Label: Periwinkle Records PER 7309
Format: Vinyl LP
Country: Canada
Released: 1973
Media condition: A
Sleeve condition: A
One of those gloriously half-lost early ’70s heavy rock records that never got the memo about restraint. Awake is raw, riffy and slightly unhinged, mixing blues-rock grit with proto-metal ambition and a faint whiff of prog curiosity.
The production’s rough, the playing enthusiastic rather than precise, and that’s exactly the point. This is heaviness before polish, when bands were still feeling their way toward something louder and meaner. Obscure, scruffy, and quietly brilliant if you like your hard rock honest and a bit feral.
Exactly the sort of record you pull out to say ‘trust me’ - and then watch it win people over.
One of those gloriously half-lost early ’70s heavy rock records that never got the memo about restraint. Awake is raw, riffy and slightly unhinged, mixing blues-rock grit with proto-metal ambition and a faint whiff of prog curiosity.
The production’s rough, the playing enthusiastic rather than precise, and that’s exactly the point. This is heaviness before polish, when bands were still feeling their way toward something louder and meaner. Obscure, scruffy, and quietly brilliant if you like your hard rock honest and a bit feral.
Exactly the sort of record you pull out to say ‘trust me’ - and then watch it win people over.
Label: Periwinkle Records PER 7309
Format: Vinyl LP
Country: Canada
Released: 1973
Media condition: A
Sleeve condition: A
