CD / Mini-lp
Paper-Sleeve Original mini-vinyl artwork
(paper only - no plastic).
-Booklet with authoritative and
extensive liner notes by respected
author and journalist Chris Welch.
-Expertly remastered - superb
sound. Stretch dominated the 'live' club scene, before the advent of punk drained the lifeblood out of
traditional British rock.
This was the band's third album, originally released by Anchor Records in 1977. Charismatic
vocalist Elmer Gantry and guitar wizard Graham 'Kirby' Gregory provided much of the
excitement on the splendid Stretch records released in the mid-Seventies. At this stage in their
career, the band had acquired sparky drummer Jeff Rich, who also played with Climax Blues
Band and later joined Status Quo.
Among its ten tracks, 'Lifeblood' features the cleverly titled 'You Can't Beat Your Brain For
Entertainment' - a song which, unusually, did not actually appear on the second Stretch album
of the same name! TRACKLISTING:
1. End Up Crying
2. Knives In Their Backs
3. Rock 'n' Roll Hoochie-Coo
4. Right Or Wrong
5. Show Biz Blues
6. You Can't Beat Your Brain For
Entertainment
7. Jonah And The Whale
8. Living On The Highway
9. Take You Down
10. Let's Spend The Night Together
