{"title":"Rock Workshop","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"rock-workshop-qf","title":"Rock Workshop - RSD 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuy in-store on Record Store Day (12\/04\/2025). This product is an RSD Exclusive title and is not available to pre-order. Remaining stock available online from: US - 08:00 ET (13\/04\/2025) EU - 21:00 CEST (14\/04\/2025) UK - 20:00 BST (14\/04\/2025).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome titles will sell out prior to online sale and some will only be available in specific regions. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst ever vinyl re-issue of this collaborative jam aptly named \u003cem\u003eRock Workshop\u003c\/em\u003e. Originally released in 1970 on CBS, this could have been a major cult in the vein of Traffic's John Barleycorn Must Die or The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, but failed to become an instant classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTime is a gentleman perhaps, or so it seems. And time has come to restore this marvelous manifesto. A fantastic project led by Scottish \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Harvey\u003c\/strong\u003e (before his venture in the Sensational Alex Harvey Band) on guitar\/vocals, the Rock Workshop featured a who's who of the English jazz scene. Virtuoso \u003cstrong\u003eRay Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e is on fire on guitar, while trumpet player \u003cstrong\u003eHarry Beckett\u003c\/strong\u003e, tenor saxophonist \u003cstrong\u003eBob Downes\u003c\/strong\u003e, and clarinet\/flute player \u003cstrong\u003eTony Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e described the extreme regions of the rhythm'n'blues credo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe rhythm section was comprised of stunning drummer \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Rushton\u003c\/strong\u003e, bass player \u003cstrong\u003eDaryl Runswick\u003c\/strong\u003e, and conga player \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e. Filled with enough impro madness and wild acid blues licks, the album is mostly an instrumental affair, with the further 9 minutes of the final track \"\u003cem\u003eHe Looks At Me\u003c\/em\u003e\" being a proper example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEven collecting a masterful rendition of the traditional \"\u003cem\u003eWade In The Water\u003c\/em\u003e\", the album is a must-have for any freaky progressive head.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonfire","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51431012073803,"sku":"R3541-7570","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/owc5ntl9hvVjWSfzTSQ_6YBeIjyElk_D3UowPRniUW0-1920w.jpg?v=1741777383"},{"product_id":"anthology-1970-1971","title":"Anthology- 1970-1971","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRock Workshop’s\u003c\/strong\u003e self-titled 1970 debut album and 1971 follow up \u003cem\u003eThe Very Last Time\u003c\/em\u003e re-issued. Audio from the album master tapes for the first time ever. Includes the first re-issue of the single versions of ‘You To Lose’ and ‘Born In The City’, also taken from the master tapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRock Workshop’s\u003c\/strong\u003e debut album features legendary singer \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Harvey\u003c\/strong\u003e as one’s of the band’s two lead vocalists alongside \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Greed\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eHarvey\u003c\/strong\u003e sings lead on ‘Wade In The Water’ and ‘Hole In Her Stocking’ and also on alternate takes of album tracks ‘You To Lose’ and ‘Ice Cold’, single B side ‘Born In The City’ and originally unreleased track ‘Let My Bluebird Sing’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis box includes several previously unreleased tracks including the instrumentals ‘People That’s Why’ and ‘Tokyo Drift’ and the excellent pre-first album demo taken from \u003cstrong\u003eRay Russell’s\u003c\/strong\u003e archive – ‘When Life Was Simple’ that along with ‘Soul Sisters’ and ‘Watch Your Step’ got the group signed to CBS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRock Workshop\u003c\/strong\u003e were formed by guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eRay Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e who’d replaced \u003cstrong\u003eVic Flick\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cem\u003eThe John Barry Seven\u003c\/em\u003e, toured with \u003cem\u003eGeorgie Fame and the Blue Flames\u003c\/em\u003e and led his own jazz group \u003cem\u003eThe Ray Russell Quartet\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBringing jazz style improvisation to rock music, \u003cstrong\u003eRock Workshop\u003c\/strong\u003e pioneered an innovative and exciting jazz \/ funk \/ rock fusion. 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