Stray

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Reissue: 27-07-2021 (C 1973)

This is the first official re-release on vinyl under licensed courtesy of BMG Rights Management, UK, remastered from an original master copy out of the vaults of BMG. The album was originally released in 1973 on Transatlantic Records.
‘Mudanzas’ (a Spanish word meaning to change or to move on) was the beginning of a new phase of Stray. It saw a more widescreen approach in term of production, with orchestra and brass on tracks like the driving ‘Come On Over’. It certainly smacks of ambition and puts a bit more commercial sheen on the sound. Tracks like the brilliantly bluesy ‘Gambler’ work well with the brass and the funky bass of Giles, who, along with Coles, is the powerhouse rhythm section that keeps the band motoring along. ‘Pretty Thing’, (atmospheric Hammond organ based) ‘Oil Fumes And Sea Air’, (The Who-sounding) ‘Alright Ma’ and ‘Leave It Down To Us’ are also stand-out tracks. Bromham’s guitar is fine as ever, the band’s melodic hard rock instincts remained intact, and the harmony vocals he now also provided, add so much more to the music.

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