Certain ideas in life seem great in principle, though having the time, dedication, and perseverance to bring them to fruition, often renders them left well alone.
If Rise Above Relics had subscribed to that way of thinking, then this Incredible compilation of brain-mincing, hard 'n' heavy sounds from the golden era of the late 60s/early 70s of sub-underground British rock would simply not exist.
The mission was to pull together the heaviest and nastiest sounding unreleased recordings by the most obscure UK bands they could track down after seeing their names listed in the back pages of 1970s music weeklies, old flyers, posters, fanzines, thank you lists, etc. With often just a name to go on, hundreds of hours were spent (often fruitlessly) trying to track down likely candidates.
Of course, finding the bands was often only the start, as to get a useable track relied upon a kindly band member trusting their unique artifacts to a crazy record label they barely knew. Even after this, many of the acetates required microscopic surgery to fix an annoying skip, and all the reel-to-reel tapes used required careful baking to avert the dreaded 'sticky-shed syndrome'.
However, the results speak for themselves: ‘Yeah Man, It’s Bloody Heavy’ is simply the coolest, most unique and uncompromising collection of heavy UK nuggets ever to be released.
But Rise Above Relics isn't done yet; this is just the first volume of a major new series. And remember, sons and daughters of the mighty Sabbath: always keep it BLOODY HEAVY!!
Watch a Sampler for 'Yeah Man, It's Bloody Heavy!!'
'Yeah Man, It's Bloody Heavy' is a collection of extremely obscure but equally amazing tracks from the true underground of early 70s British HEAVY Rock. A time when Black Sabbath were kings of the scene. Compiled and curated by Lee Dorrian and collector friend Austin Matthews for Rise Above Relics, only two of these tracks have been previously released (on very low-key CD releases), the rest are completely unknown.
The CD version includes a detailed booklet, and the heavyweight vinyl includes an insert as well.
