Burke Shelley passed away.

[The Polack MSgt]

I found Budgie in 1977 and always felt cool when I could pull out those albums for folks who never heard of them.

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/budgies-burke-shelley-dies-at-71/

Damn. RIP Mr. Shelley

These guys were so damn good. They deserved a bigger following in America

[JohnnyRingo]

1. I had Squawk.

I really liked that in the early '70s, it sounded heavy through my Sansui / Bose 901s.

I've changed since then though. I had a flashback when I played that song, but the rest of the album was kind of noisy. The kind of record that gets you nodding, but seldom stays on the Dual in its entirety. Having said that, Budgie and bands like Lucifer's Friend were staples of my album collection back then (I still have it).

I often collected records for their unique album covers. Of course I had to like the band, but an unusual cover would seal the deal. Alex Harvey picture disc, Alice Cooper thumb cover, and imports with alternate art to name a few.

Squawk from 1972 is unique in that very few Americans had seen or even heard of the Lockheed SR-71 when it was released. The super secret spy plane had been flying out of remote British and German airfields for years, so it was a cool cover here.

On edit:
I see I have "In For The Kill" from 1974 too. It featured a song called "Crash Course In Brain Surgery".

Thanx for posting the flashback and RIP to a great originator.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

2. I discovered them through Metallica

I loved "Crash Course" and "Breadfan" as a teen from the Garage Days EP, and did some digging. The Roger Dean covers were a bonus selling point. "Never Turn Your Back on a Friend" is a great album.

[LuvLoogie]

3. This is the first tune I heard from Budgie. I was 13 or 14 back in 74 or 75...

I have all their albums up through Impeckable

The groove just marches on...

[The Polack MSgt]

4. One of my favorites - Such a great riff.