VERY RARE STILL SEALED GATEFOLD LP BLUES ROCK RECORD ALBUM

HUMBLE PIE

" SAME,SELF TITLED "

Humble Pie (self titled) the third studio album 33.1/3 rpm vinyl LP record released by the English rock group Humble Pie (band) in 1970 Stereo [ A&M SP-4270 ] printed in Canada, and their first with A&M Records.

Album cover art

"Humble Pie" is often referred to by fans as "The Beardsley Album," because of the distinct cover artwork by artist Aubrey Beardsley, an influential English illustrator and author best known for his erotic illustrations.

Condition

GATEFOLD COVER STILL SEALED: M- [ SS just one mini tiny wear on one down right corner with shrink tear on half bottom side edge].

RARRRRRRRRRRRRRRE SEALLLLLLLLLLLLLLED 39 YEARS!!!

NO PROMO PUNCH HOLE NO CUT !!!!!

STILL SOLID BEAUTIFUL INTACT CONDITION!!!!!

Humble Pie were a rock, hard rock, and rhythm and blues band from England and were one of the first supergroups from the 1970s, finding success in America and UK. They are best remembered for their dynamic live concert performances and songs such as "30 Days in the Hole", "I Don't Need No Doctor", and "Natural Born Bugie". The original band lineup featured Steve Marriott from the Small Faces; Peter Frampton, lead singer and guitarist of The Herd; Greg Ridley, former bassist from Spooky Tooth; and seventeen-year-old drummer Jerry Shirley.

Humble Pie 3rd was a transitional album and a harbinger of the band's new, heavier direction. The material was darker than their previous two efforts, with striking contrasts in volume and style — Peter Frampton's gentle "Earth and Water Song" is buttressed between two of the heaviest tracks on the record, the band composed "One Eyed Trouser Snake Rumba," and a cover of Willie Dixon's "I'm Ready". Drummer Jerry Shirley contributed a rare lead vocal on his song "Only a Roach," a country-twinged ode to cannabis that also appeared as the B-side of the summer 1970 single "Big Black Dog". This was their first release under the auspices of new American manager Dee Anthony — who'd pushed for a louder, tighter sound both live and in the studio — and for their new label, A&M Records. At the end of 1969, the Pie's old label, Immediate, owned by Andrew Loog Oldham, went bankrupt — a saga chronicled by Marriott on the satirical ballad "Theme from Skint (See You Later Liquidator)".

Alternating hard-driving blues-rockers with country-folk numbers, Humble Pie self titled 3rd album neatly showcases the two sides of this band's personality on their first release for a major American label and third album overall. All of the elements are in place for the sound that would reach its studio peak with the next release, Rock On, and culminate with the classic Live at the Fillmore album. "Earth and Water Song" provides a blueprint for the acoustic guitar-based sound Peter Frampton would ride to multi-platinum success as a solo artist later in the decade. "One Eyed Trouser-Snake Rumba" and "Red Light Mama, Red Hot!" show the hard-rocking direction in which Steve Marriott would move the band after Frampton's departure the following year.

Track listing

1. "Live With Me" - (Marriott/Frampton/Ridley/Shirley) - 7:55 SIDE ONE
2. "Only a Roach" - (Shirley) - 2:49
3. "One Eyed Trouser Snake Rumba" - (Marriott/Frampton/Ridley/Shirley) - 2:51
4. "Earth and Water Song" - (Frampton) - 6:18
5. "I'm Ready" - (Dixon) - 4:59 SIDE TWO
6. "Theme from Skint (See You Later Liquidator)" - (Marriott) - 5:43
7. "Red Light Mama, Red Hot!" - (Humble Pie, Lyrics-Marriott) - 6:16
8. "Sucking on the Sweet Vine" (Ridley) - 5:46

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