AYNSLEY DUNBAR RETALIATION S/T 1968 ORIG BLUE THUMB LP HARD ROCK/BLUES EX VINYL

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AYNSLEY DUNBAR RETALIATION~S/T~1968 ORIG BLUE THUMB LP~HARD ROCK/BLUES~EX VINYL AYNSLEY DUNBAR RETALIATION~S/T~1968 ORIG BLUE THUMB LP~HARD ROCK/BLUES~EX VINYL

The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation ?– The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation
Blue Thumb Records ?– BTS 4

RARE ORIGINAL BLUE THUMB RECORDS PRESSING FROM 1968 - 49 YEARS AGO!!
COVER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LIGHT WEAR.
THERE IS A SMALL DRILL-HOLE IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER.
VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH VIRTUALLY NO WEAR!

On their self-titled debut album, the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation flashed a British blues-rock approach that was rather similar to that of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers circa 1967. That was unsurprising considering that leader and drummer Dunbar had played on the Bluesbreakers' 1967 A Hard Road album, and that bassist Alex Dmochowski would later play with Mayall himself. Although everyone in the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation was a skilled player, the record ultimately comes off as rather second-division late-'60s British blues, though in a little heavier and darker a style than Mayall's. That's not to say it's mediocre, but the material (mostly original) is only average, and not quite up to the level of the musicians' instrumental proficiency. Too, Victor Brox isn't the greatest singer, though he's OK, and while Jon Morshead plays guitar well, his style sometimes seems quite influenced by Peter Green (listen especially to his work on the cover of Percy Mayfield's "Memory of Pain"). Additionally, some of the original material wasn't all that original; the work song-style "Watch 'N' Chain" certainly bears similarities to the tune that Donovan popularized under the title "Hey Gyp" (itself similar to a song that Lonnie Young, Ed Young, and Lonnie Young, Jr. had recorded under the title "Chevrolet" on Atlantic's 1960 Roots of the Blues LP of Alan Lomax field recordings). It's not a bad record overall, however, with the players getting a chance to take extended solos on the instrumentals "Sage of Sidney Street" and "Mutiny."


Tracklist
A1     Watch 'N Chain    
A2     My Whisky Head Woman    
A3     Trouble No More    
A4     Double Lovin'    
A5     See See Baby    
A6     Roamin' An' Rumblin'    
B1     Sage Of Sydney Street    
B2     Memory Pain    
B3     Mutiny

    Artwork [Design] – Bryan Morrison
    Bass Guitar [Uncredited] – Alex Dmochowski
    Engineer – Victor Gann*
    Guitar [Uncredited] – John Moorshead
    Leader, Drums [Uncredited] – Aynsley Dunbar
    Organ [Uncredited] – Victor Brox
    Photography By – Hipgnosis (2)
    Producer – Ian Samwell