LORD SUTCH AND HEAVY FRIENDS.... RARE LP with LED ZEPELLIN Jimmy Page + John Bonham (7 compositions!), Jeff Beck. Check samples

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An infamous album by London scene maker Screaming Lord Sutch, who, among other things, claimed to be a genuine Earl and to have started the long hair craze of the '60s, and ran for Parliament on the youth ticket. His infamy bought him some heavy friends indeed for his first LP. Jimmy Page (who produced and played), John Bonham, Jeff Beck, Nicky Hopkins and Noel Redding are all on hand to support Sutch's R&B retreads ("Baby Come Back" is a steal of Roy Head's "Treat Her Right").

Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends is the debut album of English rock singer Screaming Lord Sutch. It was recorded in September 1969 at Mystic Studios in Hollywood and released on Atlantic Records on May 25, 1970. The album featured an all-star line-up with contributions from Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page (who also produced the album) and John Bonham, guitarist Jeff Beck, session keyboardist Nicky Hopkins, session guitarist Deniel Edwards and Jimi Hendrix Experience bass-player Noel Redding. Rick Brown and Carlo Little were previously with The Savages. Many of the musicians who sessioned for Sutch on this album had grave misgivings upon its release. They were under the assumption these were demo quality recordings. As a result the artists disowned the project and the album did poorly saleswise. It also seriously damaged Sutch's reputation with the musicians involved.
This album has also been released under the name "Smoke and Fire".

Side one:
"Wailing Sounds" (Page/Sutch)– 2:38 www.rosalyn.me.uk/loonyarchive/audio/sutch/musicclips/wailingsounds01.wm...
"'Cause I Love You" (Bonham/Edwards/Page/Sutch) – 2:46 www.rosalyn.me.uk/loonyarchive/audio/sutch/musicclips/causeiloveyou01.wm...
"Flashing Lights" (Page/Sutch) – 3:14 www.rosalyn.me.uk/loonyarchive/audio/sutch/musicclips/flashinglights01.w...
"Gutty Guitar" (Sutch) – 2:33 www.rosalyn.me.uk/loonyarchive/audio/sutch/musicclips/guttyguitar01.wma
"Would You Believe" (Cee) - 3:20 www.rosalyn.me.uk/loonyarchive/audio/sutch/musicclips/wouldyoubelieve01....
"Smoke and Fire" (Sutch) - 2:38
www.rosalyn.me.uk/loonyarchive/audio/sutch/musicclips/smokefire01.wma

Side two:
"Thumping Beat" (Page/Sutch) – 3:07
"Union Jack Car" (Page/Sutch) – 3:03
"One for You, Baby" (Sutch) – 2:44
"L-O-N-D-O-N" (Sutch) – 2:56
"Brightest Light" (Cee/Sutch) - 3:57
"Baby, Come Back" (Page/Sutch) - 2:31

Personnel:
Jimmy Page – Acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals, producer
Jeff Beck - Electric guitar on "Gutty Guitar"
John Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Nicky Hopkins - Piano, keyboards
Kent Henry - Guitar
Noel Redding - Bass guitar
Rick Brown - Bass guitar
Deniel Edwards - Lead guitar and Bass guitar
Martin Kohl - Bass guitar
Carlo Little - Drums on "Gutty Guitar"
Bob Metke - Drums
Tommy Caccetta - Engineer