CHARGE - Charge (Mod) [CD]

Charge was a British heavy progressive rock trio formed in the early 1970s on the South Coast, emerging from the ashes of local bands Baby Bertha and Sweet Poison, blending Hendrix-inspired guitar, powerful bass and drums, and psychedelic/heavy progressive elements. The band's first sessions were born from an intense, 35-minute jam at the Dolphin in Botley, where the members instantly connected and developed the raw energy that would define their sound. In January of 1973, Charge recorded this extremely rare & classic Heavy Progressive Rock LP at SRT Studios, privately issuing 99 copies in a plain white cover of which only a few still exist. Part of the pressing was likely lost or destroyed. The lp has been illegally issued several times since, and every edition, including the Spanish legal pressing, inexplicably mistitled Side Two as a "Suite" in 3 parts. This was not the case, as evidenced by the original SRT labels. Only one item of graphics relating to Charge has survived, a yellow poster (recoloured orange on previous reissues). We have reproduced the poster as the album's cover in it's original colour. Recorded in January 1973 at SRT Studios, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK.