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Spanning the period1969-1972 we experience the band’s changing line-up including performances from Steve Jolliffe (saxophone and flute), drummer John Lingwood and US-born vocalist Bruce Michael Paine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Disc 1 we hear them play four great tracks televised by Beat-Club in 1969 and 1970, together with their performance at the 1969 Pop \u0026amp; Blues Festival in Essen, Germany. Disc 2 features shows from Frankfurt and Cologne, whilst Disc 3 sees Steamhammer on top form in Mannheim in 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisc 4 finds Steamhammer back on home turf playing the renowned London Marquee in July 1972. 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Their first album \u003ci\u003eReflections\u003c\/i\u003e (AKA \u003ci\u003eJunior's Wailing\u003c\/i\u003e) was released in 1969. Pete Sears played piano on this album before he joined Rod Stewart on his four early classic recordings. Pugh also played on Rod Stewart's first solo album, \"The Rod Stewart Album\" with Ron Wood, Mickey Waller, Martin Quittenton and Keith Emerson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter \u003ci\u003eReflections\u003c\/i\u003e, Quittenton and Rushton both quit the band to be replaced by Mick Bradley (drums) and Steve Joliffe (sax, flute), who gave a jazzy influence to the band in their second album, \u003ci\u003eMk. II \u003c\/i\u003e(1969). Shortly after this release, Joliffe left the band, which continued as a 4 piece in their third album \u003ci\u003eMountains \u003c\/i\u003e(1970), which was a returning to the blues-rock of the first album. 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