Terry Reid – Bang Bang You’re Terry Reid (1968)

Terry has always been a Musician’s Musician – fronting Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, he was a vital part of the London sixties scene before decamping to America in the early Seventies.  He famously turned down the singers role when Led Zeppelin were forming, recommending his friend Robert Plant for the job, preferring to concentrate on his solo jazzy album ‘River’ which while a classic and loved by the critics failed to set the public on fire.  Which has been the pattern ever since; occasional albums but no real success.  Still he has managed to carve out a career in the States as a session guitarist and singer.  This album has some great songs on it – ‘Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down’, ‘Season Of The Witch’ and ‘Without Expression’ amongst them.  Nobody had really heard of him, myself included until my first night with Joy, when she played me ‘River’ and I played ‘Red Rose Speedway’ for her….then we should close the blinds on that night