ALEX HARVEY - Joker Is Wild - EU Walhalla Edition - VERY RARE

A little-known (released in 1972 - only in Germany) solo record by the cult vocalist (with a voice almost deceptively resembling another Scot - Bon Scott of AC/DC), made just before the founding of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. The album was dominated by blues-rock material and more progressive, at moments slightly far-out, psych-rock sounds. The centrepiece of the album was a 12-minute, intense cover, partly at a fast tempo, of two tracks joined together: "Hare Krishna" and "Willie The Pimp". Recommended. (JL)