Dr. Feelgood - Down By The JettyA reaction to the prog and glam of the early 1970s, the back to basics sound of U. K. pub rock was rooted in the rock and roll and R&B of earlier decades, and few bands delivered it more powerfully than Dr. Feelgood. The Essex quartet had years of live performance under their belts when they entered the studio with producer Vic Maile to cut DOWN BY THE JETTY, and it shows in the dozen cuts that precede the Bony Moronie Tequila concert recording that

but thin enough to let in the light

complete with raking electric guitar lines

The soothing vocal fusion delight of “Images” follows

Artwork designed and created by Michael Gibbons of the band

“And the connectedness of what we all have in common

It's hard to imagine The Coathangers writing a song this accessible in their early years

and then worked with La Monte Young in the early 1970s) and that the effect (which gives the impression that choirs and choirs of instruments are playing) was fitting as a succession to his 100-guitar idea

released in December 1973

The album isn’t a set of readings with musical backdrops: it’s a collection of songs

Collected here

All eleven of the songs on Crack-Up were written by Robin Pecknold

gleeful ‰ÛÏYou And Him‰۝ marries buzzing rock with a squelchy electronic undertow