, Group Member