Chicken Shack - Imagination Lady

180-gram gatefold LP

Blues music with an English edge

Featuring "Crying Won't Help You," "Daughter of the Hillside" and "The Loser"

Limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies on translucent red vinyl

Imagination Lady is the fifth long-player for Stan Webb's Chicken Shack and was released in 1972. Much in the same tradition as the great British bluesmen Alexis Korner and John Mayall, Webb's revolving-door personnel landed the band several notable members. For this album, Webb (guitar/vocals) gathered a trio consisting of himself, future Gods and Jethro Tull member John Glascock (bass), and Paul Hancox (drums).

As with the previous Chicken Shack long-players, this disc features several Webb originals augmented with some well-chosen cover tunes. The album opens with a ferocious cover of B.B. King's "Crying Won't Help You." In a style akin to the Faces or even some of the rowdier moments from the Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac, this trio grinds out the blues with a decidedly English edge, followed by the folkie "If I Were a Carpenter."

"Daughter of the Hillside" is Webb's most impressive contribution to the album. This straight-ahead rocker is an ideal trio effort recalling the intense instrumentalism of Cream or early Led Zeppelin. The closing number "The Loser" is upbeat and almost pop-oriented, again displaying the immense strength of this Chicken Shack line-up. Imagination Lady is available as a limited numbered edition of 1,000 copies on translucent red colored vinyl and comes in a gatefold sleeve.

Side A

1. Crying Won't Help You Now

2. Daughter Of The Hillside

3. If I Were A Carpenter

4. Going Down

Side B

1. Poor Boy

2. Telling Your Fortune

3. The Loser

 

 

 

 

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