VINYL RELICS/May Blitz (1970): Britain’s Lost Power Trio

EPYSODE 64: "May Blitz" by May Blitz.

Guest: May Blitz bassist Reid Hudson.

Additional commentary by Uncle Herff.

Fresh off our deep dive into As Sheriff’s lost 60's recordings, we follow the trail to London in 1970, where bassist Reid Hudson helped forge something far heavier. With guitarist Jamie Black and drummer Tony Newman, May Blitz delivered a self-titled debut that captured the raw, thunderous spirit of the era’s underground rock scene.We spin through the album’s molten riffs, jazz-inflected rhythms, and acid-soaked atmosphere, an explosive mix that put the band in the same league as Black Sabbath and Atomic Rooster.Half power trio, half psychedelic séance, this album remains a cult cornerstone of the heavy progressive movement.

I hope you dig "May Blitz" as much as I do.

- Farmer John

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===THE MUSIC===

Songs used in order of appearance. There is no Spotify playlist available for this Epysode as the album is not available there.

AS SHERIFF "His Father's Good Machine"

BAKERLOO "Big Bear Ffolly"

URIAH HEEP “Wake Up (Set Your Sights)”

SOUNDS INCORPORATED “Rinky Dink”

TONY NEWMAN “Soul Thing”

THE JEFF BECK GROUP “Rice Pudding”

AS SHERIFF “Palm Fronds”

MAY BLITZ "Smoking The Day Away"

MAY BLITZ "I Don't Know?"

MAY BLITZ "Dreaming"

MAY BLITZ "Squeet"

MAY BLITZ "Tomorrow May Come"

MAY BLITZ "Fire Queen"

MAY BLITZ "Virgin Waters"

MAY BLITZ “Snakes And Ladders”

MAY BLITZ “For Mad Men Only”

MAY BLITZ “Honey Coloured Time”

MAY BLITZ “8 Mad Grim Nits” (live)

MAY BLITZ “Fire Queen” (live)

THREE MAN ARMY “Butter Queen”

BOXER “Hip Kiss”

??MYSTERY ARTIST?? Tune in next week to find out...

NEWPORT ELECTRIC "El Dorado's Gold"

^^That's my band. This is shameless self-promotion!!

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