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product_id: 38112427
title: "Grannie"
brand: "grannie"
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# Grannie

**Brand:** grannie
**Price:** € 1.97
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- **What is this?** Grannie by grannie
- **How much does it cost?** € 1.97 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

Digitally remastered edition of this 1971 Prog Rock rarity. One of the least-heard but most beguiling albums to emerge from the British Progressive Rock era, the sole, self-titled LP by East London band Grannie was recorded at a demo studio in late 1971 and then issued on vinyl in a total pressing of just 99 copies. Feverishly sought-after by genre aficionados since it's belated discovery in the early 1990s (Record Collector magazine recently included it in their list of the 100 Most Valuable Records of All Time), Grannie now gains it's first-ever official reissue. With quotes from drummer John Clark and keyboardist John Stevenson that tell the story of both band and album for the first time, this is the definitive release of one of the most valuable jewels of the early 1970s British Progressive Rock scene.

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## Customer Reviews

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    LITTLE HEARD '70S PROGRESSIVE-ROCK ALBUM FROM A LITTLE KNOWN  BAND.
  

*by S***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 11, 2018*

I was taking a trip through my shelf of lesser known British bands and thought I'd write something about Grannie since no one has reviewed it lately and I like this album. This rather unknown album by this unknown band needs to be better known among fans of late '60s/early'70s British rock/prog-rock.  Their sole album, issued in 1971, this (37 + minutes) set of tunes is prime British rock with prog-rock overtones.  Little is known about the band which consisted of Phil Newton-guitar and songwriter, John Clark-drums, Dave Holland-bass, John Stevenson-keyboards (added to flesh out the band's sound when they went into the studio), a vocalist--known only as Fred, and a female flute player (who adds some fine sound to the band) that no one can remember.Sadly Newton died years ago and the master tapes, photos of the band, and a lot of information about the band is gone forever.  The digitally remastered sound is pretty good (the source used isn't stated) with only a slight loss of openess and clarity.  Saying that, the album has that sound and feel of it's vinyl era, but obviously a master tape would've been nice to have.  But this music (especially Newton's fine guitar work) makes up some for the lack of great sound from a master tape.  His electric guitar work is quite good along with his acoustic playing ( listen to "Dawn") which elevates this album to something worth hearing.  Fred's vocals are squarely in the early '70s mold and are actually better than I originally thought when I purchased this album--a nice surprise.  I'm reminded slightly of the album by Clear Blue Sky, which was also quickly recorded and gives the music more of an edge.A cross between '60s/'70s British rock with progressive leanings in the music and lyrics (listen to "Romany Refrain", "Tomorrow Today", or "Saga Of The Sad Jester"), the band had a nice tough/progressive sound.  Only 99  copies of their album were pressed and these disappeared years ago.  The album was basically played live in the studio (it sounds like Newton  overdubbed some guitar parts), with the band running through their songs quickly.  There were no photos of the band--the back of the album jacket was blank, with the cover photo montage  used for this CD.  The band played on the second tier of venues  before splitting apart sometime in 1972.  The 6 page booklet has some information about the band from both Clark and Stevenson, repros of the original LP labels, and repros of a couple of gig posters.While the sound could be better, this set of tunes is one of the least heard and one of the better albums from this era from a little known band.  Unless you're an audiophile, don't let the slightly muddy sound issues keep you from hearing this album if you're a fan of this era of British rock/prog-rock.  The playing, the vocals, and the overall feel of this album make up for any sound issues.  Yeah--listen to the 9 + minutes of "Coloured Armageddon" and that too will tell you all about this band's great sound.

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    GREAT  UNDERGROUND  HARD  ROCK
  

*by E***. on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 17, 2014*

WOW,  i  dont  know  how  else  to  describe  the  music  on  this  cd  other  then  it  is  a  real  touch  of  rock  mixed  with  hard  rock  sorry  the  whole  prog  thing  does  not  come  to  mind  when  i  listen  to  this,  i  think  more  of  larry  wallis  and  the  pink  faries  when  i  listen  to  this  cd,  this  was  a  great  era  for  that  whole  london  scene,  also  this  record  reminds  me  a  lot  of  the  velvet  fogg  album  as  well,  remember  this  was  released  on  a  very  tiny  label  and  bands  like  deep  purple,  led  zeppelin  and  uriah  heep  where  starting  to  dominate  the  uk  charts  at  this  time  so  that  seems  to  be  some  of  the  direction  in  wich  grannie  goes,  regardless  this  is  a  real  great  long  lost  gem  that  was  long  overdue  for  a  remastered  cd  release  a  few  years  back  i  feel  the  remastering  on  this  cd  was  the  best  that  could  be  done,  i  love  it,  i  cant  afford  the  original  lp  so  this  is  the  best  next  thing  to  that  i  feel..................

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    Good early 70's Prog Rock
  

*by A***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 3, 2019*

If you're into early '70's prog rock, then you need to listen to Grannie. The CD is an energetic romp through standard early '70's prog rock maneuvers. Someone compared them to early Wishbone Ash and that's as accurate as it gets. The nine minute ' Colored Armageddon' is the showpiece, with obligatory organ use at the forefront, giving it the feel of an extended Deep Purple jam onstage. There are the expected lulls before returning to heaviness, the usual passages associated with keyboard dominated epics. Clearly they're not The Who or Deep Purple, but on it's own accord 'Grannie' is still a lot more accomplished than many other of their kind and worth a listen to those who enjoy this particular timeframe of rock.

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