Monday, September 10, 2018

N.S.U.


































Artist:  N.S.U.
Origin:  Glasgow, Scotland
Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Blues Rock

Original line-up:

William Hugh Alexander Brown:  Drums
Ernest Rea:  Lead Guitar
John Graham Pettigrew:  Lead Vocals
Peter Grant Nagle:  Bass, Harp

N.S.U. were a Glaswegian Blues Rock Band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 1968 by William Hugh Alexander Brown (Drums), Ernest Rea (Lead Guitar), John Graham Pettigrew (Lead Vocals), and Peter Grant Nagle (Bass, Harp).  Their name from the first track on the first Cream album.  They recorded the album over 3 days in February 1969 at De Lane Lea in Holborn, London, a cutting edge studio where Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd had also recorded.














Title:  Turn On, Or Turn Me Down  (2018)
Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Blues Rock
Label:  Secret Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Turn On, Or Turn Me Down  (4:04)
 2.  His Town  (4:02)
 3.  You Can't Take It From My Heart  (2:53)
 4.  Love Talk  (5:04)
 5.  All Abroad  (4:09)
 6.  The Game  (3:12)
 7.  Stoned  (4:52)
 8.  Pettsie's Blues  (3:49)
 9.  On The Road Again  (8:14)

Personnel:

William Hugh Alexander Brown:  Drums
Ernest Rea:  Lead Guitar
John Graham Pettigrew:  Lead Vocals
Peter Grant Nagle:  Bass, Harp

Additional Musician:

Sue & Sunny:  Additional Voices

Turn On, Or Turn Me Down is the only one album by N.S.U., originally released in 1969, remastered and reissued on April 27, 2018 by Secret Records, featuring cover track "On The Road Again" of Canned Heat, and backing vocals by the legendary Sue & Sunny, who singing back-up on Joe Cocker's "With A Little Help From My Friends", "20th Century Boy" for T. Rex and for Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, Elton John and Frank Zappa.


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