Sunday, July 26, 2009

"Buried Together" - Antrobus/Flying Hat Band split


In 1973, the Flying Hat Band was signed to Vertigo records and recorded a full length album. The label decided not to release the album and the trio disbanded in '74 after the departure of guitarist Glen Tipton. Yes, the same Glen Tipton in Judas Priest. He left the Flying Hat Band to join up with the rest of the metal gods.

Glen posseses the master tapes to the full length recording, but who knows if they will ever see the light of day. It's a shame, because the four tracks by the FHB on this split are excellent and showcase a much more bluesy side of Tipton's guitar capabilities. These guys rank up there with Deep Purple and even opened for them on one of Deep Purple's tours.

The remaining nine tracks come from prog-rock band Antrobus. I'm not playing Antrobus down at all. These tracks are some quality prog-rock sounds. Fans of King Crimson and earlier prog-rock and psychedelic rock bands will enjoy this stuff.

If for nothing else, at least download this to check out Tipton's work prior to Judas Priest.

Tracklist:
01. Antrobus - Loving You
02. Antrobus - All I Really Need
03. Antrobus - Take Me Back
04. Antrobus - Pavement Artist
05. Antrobus - Straight Jacket
06. Antrobus - Winter
07. Antrobus - Rock Band Blues
08. Antrobus - Gonna Be Free
09. Antrobus - Lightning
10. The Flying Hat Band - Seventh Plain
11. The Flying Hat Band - Reaching For The Stars
12. The Flying Hat Band - Lost Time
13. The Flying Hat Band - Coming of the Lord

DL pt.1 (Antrobus tracks)
DL pt.2 (FHB tracks)

1 comment:

Jason said...

Whats the pass for this ? Please!!!!