Crushed Butler - Uncrushed. CD. (RPM - RPM517) Release of the month!! The long-lost 10" EP, recorded in 1970 and not released on vinyl until 1991 in a limited edition of 500, thus rendering it immediately collectable. Now available for the first time on CD, after the appetite-whetting inclusion of 'High School Dropout' on the compilation 'Glitterbest', digitally remastered and presented in a luxurious digipak. For those not in the know, this may have been the first ever British punk rock album, (although Deviants fans may disagree) as crucial to the genre this side of the pond as 'Funhouse' or 'Kick Out The Jams' were in the States, but it also set the tone for most of the bootstomping terrace glam that followed (Slade, Mott and the Faces for starters) in the ensuing 18 months. Be warned though: this is SERIOUSLY raw (as in practically a demo) quality- it makes 'Raw Power' seem like 'Dark Side Of The Moon' by comparison!! Hated by the beardy prog'n'psych establishment of the time (not that there's anything wrong with that stuff either) but now validated as a seminal influence, as is the band's leader, the one and only Jesse Hector (later a Hammersmith Gorilla, and a vital link between London pub rock and punk) on dirty high energy rock and roll as we know it, and how it should be today. Let us not forget either the near-legendary status of pinup drummer/ occasional vocalist/ teen actor Darryl Read, who now collaborates regularly with Ray Manzarek. The gatefold 10" design is replicated with plenty of pics and cartoons and full liner notes, and a bonus version of '. . .Dropout' not before released.. In other words, one not to miss. And possibly the best band name ever !

Crushed Butler - Uncrushed. 10". (Dig The Fuzz - DIG 029) Raw late '60s proto punk from the UK's musical counterculture. This was the first and unrecognised movement of punk - in tandem with the USA's Stooges and MC5. Killer speed and acid sounds. A single 10" in a gatefold sleeve with loads of sleeve notes and photos, makes up a limited edition release essential for Urban Guerillas.

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