Silver Metre - Silver Metre (1969) (Reissue, 1998)

Artist: Silver Metre
Title Of Album: Silver Metre
Year Of Release: 1969/1998
Label (Catalog#) : Lizard [LR 0708-2]
Country: USA
Genre: Hard Rock
Quality: Flac (image + cue,log,scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 41:46
Total Size 279Mb

Silver Metre was a short-lived, San Francisco-based outfit formed by Leigh Stevens, previously with Blue Cheer, and Mick Waller from the Jeff Beck Group. Together with Tom Cowan and Pete Sears, the band released one album in 1970. The album, recorded in England, is basic heavy rock with a spattering of psychedelia. A mix of originals and covers songs, it includes three Elton John/Bernie Taupin compositions: "Country Comforts," "Now They've Found Me," and "Sixty Years On." While the album did not make much impact upon its original release on the small National General label in the U.S., it is of interest to collectors because of the early Waller-Stevens connection. Stephens and Waller would later move on to the British-based band Pilot, a short-lived early-'70s outfit, while Pete Sears was later in Stoneground and Jefferson Starship.

Tracks:
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1. Ballad Of A Well Known Gun (Bernie Taupin, Elton John) - 3:39
2. Naughty Lady (Pete Sears, Tom Cowan) - 4:30
3. Gangbang (Leigh Stephens) - 4:42
4. Country Comforts (Bernie Taupin, Elton John) - 3:23
5. Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) - 3:45
6. Sixty Years On (Bernie Taupin, Elton John) - 4:20
7. Compromising Situation (Leigh Stephens, Tom Cowan) - 3:46
8. Cocklewood Monster (Leigh Stephens, Tom Cowan) - 5:15
9. Nightflight (Pete Sears, Tom Cowan) - 4:15
10.Dog End (Leigh Stephens, Tom Cowan) - 3:52
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Tracks 2 to 6 and 8 to 10 recorded at Trident Studios, London, England
Track 1 & 7 recorded at PHR, San Francisco, California

Personnel:
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Jack Reynolds : Lead Vocals
Mick Waller : Drums ex-Jeff Beck Group
Pete Sears : Bass, Keyboards
Leigh Stephens : Guitar (ex-Blue Cheer)

All thanks to original releaser