LEIGH STEPHENS Red Weather LP PHILIPS 1969 US original BLUE CHEER-SILVER METRE
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LEIGH STEPHENS
with NICKY HOPKINS, KEVIN WEST LAKE (Blossom Toes)
IAN STEWART, MICK WALLER (Jeff Beck Group)
Rock guitarist Leigh Stephens was a founding member of the power trio Blue Cheer,
a hard rock band based in San Francisco. The group was signed to Philips Records
and released its debut album, Vincebus Eruptum, in January 1968.
Containing a Top 20 revival of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," the LP soared to number 11 in the Billboard chart.
In late 1968, Stephens, who later described himself as the only member of Blue Cheer not to be
"chemically challenged" (i.e., using drugs), was asked to leave the group after criticizing the behavior of his bandmates.
He signed a solo deal with Philips and moved to Great Britain, where he recorded
his debut solo album, Red Weather (February 1969). Returning to San Francisco,
he formed a new band, Silver Metre, with singer Jack Reynolds on bass,
keyboard player Pete Sears, and drummer Mick Waller
'RED WEATHER'
1969 LP PHILIPS RECORDS STEREO PHS 600-294
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
This version: the black label with no disclaimers on the bottom
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: PHILIPS - BLACK LABEL - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: PHS 600-294
Catalog on labels: PHS-600-294 (Side 1 / Side 2)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): PHS600294A- M1 (etched): 3D MR
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): PHS600294B- M1 (etched): MR 3D
On labels: STEREO
All selections arranged by Leigh Stephens with the exception of........
Produced by Leigh Stevens/Eric Albronda
Executive Producer - Lou Reizner
On back cover: Recorded-Trident Studios-London
Produced by Leigh Stephens
A Product of Mercury Record Productions, Inc.
35 East Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: ANOTHER DOSE OF LIFE - DRIFTING - INDIANS - I GROW HIGHER
Side B: RED WEATHER - IF YOU CHOOSE TOO
JOANNIE MANN - CHICKEN POT PIEgrading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Red Weather was the first solo project from the lead guitarist of Blue Cheer.
Originally released on the Phillips/Mercury label in 1969, the album immediately became
a favorite on the underground music scene and established Stevens as a solo act.
The music on Red Weather was dramatically different than that of Blue Cheer,
with a well structured psychedelic sound like Quicksilver or the Grateful Dead rather
than the sledgehammer hard rock sound of his former band.
Recorded in England at the Trident Studios with the help of Nicky Hopkins on keyboards,
drummer Mick Waller from the Jeff Beck Group, and Kevin Westlake from Blossom Toes,
the album was hailed as a masterpiece by many British rock fans
but was equally dismissed by Blue Cheer fans. The album contained eight songs
that highlighted Stevens songwriting ability rather than his guitar prowess…(AllMusic)
