state of mynd: Music Catalog A

Ancient Grease - Women And Children First (1970)

A short-lived hard rock outfit. All three had earlier been in The Eyes Of Blue and went on to form Big Sleep. Phil Ryan was later with Man. Gary Pickford-Hopkins had a brief stab at a solo career in the eighties.

The CD reissue includes a previously unreleased alternate take of "Freedom Train". Mercury's 1970 compilation, "Dimension of Miracles", included "Women And Children First", which was one of the band's better efforts. Gary Pickford Hopkins was later involved in lots of other projects including Cutting Crew, Drivers, etc.

Tracklist:

01 - Freedom Train - 4.05
02 - Don't Want - 5.08
03 - Odd Song - 5.45
04 - Eagle Song - 5.01
05 - Where The Snow Lies Forever - 5.12
06 - Mother Grease The Cat - 5.16
07 - Time To Die - 4.07
08 - Prelude To A Blind Man - 5.06
09 - Mystic Mountain - 3.34
10 - Women And Children First - 6.39
11 - Freedom Train (Alt.Take) - 3.28