West, Bruce & Laing - Rock Sensation (1973) [Complete LP]

West, Bruce & Laing was the late Jack Bruce (1943-2014), formerly of Cream, on bass, the late Leslie West (1945-2020), formerly of Mountain, on guitar and Corky Laing, also formerly of Mountain, on drums.

The is a German pressing circa 1973 which features tracks from West, Bruce & Laing's first two albums: Why Dontcha ( https://www.amazon.com/Why-Dontcha-Bruce-Laing-West/dp/B0012GN422/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IKTNOYPVY8U4 ), released in 1972, and Whatever Turns You On ( https://www.amazon.com/Whatever-Turns-You-Cardboard-High-Definition/dp/B0095V6D1U/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1IKTNOYPVY8U4 ), released in 1973.

It was released on the Karussel label which apparently started as a Swedish label before being purchased in the 1960's by Deustche Grammophon, which used it as a budget label during the period this album was released. It is now owned by Universal Music.

I found this copy recently in a second hand record store. I hadn't seen these West, Bruce & Laing tracks released on this label before so, although I have the original 1972 and 1973 album releases, I bought this one to put on the channel.

Track List:

1. The Doctor 0:00
2. Backfire 4:28
3. Token 7:25
4. Slow Blues 12:45
5. Why Dontcha 17:55
6. Rock And Roll Machine 20:55
7. Scotch Krotch 24:45
8. Dirty Shoes 28:08
9. Third Degree 30:25

Here are some links to more information:

Jack Bruce

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/us/jack-bruce-creams-adventurous-bassist-dies-at-71.html

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/26/jack-bruce

http://www.jackbruce.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Bruce

Corky Laing

https://www.corkylaingworks.com/

https://www.loudersound.com/features/drums-death-and-destruction-the-story-of-mountains-corky-laing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corky_Laing

Leslie West

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/leslie-west-dead-1106777/

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/leslie-west-mountain-singer-guitarist-woodstock-dead-1234873181/

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/27/leslie-west-obituary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_West