Jericho LP (Bearsville 1971) Todd Rundgren

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Rock band from Toronto Canada

Jericho members Frank DiFelice, Denny Gerrard, Fred Keeler, Gordon Fleming hailed from Canada and recorded this one-off at the famous Bearsville studio in Woodstock, with engineering and production by Todd Rundgren. These guys were a part of the same scene as Jesse Winchester and The Band, sharing Rundgren as producer and art director Bob Cato between this and Stage Fright, and the music falls right in line, albeit with a harder edge.

They bust down the door with “True Fine Girl,” sounding like the Band on steroids with overdriven organ and screeching guitars notching a next-level sound. “SS #4” even sounds a little like hard rock “Cripple Creek,” but the key here isn’t loud guitar rippin but a loose knit down-home groove. There are nasty prog moves and killer Clavinet shredding on “Cheater Man;” Gordon Fleming really steals the show on keys, often overshadowing the guitar leads (a rare feat for keyboardists). “Baby’s Gone Again” is a blues that shuffles harder than Cream and “Backtrack” is a killer Edgar Winter style instrumental with gnarly parts played thru Garth Hudson’s own Leslie speaker and Clav. I’m a sucker for “Goin’ To The Country,” a goofy, stoned country groover with wowy Moog bass replacing the “jug” line. The vocalist shines on this little number (vocals are really great all the way through, actually) that definitely stands out from the rest.

One track, “Make It Better,” would score a minor hit, but Jericho would be largely forgotten, unissued since its original release. I do find that this record tends to push a little too hard; it’s kind of relentlessly hard-rockin. But it deserved much more than it got.

Jericho (18) – Jericho
Jericho (18) - Jericho album cover
Label:
Bearsville – A10112, Bearsville – A-10112
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
US
Released:
1971
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Blues Rock, Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist


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A1 True Fine Girl
Written-By – F. Keeler*
Written-By – F. Keeler*
2:43
A2 The Road I Never Took
Written-By – G. Fleming*
Written-By – G. Fleming*
3:17
A3 Lonely As Me
Written-By – F. Keeler*
Written-By – F. Keeler*
2:35
A4 Cheater Man
Written-By – F. Keeler*
Written-By – F. Keeler*
2:20
A5 Baby’s Gone Again
Written-By – F. Keeler*
Written-By – F. Keeler*
3:01
A6 Goin’ To The Country
Written-By – F. Keeler*
Written-By – F. Keeler*
3:25
A7 Fool Killer
Written-By – Mose Allison
Written-By – Mose Allison
3:49
B1a Intro: Into My Blue Heaven
Written-By – G. Whiting*, W. Donaldson*
Written-By – G. Whiting*, W. Donaldson*
0:28
B1b Backtrack
Written-By – D. Gerrard*, F. DeFelice*, F. Keeler*, G. Fleming*
Written-By – D. Gerrard*, F. DeFelice*, F. Keeler*, G. Fleming*
4:02
B2 Make It Better
Written-By – F. Keeler*
Written-By – F. Keeler*
3:21
B3 S.S. #4
Written-By – G. Fleming*
Written-By – G. Fleming*
3:47
B4 Do You Want Me
Written-By – F. Keeler*
Written-By – F. Keeler*
3:22
B5 Can’t Seem To Make It Happen
Written-By – G. Fleming*
Written-By – G. Fleming*
5:36
Companies, etc.
Distributed By – Ampex Records
Published By – Kat Publishing
Published By – Audre Mae Music
Published By – Leo Feist, Inc.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – American Record Pressing Co.
Credits
Artwork, Layout – Bob Cato
Bass, Vocals – Denny Gerrard
Drums – Frank De Felice
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Fred Keeler
Liner Notes – Pat Cox
Mastered By – LH*
Organ, Piano, Vocals – Gord Fleming
Producer, Engineer – Todd Rundgren
Notes
Co-ordinated through Tone-Art Productions

All selections Kat Publishing/BMI
Except Fool Killer, Audre Mae Music/BMI
My Blue Heaven, Leo Feist, Inc./ASCAP

A Bearsville Record production
Distributed by Ampex Records - 555 Madison Avenue, New York City 10022 - Made in U.S.A.

Catalog numbers:
A10112 - Front cover, spine
A-10112 - Back cover