TASTE On The Boards LP POLYDOR 1970 UK stereo 583 083 w/RORY GALLAGHER
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THE TASTE
RORY GALLAGHER, RITCHIE McCRACKEN, JOHN WILSON
Before becoming a solo star, Rory Gallagher fronted the blues-rock trio Taste, which experienced
reasonable success in the U.K. in the late '60s and early '70s. Taste was molded very much on the model of Cream,
adding some folk, pop, and jazz elements to a blues-rock base, and featuring a virtuosic guitarist.
They weren't in the same league as Cream, particularly in the songwriting department,
and were (like Cream) prone to occasional blues-rock bombast. But they weren't a bad band in their own right,
exhibiting a lighter touch than most British blues boom outfits
"ON THE BOARDS"
Producer: Tony Colton
1970 LP POLYDOR RECORDS 583 083 STEREO
MADE IN ENGLAND 2ND or 3RD PRESSING
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LABEL: POLYDOR - RED LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (rear & spine) 583 083
Catalog on labels: 583-083A / 583-083B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): 583083 A//1 1 1 3 0 4 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): 583083 B//1 1 6 1
On labels: Made in England
RSO Publishing ST 33
? 1970 on both labels (on the labels the release year appears at 4 o'clock circa)
All titles by Rory Gallagher
Produced by Tony Colton, by arrangement with Eddie Kennedy
On back cover: Manufactured by Polydor Records London
Sleeve design Paragon Publicity
Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: WHAT'S GOIN' ON - RAILWAY AND GUN
IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE, IT'LL HAPPEN AGAIN
IF THE DAY WAS ANY LONGER - MORNING SUN
Side B: EAT MY WORDS - ON THE BOARDS
IF I DON'T SING I'LL CRY - SEE HERE - I'LL REMEMBER
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The second and final studio recording by Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher's neo-Cream trio reins
in the playing to focus more on songwriting. The material is a virtual grab bag of blues-rock styles,
moving from driving rockers ("What's Going On," "I'll Remember") and basic boogies
("Morning Sun," "If I Don't Sing I'll Cry") to a bottleneck blitz ("Eat My Words") and a pair
of acoustic ballads. There's a pronounced jazzy tinge to his spiky guitar and never-again-heard
alto sax on the slow blues of the title track and "It's Happened Before, It'll Happen Again,"
the latter giving the Richard McCracken-John Wilson rhythm section a chance to stretch
out and swing fluidly. The lyrics, never a Gallagher strong suit, are pretty simplistic,
but the chorus hooks do stick. It could all have added up to one big eclectic mess,
but for the often one-dimensional, sometimes ham-fisted Gallagher, the laudable variety turns
On the Boards into the high point of his recording career...(AllMusic)
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