Frogs

Blues-based hard rock combo Box of Frogs reunited guitarist Chris Dreja, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, and drummer Jim McCarty, all three founding members of the famed Yardbirds. The trio re-teamed for the first time since the Yardbirds' mid-1968 dissolution to play a 1983 live date at the London Marquee, and the performance proved so successful that they soon founded Box of Frogs with vocalist John Fiddler, formerly of Medicine Head and British Lions. Fellow Yardbirds alum Jeff Beck guested on several tracks on the group's self-titled 1984 LP, with Jimmy Page appearing on the 1986 follow-up Strange Land. Box of Frogs disbanded soon after.

John Hammond has kept the blues flame burning steadily for over three decades. His interpretations of songs from the traditional blues repertoire, whether played Delta-style solo acoustic, or with a citified electric band, ring with passion, power, and commitment. On this 1981 album, he is accompanied on the band tracks by a topshelf New York group, including bassist Sherman Holmes and drummer Charles Otis.

“Reigning Frogs” is an Unruly Child Box Set which encompasses the whole independent production from the band featuring singer Marcie (a/k/a Mark) Free, guitarist Bruce Gowdy and keyboardist Guy Allison. The box set includes the cds in vinyl replica and includes all lyrics, a total of three bonus tracks (unreleased outside Japan) and a 20 pages booklet including exclusive stories written by Gowdy, Free and Allison and photos from the archives. A superb release limited to 1000 copies only worldwide!