Tear Gas - Tear Gas (Digipack)

Original release 1971
Re-issue 2007 Second Harvest
Digipak !!!

Tear Gas - Tear Gas CD. Reissue of infamous rare 2nd album from this early 70s UK heavy rock group. Absolutely ripping lead guitars from Zal Cleminson. Contains 4 bonus tracks.

These Glasgow-based progressive/heavy rockers were originally known as Mustard. Their first vocalist Andy Mulvey had previously been with The Poets. However, he was soon replaced by David Batchelor and around the same time Gilson Lavis (their original drummer, who later played with Squeeze) was replaced by Richard Monro from Ritchie Blackmore's Mandrake Root. This line-up recorded Piggy Go Getter, which made little impact. In 1970, Hugh McKenna took over Batchelor's vocal role and Ted McKenna (ex-Dream Police) relieved Monro on drums. They recorded a second album and tried to establish themselves on the underground scene but were going nowhere with their brand of tired boogie heavy rock, until they teamed up with Alex Harvey in August 1972 to become The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

MUSICIANS:
Eddie Campbell - keyboards
Zal Cleminson - guitar
Chris Glen - bass, vocals
Gilson Lavis - drums
Richard Monro - drums, vocals
Andy Mulvey - vocals
David Batchelor - keyboards, vocals
Hugh McKenna - keyboards, vocals
Ted McKenna - drums

TRACKLIST:

1. That's What's Real
2. Love Story
3. Lay It On Me
4. Woman For Sale
5. I'm Glad
6. Where Is My Answer
7. Jailhouse Rock /All Shook Up
8. The First Time
9. The Temptation of St. Anthony