one

300 copies limited deluxe exact reissue. One’s sole album is a rare British psychedelic/progressive rock recording, originally issued in France on Fontana in 1969. Built around singer and multi-instrumentalist Alan Marshall and keyboard player Bobby Sass, the group brought together musicians with strong studio and live backgrounds, creating a sound that is loose, soulful and unusually expansive.

The album mixes blues-rock, soul, jazz touches and psychedelic improvisation into five long pieces. Brass colours, flute, organ, guitar and a strong rhythm section give the music a restless late-60s feel, while the extended Run, Shaker Life turns the second side into a long, driving jam. This is a strong one-off album for collectors of underground British psych, progressive rock and jazz-tinged heavy blues.

Track listing

Side A

1. Don't Listen To Me
2. Cautiously
3. Stop Pulling And Pushing Me

Side B

1. Near The Bone
2. Run, Shaker Life