Jawbone

Psychedelic pop act Jawbone had ample talent and keen industry connections yet remained unjustly obscure. Core members had been active in The Mirage, who signed with CBS and later recorded for Phillips; drummer David Hynes and bassist/future Elton John Band mainstay Dee Murray briefly joined the Spencer Davis Group, but regrouped as Portobello Explosion, which became Jawbone. Their rare self-titled debut, released by Carnaby in 1970, had an undercurrent of Americana, and there’s a one-off cover of The Beatles’ ‘Across The Universe’; this edition features bonus track ‘Way, Way Down,’ a non-LP Carnaby 45.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Honeysuckle Redwood Cabin
• A2. Homestead
• A3. How's Ya Pa?
• A4. Brave White Knight
• A5. Bulldog Goes West
• A6. Across The Universe
• A7. Way, Way Down (bonus track)

• SIDE B
• B1. Million Times Before
• B2. Money Is
• B3. Mister Custer
• B4. Song For Sunny
• B5. Chicago Cottage
• B6. Jeremiah's Dream