Rock Heavies:Lucifer's Friend
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Rock Heavies:Lucifer's Friend is the second of two compilation albums by Lucifer's Friend
. This compilation collects some of Lucifer's Friend's best songs from their first album, Lucifer's Friend
, third album I'm Just a Rock & Roll Singer
, and fifth album Mind Exploding
. This compilation was released by Vertigo Records
in 1980. This compilation is not as extensive as the Fontana Records
release, The Devil's Touch
, in that it only includes three songs from Lucifer's Friend, one song from I'm Just a Rock & Roll Singer, and four songs from Mind Exploding.
Lucifer's Friend
Lucifer's Friend was a 1970s German Rock band. Allmusic author, Eduardo Rivadavia, noted the group as, "early practitioners of heavy metal and progressive rock." They also incorporated elements of jazz into their music. The band have also been cited as one of the pioneers of doom metal.-History:The...
. This compilation collects some of Lucifer's Friend's best songs from their first album, Lucifer's Friend
Lucifer's Friend (album)
Lucifer's Friend is the first album by the band Lucifer's Friend, released in 1970.-Side one:# "Ride in the Sky" – 2:55# "Everybody's Clown" – 6:12# "Keep Goin'" – 5:26# "Toxic Shadows" – 7:00-Side two:...
, third album I'm Just a Rock & Roll Singer
I'm Just a Rock & Roll Singer
I'm Just A Rock 'n' Roll Singer is the third album released by progressive rock band Lucifer's Friend in 1973. This album marks the point where they completely turn away from the dark lyrics and heavy metal sound.-Side one:# "Groovin’ Stone" - 5:15...
, and fifth album Mind Exploding
Mind Exploding
Mind Exploding is the fifth album by Lucifer's Friend. This album marks the point where they return to a more hard rock oriented style with less of a progressive rock sound. It is more or less the missing link between I'm Just a Rock & Roll Singer and Banquet...
. This compilation was released by Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records today is a UK-based record label operated by Universal Music UK.-History:Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the late 1960s for its record sub-label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI with Harvest Records and Decca Records with Deram...
in 1980. This compilation is not as extensive as the Fontana Records
Fontana Records
Fontana Records is a record label which was started in the 1950s as a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips Records; when Philips restructured its music operations it dropped Fontana in favor of Vertigo Records. In the seventies PolyGram acquired the dormant label....
release, The Devil's Touch
The Devil's Touch
The Devil's Touch is the first of two compilation albums by Lucifer's Friend. This compilation collects some of Lucifer's Friend's best songs from their first album Lucifer's Friend up to Mind Exploding...
, in that it only includes three songs from Lucifer's Friend, one song from I'm Just a Rock & Roll Singer, and four songs from Mind Exploding.
Track listing
- Ride the Sky - 2:55
- In the Time of Job When Mammmon Was a Yippie - 4:04
- Free Hooker - 7:17
- Fugitive - 4:55
- Moonshine Rider - 4:47
- Natural Born Mover - 4:24
- Lucifer's Friend - 6:12
- Born on the Run - 3:51
Personnel
- John LawtonJohn Lawton (musician)John Lawton is a rock and roll and blues vocalist best known for his work with Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep and the Les Humphries Singers.-Biography:...
- Lead Vocals - Peter Hecht - Keyboards
- Peter Hesslein - Lead Guitars/Vocals
- Dieter Horns - Bass/Vocals
- Joachim Reitenbach - Drums, Tracks 1,2,7, and 8
- Curt Cress - Drums, Tracks 3,4,5, and 6
- Herbert Bornholdt - Percussion/Vocals, Tracks 3,4,5,6, and 8