Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
Welcome to Zeitgeist, an idiosyncratic collection of music news and reviews.
We hope you enjoy your visit. You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features. Registration is simple, fast, and free.

Join our community!

If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
Hard Stuff reissues feat ex Atomic Roosters; Hard Stuff reissues feat ex Atomic Roosters
Topic Started: Oct 6 2011, 08:07 AM (149 Views)
zeitgeist
Administrator
[ *  *  * ]
With John Du Canns recent passing - his funeral is on 11th October - it's a shame that the Hard Stuff albums weren't re-released earlier.

HARD STUFF Bulletproof (SJPCD371)

HARD STUFF was a hard rock band formed by JOHN DU CANN and Paul Hammond from ATOMIC ROOSTER with JOHN GUSTAFSON from QUATERMASS. Signed to Purple records in 1971 initially as BULLET (they had to change their name in early 1972 to HARD STUFF as there was then already in existence an American group called Bullet) Hence the name of their very first album "Bulletproof" released in June 1972

The band toured heavily across Europe (particularly Germany), often as support to DEEP PURPLE and URIAH HEEP. Their career though was curtailed by a bad car accident returning from a gig at The Zoom Club, Frankfurt in which Du Cann and Hammond were badly injured and they spent weeks in hospital in Belgium torpedoing their plans to record the much anticipated second album.

"Bulletproof" is a classic album now much sought after-remastered with bonus tracks on Angel Air.

MUSICIANS
JOHN DU CANN, JOHN GUSTAFSON, PAUL HAMMOND

HARD STUFF Bolex Dementia (SJPCD376)

HARD STUFF was a rock band formed by JOHN DU CANN and Paul Hammond from ATOMIC ROOSTER with JOHN GUSTAFSON from QUATERMASS. The band released it’s first album "Bulletproof" to intense critical acclaim in 1972 and was working on it’s follow up when whilst touring Europe when they had a bad car accident returning from a gig at the Zoom Club, Frankfurt culminating in Du Cann and Hammond spending many weeks in hospital in Belgium.

Their second album "Bolex Dementia" was eventually released in 1973 which was a delay of almost a year before the crucial follow up album could be heard. Then the LP cover (which was considered one of the most horrific of 1973) was deemed in some territories as unacceptable and in the USA for example a fresh cover had to be created featuring a girl?! before the album could hit the racks.

The band broke up shortly after the release of the second and final album with Du Cann and Hammond reforming Atomic Rooster (Du Cann wrote and sang lead vocal on their Hits "Tomorrow Night" and "Devils Answer") and Gustafson joining Roxy Music.

A classic album remastered with bonus tracks.

MUSICIANS
JOHN DU CANN, PAUL HAMMOND, JOHN GUSTAFSON

Posted Image
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
« Previous Topic · Metal and rawk news! · Next Topic »
Add Reply

You can send stuff to Zeitgeist, PO Box 13499, Edinburgh EH6 8YL, UK


Everything here is (c) Stuart A Hamilton t/a Zeitgeist, unless otherwise stated. You can steal stuff, but please do a linkback. Cheers.

If this is your first visit to Zeitgeist, please go to the Portal. This is the best place to catch up on all the latest news and headlines.