Blodwyn Pig, a UK-based band formed by Mick Abrahams after his early departure from a still developing Jethro Tull band. His new venture, however, was short-lived with only two studio albums produced. Both albums were less than a year apart. The band garnered interest but not enough to maintain the level necessary to sustain a working band for too long a period. The music of Blodwyn Pig can be characterized as a Blues-based Rock with Jazz elements entrenched, a bit hard-edged but satisfying all the same.
On March 20, Esoteric Recordings will release a new collection with the two Blodyn Pig Chrysalis albums being newly remastered for the 3CD box. In addition to the original albums, a handful of bonus tracks that incorporate A and B-sides along with outtakes help to make up the collection. Even better, a CD filled with BBC live performance tracks in packed in. No doubt, a rich booklet with new notes and more photos.
The 3CD box will fill a clamshell-styled box set. This box, despite that the albums were remastered earlier in 2018, are still an elegant addition to the Blodwyn Pig library.
The Recordings 1969-1974 – Blodwyn Pig
CD1 (Ahead Rings Out – 1969)
01 It’s Only Love
02 Dear Jill
03 Sing Me A Song That I Know
04 The Modern Alchemist
05 Up And Coming
06 Leave It With Me
07 The Change Song
08 Back Wash
09 Ain’t Ya Coming Home, Babe?
Bonus Tracks
10 The Change Song (BBC David Symonds session February 1969)
11 It’s Only Love (BBC “Top Gear” session March 1969)
12 Sweet Caroline (B-side of single)
13 Walk On The Water (A-side of single)
14 Summer Day (B-side of single)
15 McGregor Muckabout (recorded during sessions for “Ahead Rings Out”)
16 Walk On The Water (alternate version)
CD2 (Getting To This – 1970)
01 Drive Me
02 Variations On Nainos
03 See My Way
04 Long Bomb Blues
05 The Squirreling Must Go On
06 San Francisco Sketches
07 Worry
08 Toys
09 To Rassman
10 Send Your Son To Die
Bonus Tracks
11 Same Old Story (A-side of single)
12 Slow Down (B-side of single)
13 Meanie Mornay (Recorded during sessions for ‘Getting To This’)
14 One Thing Leads To Another (Recorded during sessions for ‘Getting To This’)
CD3 (Blodwyn Pig at the BBC 1969 – 1974)
01 Ain’t Ya Coming Come Babe (Top Gear session March 1969)
02 The Modern Alchemist (Top Gear session March 1969)
03 Mr. Green’s Blues (Top Gear session March 1969)
04 Worry (Sounds of the 70s session March 1970)
05 Variations On Nainos (Sounds of the 70s session May 1970)
06 Moon’s Gone (Sounds of the 70s session September 1970)
07 The Lady Of Liberty (Sounds of the 70s session September 1970)
08 See My Way (John Peel Sounds of the 70s session June 1974)
09 Baby Girl (John Peel Sounds of the 70s session June 1974)
10 Leaving Song (John Peel Sounds of the 70s session June 1974)
11 Blues Of A Dunstable Truck Driving Man (John Peel Sounds of the 70s session June 1974)
12 See My Way (Radio 1 “In Concert” August 1974)
13 I Know (Radio 1 “In Concert” August 1974)
14 Cosmografication (Radio 1 “In Concert” August 1974)
15 Six Days On The Road (Radio 1 “In Concert” August 1974)
16 It’s Only Love (Radio 1 “In Concert” August 1974)