Light Of Darkness - Light Of Darkness 1971 (Germany, Heavy Psychedelic Rock) Full Album

Three Scots (Mike Reoch, Byron Grant, John Latimer) and German drummer Manfred Bebert made up this little-known band based in Germany. Mike and Byron come from the tiny but ancient Celtic town of Brechin. Even now its population does not exceed eight thousand people. The guys had been playing together in several bands since their school days, and one day fate brought them to Hamburg, where they managed to gain good experience opening several Rolling Stones concerts. Communication with luminaries inspired independent creativity. A series of performances on the German club scene, an acquaintance with another compatriot who found himself in a foreign land, John Latimer, who had more solid musical experience, and, finally, a meeting with local drummer Manfred Bebert - this is a brief summary of the path to forming his own band. The union of the descendants of the Druids and a beer lover turned out to be very productive, and the necessary dose of luck in such cases happened in the form of contact with Herbert Hildebrandt, a member of The Rattles, who had many acquaintances with local studio bigwigs. What happened next was, as they say, a matter of technique - recording several demos, sending them to Philips, signing a contract and the appearance of a long play. The record also sold well, but for some reason, despite the commercial prospects, Philips left things to chance, without providing the necessary support for the group and without even organizing a single article in music publications. The group simply disappeared, dissolved, none of the participants had any continuation of their musical career and an interesting musical project disappeared, like many others... Tracks: 01. Movin’ Along - 00:00 02. Love In Your Heart - 04:25 03. Ain’t No Place Where I Belong - 09:47 04. Soul Francisco - 14:49 05. Freedom Fight - 24:47 06. Time - 31:29 07. Down ’N’ Out -35:43 Personnel: John Latimer - vocals, piano, organ, percussion Byron Grant - guitars, fiddle Mike Reoch - bass, flute, piano, harmonica Manfred Bebert - drums