Spirit Of John Morgan — Age Machine 1970 (UK, Psychedelic,Blues Rock)

Spirit Of John Morgan — Age Machine 1970 (UK, Psychedelic,Blues Rock)

Keyboard player and vocalist John Morgan was a Graham Bond afficianado who turned toward psychedelia as the 1960's wore on. Billed originally as The Spirit of John Morgan, the band was successful enough to get booked into the Marquee and other top clubs, and cut three albums. Their self-titled debut into 1969 was followed by two more LPs in 1970 and 1972 (credited simply to John Morgan) for the Carnaby label. He also cut a single for British RCA in the early 1970's. AMG.

While I wouldn't call it great by any means, I really like this album. It's mostly jammy psych rock but has boogie and blues stuff in there too. A few of the tracks are instrumentals and they really shine on those. Not an album that seems to get much love but I think it's really good.geldofpunk Jan 29 2024


Tracks:

01. Age Machine — 0:00

02. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed — 3:36

03. Friend Of Jesus — 9:13

04. Golden Rollin’ Belly — 12:01

05. Never Let Go — 14:32

06. Lost Nirwana — 17:46

07. Seventh Dawn — 22:45

08. Won’t You Come Home — 26:41

09. Mumbo Jumbo — 29:12

10. Putney Breakdown — 33:41

Bonus:

11. The Floating Opera Show (Single A-Side, 1971) — 35:54


Personnel:

John Morgan — Hammond organ, piano, harpsichord, vocals
Trev Thoms (Trevor Thomas) — lead guitar
Phil Shutt (Phil Curtis) — bass
Mick Walker — drums, percussion, vocals
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David Mackay — producer