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CD released: Apr 03, 2020

Tracklisting:
1. Bounty Hunter
2. Gator Country
3. Big Apple
4. The Creeper
5. The Price You Pay
6. Dreams I'll Never See
7. I'll Be Running
8. Cheatin' Woman
9. Trust Your Old Friend (Bonus Track: Molly Hatchet - Live 1978)
10. Bounty Hunter (Bonus Track: Molly Hatchet - Live 1978)
11. Gator Country (Bonus Track: Molly Hatchet - Live 1978)
12. Big Apple (Bonus Track: Molly Hatchet - Live 1978)
13. Dreams I'll Never See (Bonus Track: Molly Hatchet - Live 1978)
14. Trust Your Old Friend (Bonus Track: Molly Hatchet - Live 1978)
MOLLY HATCHET
MOLLY HATCHET
Label: ROCK CANDY
Cat No: CANDY412
Barcode: 5055869570329
Packaging: CD Jewel Case

By the mid 1970s the southern rock sound had been well and truly established by the likes of the Allman Brothers Band, the Outlaws and, most prominently, Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was a style that seemed resistant to change but with the release of Molly Hatchet's debut album in 1978, that tradition was challenged by a bigger, louder and harder sound that introduced elements of contemporary hard rock into the mix. Indeed, Hatchet's debut album signalled a new, supercharged, approach to old school blues and country music. Formed in Jacksonville, Florida, 1971, and led by guitarist Dave Hlubek, Molly Hatchet finally settled on their classic line-up in 1977 and signed to Epic Records by A&R man and in- house record producer Tom Werman. With Danny Joe Brown on vocals and two further guitarists to beef up the sound, the band relied on the more than capable Werman to assume the producer's role. Released in 1978, the album single-handedly reset the southern rock template, introducing a raw and aggressive edge to the scene which won them immediate support and unexpectedly large sales. Check out tracks such as 'Bounty Hunter', 'Gator Country' and 'The Creeper' for unequivocal proof that southern rock had entered in a new era. There was, however, a nod to the past with a fine cover of the Allman Brothers anthem 'Dreams' retitled 'Dreams I'll Never See'. Oh, and let's not forget the stunning album cover art by Frank Frazetta, a man that supplied the band with his distinctive artwork for the next two albums.

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