Request of John the Ripper.

(Review from lpcdreissues.com)

A heavy, previous unreleased, early 70s Scottish hard rock album to be unearthed from the vaults of UK underground. Hailing from Scotland, Iron Claw’s sound is more early 70s kinda like Blue Cheer meets a 70s fuzz pedal.

Their style seemed to change from song to song. There are mean riffs harkening Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Budgie, some fast tracks with appreciably nasty guitars, some progressive touches here and there with mellotron, piano, flute and saxophones. “Winter” especially demonstrates both the band’s will to kill and their deft writing prowess.

Unfortunately, the whole thing is pretty badly recorded.

Line-up:
- Jimmy Bonnie / percussion (8), back vocals (8), guitars
- Wullie Davidson / lead vocals (2-14), flute (5, 6, 8, 10), harmonica (3, 11, 12), synth
- Alex Wilson / synth (8), percussion (8), back vocals (8), bass
- Billy Lyall / mellotron (5, 7, 8), piano (7, 9, 13, 14), saxophone (6, 9), percussion (5, 8)
- Ian McDougall / drums (1-9), percussion (6, 8, 11, 13, 14), back vocals (8)
- Mike Waller / lead vocals (1), back vocals (9), percussion (9)
- Donald McLaughlin / guitar (2)
- Neil Cockayne / drums (10)

Track List:
01. Claustrophobia 5:05
02. Let It Grow 2:42
03. Gonna Be Free 3:37
04. Lightning 3:35
05. Pavement Artist 5:16
06. Loving You 2:34
07. All I Really Need 3:13
08. Take Me Back 5:06
09. Knock ‘Em Dead 2:51
10. Winter 6:00
11. Strait-Jacket 4:52
12. Rock Band Blues 4:08
13. Real Mean Rocker 3:17
14. Spider’s Web 3:11

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