MAY BLITZ May Blitz LP PARAMOUNT 1970 US 2nd press SOUNDS INCORPORATED-JEFF BECK

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 TONY NEWMAN, REID HUDSON, JAMES BLACK

May Blitz was one of the first four bands signed by eminent progressive and heavy rock label, 

Vertigo, along with future legends Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep, and the largely forgotten Juicy Lucy, 

whose less fortunate fate they would unfortunately share, in the end. Although usually attributed 

to former Jeff Beck Group drummer Tony Newman (who had played on the all-time classic Beck-Ola), 

May Blitz was in fact first envisioned in early 1969 by relative unknown James Black (lead vocals and guitar), 

who along with eventual bassist Reid Hudson was a Canadian, recently relocated to the U.K. 

in search of fame and fortune. Evidently molded upon the then extremely popular power trio 

template (established a few years earlier by Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, 

and soon adopted by countless upstarts like Rory Gallagher's Taste, 

New York's Sir Lord Baltimore, and an early Thin Lizzy, to name but a few), 

May Blitz worked up their repertoire by playing the U.K. pub and college circuit, 

before inking their Vertigo deal and getting to work on their eponymous first album

"MAY BLITZ"

1970     LP     PARAMOUNT RECORDS      PAS 5020   Stereo

PRINTED IN U.S.A.   SECOND PRESSING

GATEFOLD + HEAVY DUTY CARDBOARD COVER (UNIPAK STYLE)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

LABEL:  PARAMOUNT -  GRAY LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine & front) PAS 5010

Catalog on labels:PAS-5020 (LPS 5020-A / LPS 5020-B)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): LPS 5020-A-3     (crossed out): PAS

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): LPS 5020 B3     (crossed out): PAS

On labels: (logo) Paramount A Gulf + Western Company

Paramount Records, A Division of Paramount Pictures Corporation, Hollywood, California 90028

Written and produced by Tony Newman-Reid Hudson-James Black

On Front Sleeve: A Division Of FamousMusic Corp.

On Inside Sleeve: Notes by Simon D.A. Brogan Entertainments secretary Leeds University

All tracks composed and produced by May Blitz

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: SMOKING THE DAY AWAY - I DON'T KNOW? - DREAMING

Side B: SQUEET - TOMORROW MAY COME

FIRE QUEEN - VIRGIN WATERS

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 May Blitz (alongside Rory Gallagher's Taste) were among the first of the newly formed hard rock 

power trios to take up the challenge of Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience; 

that is, making the biggest possible noise with the smallest available lineup, 

but never losing sight of melody and finesse while they did so.

The epic "Smoking the Day Away" kicks things off in dynamic form, laying down the grinding, 

almost proto-metallic assault that was May Blitz's raison d'etre; later in the set, 

"Dreaming," "Virgin Waters," and "Squeet" all howl with a vengeance that might sound 

a little old-fashioned today, but was breathtakingly fresh at the time. 

Even better is "Fire Queen," which essentially blueprints the best parts of every metal act 

from Judas Priest to the Cult, except it doesn't hang around long enough to spoil the effect. 

Rather like May Blitz themselves, in fact. ...(AllMusic)