This one really takes me back in time.
Some excellent BBC soundboard recordingss of
Stray a British Blues Rock band in 1973 and 1974.
A band tipped by the weekly music papers ( Sounds,Melody Maker, etc )
at the time to be on the verge of bigger things.
Unfortunately as with many of these early 70s bands
a series of circumstances and bad management
prevented it from happening.
I saw Stray live four times during this period
and they were a really great live band.
Stray led by guitarist Del Bromham
continue to perform and record new music to this day.
A big thanks once again to Steve for sending in the shows.
Thanks a lot, for this and for all!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately the link for this one is dead, Not Found And You Can Buy It At Amazon is written as message from the mediafire site!
Please, can you fix and repost? Thanks again!
would love to listen to STRAY, but the link is already dead and gone. any chance to re-up? thanx in advance. love this blog!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the post Steve, didn't Maiden cover All in your Mind some years back?
ReplyDeleteYes hellion Iron Maiden release a version in 1990 as a B side of the holy smoke single and is on the 1995 no Prayer For The Dying album reissue as a bonus track
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Stray were a great band, their 1st 3 LPs are as good as anything that came out of that period. Unfortunately by the time these sessions were recorded their style had begun to change somewhat & the material wasn't quite as consistently good as in their heyday. They still delivered brilliantly live though, as anyone who saw them supporting KISS on their very 1st UK tour will attest.
ReplyDeleteGreat to have this vintage Stray material to enjoy as a long-time devotee, but the uninitiated should probably begin with the Stray, Suicide & Saturday Morning Pictures LPs to hear them right at the peak of their powers.
Thanks anonymous I think your comments are probably right there are some great tracks on those first three albums
ReplyDeleteI just wish there was a full live concert of the band in 1973
I think the closest thing to your wish might be the BBC 'In Concert' radio show from 1972 which featured both Stray & Barclay James Harvest performing live (likely from the beeb's own Paris Theatre). Both band's apparently played half hour sets, though i've yet to find a recording of this show. If i do happen across it i'll be sure to share it here.
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Found bbc sessions 1974,which I think is same as this one,also bbc session 1971 which seems to be one song,must be more than that somewhere ?
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