crushed butler: uncrushed

Recorded in 1970 and released 21 years later in a handful of copies, Uncrushed may have been the first ever British punk rock album, (although Deviants fans may disagree) as crucial to the genre in the UK as Fun House (1970) or Kick Out The Jams (1969) were in the States. It set the tone for most of the boot-stomping terrace glam that followed (Slade, Mott The Hopple, and the Faces, for starters). Alan Butler and Jesse Hector, on bass and guitar respectively, formed Crushed Butler in early 1969, with 17 year old drummer, actor, and teen mag pin-up Darryl Read. Playing prestigious gigs with the likes of Atomic Rooster, Mott The Hoople, Osibisa and Kevin Ayers, Crushed Butler routinely blew the headlining act off the stage with their ferocious brand of hooligan rock. Reissued here on luxurious 180 gram vinyl; Includes a printed inner sleeve with extended liner notes; Hand-numbered.