Stretch - Lifeblood (1977 uk, solid hard funky boogie rock, 2012 remaster)

Somewhat confusingly the third album ‘Lifeblood’ included a song called ‘You Can’t Beat Your Brain For Entertainment.’ Says Elmer: “It was contractual obligations stuff. I just didn’t want to be there anymore. It was kind of sad, because it was a good band.”

Says Kirby: “We had initial success but there was a limit on how far we could go without anymore. ‘Can’t Beat Your Brain’ and ‘Lifeblood’ were not successful albums and when Punk came in there was no place for a band like Stretch.”

Tracks

1. End Up Crying (Kirby Gregory) - 4:02

2. Knives In Their Backs (Kirby Gregory) - 3:55    

3. Rock 'n' Roll Hoochie-Coo (Rick Derringer) - 3:08

4. Right Or Wrong (Kirby Gregory) - 4:04

5. Show Biz Blues (Peter Green) - 5:33    

6. You Can't Beat Your Brain For Entertainment (Elmer Gantry) - 3:09

7. Jonah And The Whale (Kirby Gregory)    - 4:48

8. Living On The Highway (Don Nix, Leon Russell) - 3:07    

9. Take You Down (Kirby Gregory) - 4:00    

10.Let's Spend The Night Together (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 5:56    

Stretch

*Elmer Gantry - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Percussion

*Kirby Gregory - Lead Guitar, Vocals, Percussion

*Steve Emery - Bass

*Jeff Rich - Drums, Percussion

1975-78  Stretch - The Best Of Stretch Why Did You Do It (2007 release)  

Related Acts

1967-69  Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera (Japan issue)
1969  Velvet Opera - Ride A Hustler's Dream
1969-72  Hackensack - Give It Some

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