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Ducks Deluxe - 'Ducks Deluxe' (1974) + 'Taxi To The Terminal Zone' (1975) 2CD Reissue 2001

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Ducks Deluxe - 'Ducks Deluxe' (1974) + 'Taxi To The Terminal Zone' (1975) 2CD Reissue 2001

Ducks Deluxe - 'Ducks Deluxe' (1974) + 'Taxi To The Terminal Zone' (1975) 2CD Reissue 2001
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 540 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 200 Mb | Scans included
Rock, Pub Rock, Rock & Roll | Label: BGO Records | # BGOCD539 | Time: 01:22:34

This two-CD reissue of Ducks Deluxe's first two albums differs from the previous Edsel two-on-one release, as no tracks were omitted due to space constraints. In retrospect, these recordings seem more relevant after the passage of time, as they provide a clearer linkage between British blues-based album rock and late-'70s punk and post-punk new wave. In fact, the influences of British pub rock span back to '50s rock & roll and R&B. Their take on Eddie Cochran's "Nervous Breakdown" bears an uncanny resemblance to perhaps his biggest hit, "Summertime Blues." But it's Ducks Deluxe's original pieces that evoke echoes of artists like the Rolling Stones, Them, and Mott the Hoople. "Fireball" sounds like a direct outtake from All the Young Dudes or Mott, while the R&B-rich "Falling for That Woman" suggests Van Morrison at his soulful best. "Rio Grande," from Taxi to the Terminal Zone, wouldn't sound out of place on Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks.