BUDGIE

Welsh metal outfit Budgie influenced countless outfits, despite enduring a number of lineup shifts throughout their long history. Often thought of as a cross between Black Sabbath (due to their plodding, molten-heavy riffs) and Rush (due to their singer's high-pitched, Geddy Lee-esque wail), the band emerged in the late 1960s with a remarkably heavy sound that pre-dated and helped to establish the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Between 1971 and 2006, Budgie released 11 studio albums, including seminal efforts like In for the Kill! (1973), Bandolier (1975), Nightflight (1981), and Deliver Us from Evil (1982). They ceased recording in the mid-2000s but continued as a touring entity into the next decade.

"BANDOLIER"

Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, and Mayfair Sound, London.

Produced by Budgie

1976*     LP       A&M  RECORDS       SP 4312

*1975 on cover & labels, but the band didn't sign to A&M until Jan 1976

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE COVER + COMPANY INNER SLEEVE

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

NOTES: First pressing comes with color A&M inner sleeve with album covers of other releases on A&M label.

The US and Canadian releases have subtitles after the track titles.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: A&M - SILVER LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: SP-4618

Catalog on labels: SP-4618 (SP-4973) / SP-4618 (SP-4974)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): AM SP 4793  P2

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): AM SP 4794  P2

On Labels: All selections written by...........and published by.........(ASCAP)

Produced by Budgie

1975 MCA Records, Inc.

On Back Cover: Tracklist + Credits

A&M Records, Inc. P.O. Box 782 Beverly Hills, Calif. 90213

tracklisting

Side A: BREAKING THE HOUSE RULES AND LEARNING ALL THE HOUSES RULES

SLIPAWAY / A PARROT FASHION BALL

WHO DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR LOVE / NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON A FRIEND

Side B: I CAN'T SEE MY FEELINGS / ROCK CLIMBING - I AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN

NAPOLEON BONA - PART ONE - NAPOLEON BONA - PART TWO

  grading

RECORD VG+/EX but  (please, read also above description)

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

After four albums, Budgie had achieved moderate success in the U.K. with their unique combination of Black Sabbath heaviness, progressive rock flashes, and bizarre sense of humor. But 1975's Bandolier found the band pursuing a more conventional rock sound with a noticeable funk influence. This is most apparent on the guitar-scratching "I Can't See My Feelings" and the finger-snapping "Who Do You Want for Your Love?," featuring a slow groove topped with vocalist Burke Shelley's soulful wailing. While the riff-heavy "Breaking All the House Rules" and the amusing "Napoleon Bona Part 1 & 2" hark back to the band's early days, change was on the horizon. Budgie's creative spark was remarkably absent from subsequent releases for new label A&M, marking Bandolier as the last album of the band's golden age...(AllMusic)