TRUTH & JANEY 'No Rest For The Wicked' LP (US, Lion Productins/Rockadrome, Catalogue #ROCK/LION030-V-1) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited year 2022 Lion Productions/Rockadrome label LP edition of RARE, LEGENDARY AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, ALL-TIME TOP US PRIVATE PRESS 1976 Hard Psych Rock Monster LP entitled No Rest For The Wicked by Truth & Janey (originally released in 1976 as a private pressing on the Montross Records label.)
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“This is essential, must-get release for fans of 1970’s hard rock.” —Roadburn
“One of the greatest hard rock albums of all-time.” —The Acid Archives
“One of the greatest hard rock albums of all-time.” —The Acid Archives
•High quality vinyl reissue of this hard rock monster from 1976 by legendary underground power trio led by guitarist Billy Lee Janey
•Includes insert with history of the group, lyrics and rare band photos!!
•Considered by many to be perhaps the best independent U.S. heavy rock release of the 1970’s
A total heavy sonic assault! Since the release of “No Rest for the Wicked’s” in 1976, it's stature among collectors of 60’s and 70’s hard rock and psychedelia has grown steadily over the years, with original copies now fetching large sums. Originally formed as Truth in 1969 in Iowa, USA, Truth & Janey was named after a record by Jeff Beck. Between 1973-75 they played thousands of gigs, many with Leslie West, as well as playing with Blue Öyster Cult at a festival in Davenport, Iowa in front of 20,000 hard rock fans. All the while, Truth & Janey were writing original material, gearing up to record their first full length album. In 1976, they laid down the tracks that would see release on their stunning “No Rest for the Wicked” album later that same year. The record featured six original tunes and two traditional blues covers revved up in true powerhouse Truth and Janey fashion. Only 1,000 copies of the album were pressed on the local Montross records. Just as the ball started rolling, it all ended, as Denis Bunce left the group and quickly thereafter they completely disbanded. In a last ditch effort, guitarist Billy Janey reformed the group with all new members in 1977 and released the “Just a Little Bit of Magic” album, but it was a move in a completely different direction and has little to do with the ferocious hard rock Marshall 100-watt super lead guitar sound that dominates “No Rest for the Wicked.” "Not to be dismissed because of its underground status, Truth and Janey's only LP, No Rest for the Wicked, was another incredible find... Boasting a swaggering, bluesy grit, piercing twin-harmony licks, and the most righteously ferocious rhythm guitar tone this side of Ted Nugent, opener 'Down the Road I Go' instantly establishes the band's '70s hard rock aesthetic whose roots, not surprisingly, lie in English giants like Cream, Jeff Beck, and even more so in Rory Gallagher's Taste." —AllMusic.
"No Rest For The Wicked is surely one of the greatest hard rock records of all time. It's tightly constructed and tightly played, with more memorable riffs and solos than the entire careers of a dozen other similar bands. The bass playing is monstrous and the drumming solid but, believe it or not, tasteful. This singing in only average, and the band tends to compensate with multi-tracked, highly reverbed lead vocals, not really the worst way to deal with the issue. A song that illustrates the best features of the band is "The Light," which opens with a combination of low and high guitar riffs, a melodic bass line and precise rhythm guitar. Not too many bands could resist the urge to go crazy with extra solos and spastic drumming, but this just works its way through a cleverly composed pattern, creating the right kind of tension and intensity. It's perfect. The best song is probably the nine-minute "Remember," a complete smorgasbord of melodic and dissonant riffs and hooks. The album doesn't have a lot of overdubs, but the production is quite professional, and it's heavy from start to finish; not a wussy moment on it. Guaranteed to blow the mind of any mainstream hard rock fan, and, of course, it sounds equally good to those who enjoy Tin House and Sir Lord Baltimore as much as Blue Oyster Cult and Black Sabbath. This is one of those albums where you keep thinking 'the next song can't possibly be as good as what's come before', but it always is." - Aaron Milenski/The Acid Archives
Tracks on this LP are as follows:
| A1 | Down The Road I Go | 4:00 | |
| A2 | The Light | 5:45 | |
| A3 | I'm Ready | 3:30 | |
| A4 | Remember | 9:09 | |
| A4a | A Child | ||
| A4b | Building Walls | ||
| B1 | No Rest For The Wicked | 4:50 | |
| B2 | It's All Above Us | 4:27 | |
| B3 | Ain't No Tellin' | 3:39 | |
| B4 | My Mind | 5:57 |