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Molochs self-titled album is an outlier in the Stax catalog with its combination of rock, hard blues, psychedelic acid-washed guitar solos, and blue eyed soul. But despite the band members abbreviated time together, Moloch remain influential in the Blues world, and, even more so in Memphis lore.
In his liner notes, Bob Mehr writes, the legacy of the band is bigger than a single song. Over the decades, the LP became a totem for guitarists and blues seekers alike, for whom Moloch remains godhead. Mehr goes on to praise the bands late guitarist, Lee Baker, declaring that Bakers work continues to exert a profound influence on a generation of Memphis guitar players. The Moloch LP served as a touchstone for the North Mississippi Allstars Luther Dickinson and the Hold Steadys Steve Selvidge, among other acolytes.
Tracklist
Side A
1Helping Hand
2 Maverick Woman Blues
3Outta Hand
4 Same Old Blues
5 Going Down
6 She Looks Like An Angel
Side B
1 Gone Too Long
2Dance Chancey Dance
3 Foodstamps
4People Keep Talking
5I Can Think The Same Of You
6 Night At The Possum
Features
The first official domestic reissue of Moloch (1969) on 180-gram vinyl.
New liner notes by award-winning writer Bob Mehr.
Cut at Memphis Ardent Studios on the original Stax lathe, and pressed at Memphis Record Pressing.
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