Rollin' : The Albums 1976 . 1978 = 5 CD Set = (CD)
"Rollin' - The Albums 1976 - 1978", a new 5-CD box set featuring all the Steve Gibbons Band albums recorded between 1976 and 1978, will be released in 2022. The legendary rock band was formed in the mid-1970s and consisted of some of the best musicians in the Birmingham rock scene.
Steve Gibbons had been well known on the Birmingham scene since the early 1960s. He was the frontman of The Uglys, which disbanded in late 1968. A year later, Gibbons formed the group Balls with Trevor Burton and Denny Laine, but they split up after a little more than a year. in 1971, Gibbons joined the final lineup of The Idle Race. Together with guitarists Dave Carroll and Bob Wilson, bassist and vocalist Trevor Burton and drummer Bob Lamb eventually evolved The Steve Gibbons Band. With this lineup, the band perfected their hard driving blend of rhythm and blues and rock, touring the pubs and clubs of the UK. in 1975, Peter Meaden (The Who's first manager) became aware of the band and soon took them into his management.
They released four albums between 1976 and 1978. The debut "Any Road Up" was released in 1976, the same year the band accompanied The Who on tour and opened for Little Feat, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Nils Lofgren. 1977 saw the release of album number two, "Rollin' On," featuring the hit single "Tulane." In the same year came their concert album "Caught In The Act". A year later, in 1978, followed with "Down In The Bunker" their third studio long player, produced by Tony Visconti
01 Take Me Home 02 Johnny Cool 03 Rollin' 04 Spark Of Love 05 Standing On The Bridge 06 Natural Thing 07 Speed Kills 08 Strange World 09 Sweetheart 10 Back Street Cat 11 Dick Malone
Disc 2
01 Wild Flowers
02 Light Up Your Face 03 Now You Know Me 04 Mr.jones 05 Till The Well Runs Dry 06 Tulane 07 Cross Me Over The Road 08 Till The Fire Burns Out 09 Low Down Man 10 Right Side Of Heaven 11 Rollin' On 12 Please Don't Say Goodbye 13 Tupelo Mississippi Flash 14 Rounden 15 Gave His Life To Rock 'n' Roll 16 Make The Good Times Last 17 Dick Leaps In 18 Please Don't Say Goodbye 19 Right Side Of Heaven / Rollin' On
Disc 3
01 Watching The River Flow 02 Light Up Your Face 03 Shopping For Clothes 04 Git It 05 He Gave His Life To Rock 'n' Roll 06 And The Music Plays On 07 Day Tripper 08 One Of The Boys 09 You Gotta Pay 10 Tulane 11 Speed Kills 12 Rollin' 13 Tulane 14 The Music Plays On 15 He Gave His Life To Rock 'n' Roll 16 Boppin' The Blues
Disc 4
01 No Spitting On The Bus 02 Any Road Up 03 Down In The Bunker 04 Big J.c. 05 Mary Ain't Goin' Home 06 Down In The City 07 Let's Do It Again 08 Eddy Vortex 09 Chelita 10 When You Get Outside 11 Grace 12 Gold Coast 13 Body Talk 14 Let Me Go 15 Satisfying Moves 16 I Am Here 17 The Great Escape 18 Get Up And Dance 19 Little Suzie
Disc 5
01 One Of The Boys 02 Johnny Cool 03 Speed Kills 04 Shopping For Clothes 05 Girl In The Bunker 06 No Spitting On The Bus 07 Mr Jones 08 Boppin' The Blues 09 Tulane 10 Git It 11 Tupelo Mississippi Flash 12 He Gave His Life To Rock 'n' Roll 13 Rollin' 14 Day Tripper