Red Dirt

Red Dirt were a blues band formed in East Yorkshire around 1968 comprised of Dave Richardson (vocals), Steve Howden (guitar), Kenny Giles (bass) and Steve Jackson (drums) who built up an impressive live reputation in clubs and venues in the North of England.They were subsequently signed to Morgan Blue Town. When released in 1970, on the Fontana label, their self-titled debut album sunk without trace and legend - or rumour - has it sold something like 100 copies. 'Red Dirt' is now a lost classic. There is an element of the Doors Morrison Hotel period and a whiff of Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band in the rocking driving blues of tracks like "Death Letter" and "Problems". "Song For Pauline" on the other hand harks back to the Delta of Robert Johnston.There has been much speculation in recent years as to whether legendary record sleeve designer Barney Bubbles was responsible for the eye-catching sleeve image of a red indian with 4 bullet holes in his forehead dripping blood. The rear sleeve credits the design to Teenburger, Bubbles Notting Hill based company. As a number of people worked for Teenburger it is impossible to confirm if Bubbles had a hand in the sleeve design.

2LP:

Side A
1 Memories
2 Death Letter
3 Problems
4 Song For Pauline
5 Ten Seconds To Go
6 In the Morning
7 Maybe I'm Right
Side B
1 Summer Madness Laced In Newbald Gold
2 Death Of A Dream
3 Gimme A Shot
4 Brain Worker
5 I've Been Down So Long
Side C
1 Time To Move
2 Easy To Come By
3 Hard Times
4 For Q
5 Frustration Boogie
6 Dreams And Nightmare Of A Plastic Ringworm
Side D
1 From End To End
2 Yesterday And Today
3 The Circle Song
4 I'd Rather Go back 15 Years
5 Tolly Cobbold

CD:

1 Memories
2 Death Letter
3 Problems
4 Song For Pauline
5 Ten Seconds To Go
6 In the Morning
7 Maybe I'm Right
8 Summer Madness Laced In Newbald Gold
9 Death Of A Dream
10 Gimme A Shot
11 Brain Worker
12 I've Been Down So Long
13 From End To End
14 Yesterday And Today
15 The Circle Song
16 I'd Rather Go back 15 Years
17 Tolly Cobbold