I DriveI Drive

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Little Wing Of Refugees – LW 2024/25

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2 x Vinyl , LP, Reissue

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Genre:

Rock

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Tracklist

A1 Down, Down, Down
A2 Oo, Bopajero
A3 Looking Out My Window
A4 Marry A Musician
A5 Before The Devil
A6 Christine
B1 Only The Lonely
B2 What A Pity
B3 Just A Little Bit
B4 Be The One
B5 Brave New World
C1 I Need A Friend
VocalsGeff Harrison
C2 Classic Rigby
VocalsGeff Harrison
C3 When Evening Comes
C4 It Ain't So Bad
D1 Looking Out My Window
D2 Everything In Vain
D3 Happy Days
D4 Turmoil
D5 Before The Devil

Credits

  • Bass GuitarLeslie Graham
  • DrumsDavid Charles Bailey
  • Guitar, Vocals, Artwork ByRichard Henry Hampson
  • KeyboardsJohn Barry Smith
  • ProducerRefugees*

Notes

LW 2024: originally released in 1972 as metronome MLP 15.420
LW2025: demo tracks recorded live in 1971 except:
"Classic Rigby" released in 1969 as a private pressing
"I Need A Friend" recorded 1972 after the Metronome LP

Setting copy: Barbara Manetsberger and Klaus Schwarzfischer
Photos and touching up: Edeltrand Gerstbrein
Sleeve concept: Refugees
Ready to cut to master: Refugees and rainer Berauer (Urkult Studio, Munchen)
For their cooperation, confidence and help. Little Wingwould like to thank: Edeltrand Gerstbrein (who made the first steps possible), Geff Harrison (who gave us "I Need A Friend"), the boys from the band and especially John Barry Smith for his patience and finally finding his way to cellar...

Distributed by Little Wing of Refugees, Argonnenstrabe 16, 8400 Regensburg,

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped A-side): LW 2024-A2 SST
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped B-side): LW 2024-B SST
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped C-side): LW 2025-A2 SST
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped D-side): LW 2024-B SST
  • Rights Society: GEMA

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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I Drive (LP, Album, Stereo) Metronome MLP 15.420, MLP 15 420 1972
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I Drive (CD, Album, Reissue) Little Wing Of Refugees LW 2061 RP12 1998
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I Drive (2×CD, Album, Compilation, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, 6 page Digipack) Second Battle SB 065 2004
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I Drive (2×LP, Reissue, Limited Edition, 7", Reissue, Limited Edition) Second Battle SB LP 070 2009
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I Drive (LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Red Vinyl) Metronome (2) MLP 15.420 2009

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Reviews

  • Purple_Baroness's avatar
    Purple_Baroness
    where is there second single on any of these bonus tracks on the reissues?
    • ultimathulerecords's avatar
      Notorious as one of the old British bands that interacted with the Krautrock scene, I Drive (who upon their inception featured Geff Harrison formerly of Beggars Opera, and later with Twenty Sixty Six & Then and later Kin Ping Meh) were typical of the turn of the decade - early 70s hard-rock bands, less intelligent than say Elias Hulk, Atomic Rooster, et al, their sound often bordered on mainstream pop. Yet, their German only LP, released and forgot about by Metronome, had a number of inspired moments: Looking Out My Window, for instance, with its surging rhythm, psychedelic styling and organ to the fore, or Before The Devil which comes across like a mix of Jericho and Black Widow, a nice and gutsy rocker. Certainly, all the better tracks are those that feature organ strongly, yet sadly the songs are often too mundane to carry the music over the okay level.
      The second LP features a rare demo single Classic Rigby featuring Geff Harrison attempting to sing Eleanor Rigby in his typically creaky manner to a hotchpotch of extracts from that song and a variety of classical themes. Another later track featuring Geff sounds more like later Kin Ping Meh. The rest is live recordings from just before recording the LP featuring alternate versions of the two best tracks mentioned above.
      So, considering their reputation in collectors' circles, I Drive were not such a hot band. But not every album can be a groundbreaking classic can it? Certainly fans of more mainstream rock will love it. In fact the closing track Brave New World resembles Rainbow, yet pre-dates that band by several years!
      From my review in Audion #21, published in May 1992

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