Original Man

by Riff Raff

Original Man cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1974
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 42:41
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring keyboardist Tommy Eyre, who had previously worked with Joe Cocker and Mark-Almond, Riff Raff's second album is a highly proficient exploration of blues-inflected progressive rock. The record features intricate, jazzy interplay and sweeping instrumental passages that highlight the band's formidable technical abilities.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Original Man (7:40)
  2. Havakak (6:06)
  3. Goddamm The Man (6:09)
  4. In The Deep (3:59)
  5. The Waster (5:09)
  6. Tom's Song (4:22)
  7. Speed (9:16)

Credits

  • RiFF RAFF - primary artist
  • Joanna Newman - bass vocals
  • Roger Sutton - bass, cello, vocals
  • Dick Whitbread - cover
  • Aureo De Souza - drum, percussion
  • Peter Kirtley - guitar, vocals
  • Tommy Eyre - keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
  • Bud Beadle - saxophone

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