{"title":"Tear Gas","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"tear-gas-1","title":"Tear Gas","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlasgow’s boogie proggers Tear Gas grew out of the Mustard band. Debut LP Piggy Go Getter was a blend of hard boogie rock with psychedelic prog leanings and although their eponymous second album continued in roughly the same direction, the musicianship is far stronger here and the prog side of things more nuanced, as heard on songs like ‘The First Time.’ Somehow the deserved fame was not forthcoming, leading the group to morph into the Sensational Alex Harvey band and lead singer David Batchelor to a stellar production career. Yet, Tear Gas remains the best of their hard-to-find catalogue, appealing to hard rockers and prog fans alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trading Places","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50417542201675,"sku":"1120804","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/ce763ef0-e748-4754-a046-060c4b427c49_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726732503"},{"product_id":"piggy-go-getter","title":"Piggy Go Getter","description":"\u003cp\u003eEsoteric Recordings release the first ever official CD release of the 1970 debut album by \u003cem\u003eTear Gas\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePiggy Go Getter\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFormed in Glasgow at the close of the 1960s, the band featured \u003cstrong\u003eEddie Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e (keyboards), \u003cstrong\u003eZal Cleminson\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar), \u003cstrong\u003eChris Glen\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass, vocals), \u003cstrong\u003eGilson Lavis\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums), and \u003cstrong\u003eAndi Mulvey\u003c\/strong\u003e (vocals). Mulvey and Lavis were soon replaced respectively by keyboard player and vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Batchelor\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eRichard “Wullie” Monro\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis line-up recorded \u003cem\u003ePiggy Go Getter\u003c\/em\u003e at Regent Sound studios in London in 1970. The album was a fine progressive rock record which gained a release both in the UK and the USA (adorned in an elaborate gatefold sleeve).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTear Gas\u003c\/strong\u003e enjoyed a fine reputation on the European live circuit and would undergo further line-up changes when some months later \u003cstrong\u003eHugh McKenna\u003c\/strong\u003e replaced Batchelor and his cousin \u003cstrong\u003eTed McKenna\u003c\/strong\u003e (ex-Dream Police) took over from Monro on drums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn August 1972 \u003cstrong\u003eZal Cleminson\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTed McKenna\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHugh McKenna\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eChris Glen\u003c\/strong\u003e joined forces with vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Harvey\u003c\/strong\u003e to form The Sensational Alex Harvey Band who would meet with success and record a series of inventive albums throughout the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to the musician’s later work with SAHB, the \u003cem\u003eTear Gas\u003c\/em\u003e recordings are now highly sought after by collectors. This Esoteric Recordings edition has been re-mastered from the surviving master tapes and the booklet features a new essay with exclusive interviews with \u003cstrong\u003eZal Cleminson\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eChris Glen\u003c\/strong\u003e and restores the original album artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Esoteric Recordings","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50449169121611,"sku":"1068965","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/08d965f7-d7af-4d77-8584-960831e51417_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727099825"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/tear-gas.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}