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Saturday, March 23, 2024

rep> Dogfeet - Dogfeet (1970 uk, fascinating hypnotic psych blues rock, 2010 and 2014 bonus tracks remaster)




Here's one of those obscure outfits that collectors love to heavily hype. 

Bassist Dave Nichols, singer Alan Pearse, drummer Derek Perry and guitarist Trevor Povey first came together as Chicago Max, followed by brief stints as Sopwith Camel (not to be confused with the San Francisco-based outfit), Malibou and Armageddon. Working in a blues-rock vein (wasn't every early-1970s band dipping their creative toes in the genre), they were signed by the small Reflection Records, though the label immediately demanded a new name - hence the change to the deplorable Dogfeet.

At least to my ears that's way off the mark. Produced by Andrew Cameron Milla, 1970's cleverly-titled "Dogfeet" is surprisingly good. With Povey writing all of the material, the album's varied and pleasingly understated. Pearse exhibited an attractive voice, while Povey's slashing guitar was quite effective (check out some of the effects he used on 'Evil Women').

Musically 'On the Road' harkened back to the bands' blues-rock roots, but extended tracks such as 'Now I Know', the attractive atmospheric ballad 'Reprise' and the Western-inspired 'Since I Went Away' set them apart from most of their contemporaries. Not that it mattered. The album vanished without a trace, followed in short order by the band.


Tracks
1. For Mary - 2:03
2. On The Road - 5:58
3. Sad Story / Reprise - 8:14
4. Now I Know - 3:05
5. Since I Went Away - 2:56
6. Clouds - 5:06
7. Evil Women - 5:00
8. Armageddon - 4:14
9. For Mary And Child - 5:39
10.Theme - 1:53
11.Armageddon - 4:33
12.On The Road - 4:56
13.Now I Know - 3:06
All songs by Trevor Povey, Alan Pearse


Tracks
1. Mr Sunshine (David Lewis) - 11:08
2. Armageddon # 1 - 4:36
3. Theme # 1 - 1:55
4. On The Road # 1 - 4:57
5. Now I Know # 1 - 3:09
6. For Mary - 2:05
7. On The Road - 5:01
8. Reprise - 8:17
9. Now I Know - 3:09
10.Since I Went Away (David Lewis) - 2:57
11.Clouds - 5:07
12.Evil Women - 5:01
13.Armageddon - 5:01
14.For Mary And Child - 5:43
15.Voodoo Chile (Jimi Hendrix) - 10:57
All songs by Trevor Povey, Alan Pearse except where indicated
Tracks 1 and 15 live reordings from 1991

Dogfeet
*Dave Nicholls - Bass
*Alan Pearse - Second Guitar, Vocals
*Derek Perry - Drums
*Trevor Povey - First Guitar, Vocals

11 comments:

  1. I have Dogfeet but this one's with a different front artwork. This got to be something special. Many thanks, Marios!

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  2. Amazing stuff !!! Thanks for this expanded edition...

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  3. I have the kissing Spell cd reissue, with a alternate cover ( less well in my opinion ), i have no idea what is the real original cover, but i feel this is this one. I don't know why, but i was thinking it was a UK group. Thanks Marios.

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  4. THANKS A LOT FOR THIS POST,MARIOS.I LISTENED TO THIS ALBUM IN THE 70'S AND MANY YEARS AGO I HAD THE CHANCE TO GET IT AGAIN AND WITH BONUS TRACK THANKS TO YOU.CONGRATULATIONS AND A BIG HELLO AND MY GREETINGS FROM TEZIUTLÁN,PUEBLA,MÉXICO.

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  5. I'm amazed by all the music available here on rockasteria! but some links are not workin', like this one. Could you fix it?

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  6. Sadly Trevor Povey the singer songwriter and lead guitarist passed away August 2021.

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  7. A fantastic album. Thanx for this.

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  8. Thank you, Marie. I had the 2010 version, but I will definitely check out the 2014 remaster, as well.

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