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Mallard

WDR Studio L

Cologne, Germany

September 7th 1976

Bill Harkleroad (Zoot Horn Rollo) and Mark Boston (Rockette Morton)

created this band on guitar/bass respectively

having split from Captain Beefheart's Magic Band.

They recruited Sam Galpin as singer, moved to the UK and made two great albums.

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull helped them and they used his studio

to make the debut album. Legend has it that they even recorded

some material with Anderson but Harkleroad destroyed the tapes.

I have done a bit of remastering to my CD copy as that seemed

very boomy on the bass frequency. Much nicer sound now I think.

By this time another Beefheart refugee, John Thomas,

(stop sniggering at the back) had joined them on keyboards.

regards

Titus

01 She's Long & She's Mean

02 One Day Once

03 A Piece of Me

04 Green Coyote & His Companion

05 Harvest

06 Mamma Squeeze

07 Back on the Pavement

08 Reign of Pain

09 Winged Tuskadaro

10 Road to Morocco

link

Two months after this, Mallard were featured on Rockpalast.

Possibly their only TV appearance.

You can get that here