orang-utan

• Legit reissue done in co-operation with the original band members.
• Insert with liner notes telling the bizarre story of the band for the first time, and rare photos.

Orang-Utan were in fact a London based band called Hunter, featuring vocalist Terry “Nobby” Clarke (of psych-pop legends Jason Crest), guitar player Mick Clarke, drummer and songwriter Jeff Seopardi and bass player Paul Roberts. They recorded their sole album in 1971 at DeLane Lea studios. In a bizarre twist of events, their producers / managers ran with the tapes to the US, where they placed the album on Bell Records under a new band name: Orang-Utan, without telling any of the band members.

A lost classic of blazing, early hard rock with minor psychedelic hangover vibes, a twin-guitar attack, and waves of fuzz/wah, along with powerful vocals. Think Leaf Hound, Budgie, Bang, Sir Lord Baltimore, Hard Stuff…

Track Listing:

• I Can See Inside Your Head 3:15
• Slipping Away 6:12
• Love Queen 4:31
• Chocolate Piano 6:33
• If You Leave 5:22
• Fly Me High 4:38
• Country Me 4:20
• Magic Playground 3:20