Daddy Longlegs - Oakdown Farm (1971) MP3 320
Daddy Longlegs originally formed in 1968 with a line-up of Steve Hayton (guitar/vocals), Cliff Carrison (drums) and Kurt Palomaki (bass/clarinet) in their native America, but moved to England in 1969. They signed to Warner Brothers, recruited vocalist Mo Armstrong, and released the single, "High Again"/"To The Rescue" and the "Daddy Longlegs".
With both Armstrong and Hayton leaving soon after, Carrison and Palomaki recruited vocalist/pianist Pete Arnesen and guitarist/vocalist Gary "Norton" Holderman and became one of the first American acts to sign to Vertigo Records. The 12-track "Oakdown Farm" LP was released in 1971 and has remained a collectors item ever since.
This was the act's second album and has elements of country music to basic rock styles and is an authentic taste of that relaxed, open feel which is the essence of American rural culture.
01. Rubber Tyre
02. Double Decker
03. Please Believe Me
04. Lonely Way
05. Sweet Louise
06. Wheeling & Dealing
07. Rusty Door
08. Gambling Man
09. Clara Bell
10. Night Shift
11. Moog
12. Boogie
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