Thump’n Pig & Puff’n Billy ‎– Downunda 1973 (Australia, Blues Rock)

Thump’n Pig & Puff’n Billy ‎– Downunda 1973 (Australia, Blues Rock)

By 1972, piano player extraordinaire Warren ‘Pig’ Morgan had performed a key role in the careers of two of Australia’s most legendary blues-rock bands, Chain and Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs. He’d been a founding member of Chain in 1968 and had been instrumental in helping Thorpie establish his reputation as one of the wildest and heaviest blues-rockers of the day. Initially a solo project, it soon became a collaborative effort after Warren asked Billy Thorpe to join in. Christening themselves “Thump’n Pig & Puff’n Billy”, they then enlisted the talents of another Aztec (Gil Matthews) and two members of Chain (Phil Manning and Barry Sullivan) to record the LP they called 'Downunda'. The single ''Captain Straightman'' became a much-loved song and charted nationally. Billy Thorpe died in 2007.


Tracks:

01. Captain Straightman — 0:00

02. I’ve Cried Over You — 2:56

03. You Look After Me, I Look After You — 8:07

04. Moving With Rock — 11:41

05. Early Morning — 14:34

06. Mothers And Fathers — 15:47

07. Just For You — 19:48

08. Sunny Day — 22:44

09. Bow My Head — 26:35

10. Mister Man — 31:20


Personnel:

Warren ‘Pig’ Morgan — piano, vocals
Billy Thorpe — guitar, vocals
Barry «Big Goose» Sullivan — bass
Phil Manning — guitar
Gil «Rats» Matthews — drums, producer (01)
John Sayers — producer (02-10)