String Driven Thing - The Machine That Cried
Ozit  (1973)
Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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CD  65:19
14 tracks
   01   Heartfeeder             06:39
   02   To See You             03:58
   03   Night Club             05:05
   04   Sold Down The River             04:29
   05   Two Timin' Rama             03:10
   06   Travelling             02:55
   07   People On The Street             06:03
   08   The Horse             02:37
   09   The Machine That Cried             05:17
   10   Going Down             02:33
   11   River Of Sleep (bonus track)             11:04
   12   If Only The Good (bonus track)             04:19
   13   It's A Game (bonus track)             03:37
   14   Part Of The City (bonus track)             03:33
Personal Details
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Country United Kingdom
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Credits
Producer Shel Talmy
Notes
While this group's name is often the impetus for String Driven Thing falsely acquiring a folk-rock classification, they were in actuality a boogie and psychedelia-laced rock & roll band who happened to have electric violin as their lead instrument. ... Full DescriptionIn 1973, when this album was initially released, very few rock bands featured the violin as prominently as they did. Violinist Grahame Smith helped blaze the trail for fiddlers like Ric Sanders and Robbie Steinhardt to openly strut their stuff within the confines of rock & roll. This album at times showed signs of creativity, but unfortunately its inconsistency was symptomatic of String Driven Thing's career. The slow soft rock numbers are the bane of this recording, while the manic psychedelic pieces like "Sold Down the River," "Heartfeeder," and "Night Club" showed this band at its finest. Too bad the former outnumbered the latter. The 1996 reissue contains three bonus tracks "If Only the Good," "It's a Game," and "Part of the City." ~ Dave Sleger

Now repackaged with original 70's front cover. With deluxe fold out CD Booklet full of rare band photos. This is the full unedited version of their classic 1973 album now with the bonus tracks 'It's A Game' (Single Version) & 'Part Of The City'. Ozit. 2005.