Flamin' Groovies, The - Bucket of Brains 10" (RSD2021)

In 1972, The Flamin’ Groovies – the Jordan/Wilson version signed with United Artists - the UK Division – and worked with Dave Edmunds at Rockfield Studios in Wales with a view to creating a new album. Eight tracks were recorded – seven are here and one got lost. UA records released four of the songs on two singles - “Slow Death”/”Talahassie Lassie” and “Married Woman”/”Get A Shot Of Rhythm ‘n Blues”. Neither bothered the charts and UA who had be financing the band had to let them go. However, it was partly UA’s fault. The BBC were never going to play “Slow Death” – anti-drug it may be and it is brilliant and the best song of these Rockfield sessions was “Shake Some Action” which Dave Edmunds had speeded up to make it sound more commercial but UA were not interested.So “The Bucket Of Brains” never happened. Why the title? It came from the road manager – John Seaton. After an arduous road trip, they were in a Welsh pub and John was asked what he wanted to drink. The reply was “I’ll have