Stone the Crows was a tough-luck, working class, progressive soul band that came out of the pubs of Scotland in the early '70s. They had everything going for them at the start: not one, but two gritty singers, a talented guitarist, a rhythm section that had played with John Mayall, and the name recognition of having Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant as their producer. Despite favorable reviews by the critics, however, they never managed to sell their hybridized soul music to a large audience. In addition, they lost two of their key members early on, one of whom was tragically electrocuted, and the group broke up after four albums. Their biggest contribution to rock was the immense vocal talent of one Maggie Bell. Winner of several Top Girl Singer awards in Britain, Bell had a raunchy, gutbucket voice that, although it fell short of the naked emotion and range of Janis Joplin's, came probably closer to her style than any other female singer.
The Blues Rock greats at the peak of their powers live in concert and on television 1970-73. Over three hours of live performances from European television broadcasts across four CDs and two DVDs.Experience the excitement of seeing and hearing Stone The Crows live from their early days until the band’s break-up in 1973. The Crows deliver powerful renditions of songs from their four studio albums, remastered by Eroc for best sound quality.
The acclaimed jazz-rock fusion band led by Ian Carr recorded live and in session at the BBC. Over four hours of BBC broadcast recordings spanning 1969-72 remastered by Eroc. Drawn from such seminal shows as Top Gear and Sounds of the 70s. Includes concerts recorded at London's Palace Theatre in 1971 and 1972.