Sunday, March 1, 2026

Rumplestiltskin & Black Magician (2006) Walhalla - WH90376

 

MP3/320Kbs/210MB
Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Rumplestiltskin was an English hard-rock and psychedelic rock band formed in 1970, assembled by producer Shel Talmy as a supergroup of top British session musicians who performed under pseudonyms. The group released two studio albums: their self-titled debut in 1970 on Bell Records and Black Magician in 1972, exclusively in Germany on the Bellaphon label. The band's music blended hard rock, blues rock and progressive rock elements, showcasing the technical prowess of its session-heavy lineup...

Tracklist:
1. Make Me Make You
2. Poor Billy Brown
3. Knock On My Door
4. No One To Turn To
5. Mr. Joe (Witness For The Defence)
6. Pate De Fois Gras
7. Rumplestiltskin
8. Squadron Leader Johnson
9. Lord Of The Heaven And The Earth
10. Can’t You Feel It
11. Evil Woman
12. I Am The Last Man
13. Lonliness Is What My Life’s All About
14. Through My Looking Glass
15. Black Magician’s Daughter
16. I’m So Afraid I’ll Leave Unsaid
17. I’m Alone
18. I’ve Had Enough Of The Army
Bonus:
19. Wimoweh

Notes
Tracks: 1-8 from LP "Rumplestiltskin" recorded 1970.
Tracks: 9-18 from LP "Black Magician" recorded 1971.
Track: 19 originally released as single A-side in 1971.
Alan Pariser is the pseudonym used by Alan Parker probably due to contractual reasons. In the previous 1970 Rumplestiltskin's album he had used as pseudonym Andrew Balmain's name.

Personnel:
Peter Green - Vocals (1-8)
Jeremy Eagles - Piano, Organ (1-8)
Andrew Balman - Guitar (1-8)
Rupert Bear - Drums, Percussion (1-8)
Jackson Primrose - Bass (1-8)
Clem Cattini - Drums (9-19)
Peter Sterling - Vocals (9-19)
Herbie Flowers - Bass (9-19)
Alan Hawkshaw - piano, Organ (9-19)
Alan Pariser - Guitar (9-19)