The Devil's Touch
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The Devil's Touch is the first of two compilation albums by Lucifer's Friend
. This compilation collects some of Lucifer's Friend's best songs from their first album Lucifer's Friend
up to Mind Exploding
(excluding, however, Where the Groupies Killed the Blues
). This compilation was released by Fontana Records
in 1976 the other compilation would be released by Vertigo Records
in 1980 which was called Rock Heavies:Lucifer's Friend
.
Lucifer's Friend
Lucifer's Friend was a 1970s German Rock band. Allmusic author, Eduardo Rivadavia, noted the group as, "early practitioners of heavy metal and progressive rock." They also incorporated elements of jazz into their music. The band have also been cited as one of the pioneers of doom metal.-History:The...
. This compilation collects some of Lucifer's Friend's best songs from their first album Lucifer's Friend
Lucifer's Friend (album)
Lucifer's Friend is the first album by the band Lucifer's Friend, released in 1970.-Side one:# "Ride in the Sky" – 2:55# "Everybody's Clown" – 6:12# "Keep Goin'" – 5:26# "Toxic Shadows" – 7:00-Side two:...
up to Mind Exploding
Mind Exploding
Mind Exploding is the fifth album by Lucifer's Friend. This album marks the point where they return to a more hard rock oriented style with less of a progressive rock sound. It is more or less the missing link between I'm Just a Rock & Roll Singer and Banquet...
(excluding, however, Where the Groupies Killed the Blues
Where the Groupies Killed the Blues
Where the Groupies Killed the Blues is the second album by progressive rock band Lucifer's Friend, released in 1972. Piano is prominent on most songs, and organ is used only on a few songs such as "Where the Groupies Killed the Blues", whereas on the debut album, Lucifer's Friend, organ and guitars...
). This compilation was released by Fontana Records
Fontana Records
Fontana Records is a record label which was started in the 1950s as a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips Records; when Philips restructured its music operations it dropped Fontana in favor of Vertigo Records. In the seventies PolyGram acquired the dormant label....
in 1976 the other compilation would be released by Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records today is a UK-based record label operated by Universal Music UK.-History:Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the late 1960s for its record sub-label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI with Harvest Records and Decca Records with Deram...
in 1980 which was called Rock Heavies:Lucifer's Friend
Rock Heavies:Lucifer's Friend
Rock Heavies:Lucifer's Friend is the second of two compilation albums by Lucifer's Friend. This compilation collects some of Lucifer's Friend's best songs from their first album, Lucifer's Friend, third album I'm Just a Rock & Roll Singer, and fifth album Mind Exploding. This compilation was...
.
Track listing
- Blind Boy - 4:46
- Baby You’re a Liar - 3:55
- Rock’n Roll Singer - 4:21
- Dirty Old Town - 4:46
- Closed Curtains - 6:02
- In the Time of Job When Mammon Was a Yippie - 4:04
- Groovin’ Stone - 5:18
- Ride the Sky - 2:55
- High Flying Lady-Goodbye - 3:43
- Free Hooker - 7:17
Personnel
- John LawtonJohn Lawton (musician)John Lawton is a rock and roll and blues vocalist best known for his work with Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep and the Les Humphries Singers.-Biography:...
- Lead Vocals - Peter Hecht - Keyboards
- Peter Hesslein - Lead Guitars/Vocals
- Dieter Horns - Bass/Vocals
- Joachim Reitenbach - Drums, Tracks 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9
- Curt Cress - Drums, Tracks 1 and 10
- Herbert Bornholdt - Percussion/Vocals, Tracks 1,3,4,5,7,9, and 10
- Herb GellerHerb GellerHerb Geller , is an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger.His musical abilities could have been inherited from his mother, Francis. She worked at the Hollywood neighbourhood cinemas playing piano, accompanying silent movies...
- Soprane Sax Solo, Track 9