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Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Bachman-Turner Overdrive (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1973
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Bachman-Turner Overdrive is an LP by Bachman-Turner Overdrive from 1973 released on the Mercury label.
About this album
Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s self-titled debut introduced the Canadian band’s muscular blend of blues rock, hard rock and working-band grit. Released in 1973, the album set out the sound Randy Bachman had been shaping after leaving The Guess Who: riff-led guitars, steady rhythms and a direct, unflashy sense of force. With songs such as Hold Back the Water and Blue Collar, it established the group’s blue-collar identity and helped position them for the bigger commercial breakthrough that followed later in the decade. The record remains an early statement of intent from one of Canada’s most durable rock acts.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Bachman-Turner OverdriveLabel: Mercury – 6338 235Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1973Genre: Pop & RockA1 Gimme Your Money Please
A2 Hold Back The Water
A3 Blue Collar
A4 Little Gandy Dancer
B1 Stayed Awake All Night
B2 Down And Out Man
B3 Don'T Get Yourself In Trouble
B4 Thank You For The Feelin'