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MAMMOTH: Leftovers, Relics & Rarities

Release

Style

I’ve always had a soft spot for Nicky Moore’s vocals, and as there are too few albums around that feature his voice, it is always nice to find a new one, even if it is, as the title says, just Leftovers, Relics & Rarities.

MAMMOTH was the band Moore started with GILLAN’s John McCoy. The sheer size of the band’s members was to be the band’s selling point, hence the recruitment of other heavyweights Kenny Cox and Tubby Vinnie Reed. The original line-up didn’t last long, though, as guitarist Cox wasn’t too happy with the commercial direction the band took, so he left before the first (and sole) album was finished. Guitars were eventually recorded by several players, among which John McCoy himself, Big Mac Baker and McCoy’s longtime friend and collaborator Bernie Tormé.

The band’s gimmick proved to be their undoing as well. Yes, it was very funny seeing those ‘fatmen’ in the promo shots and video clips, and seeing them live must have been an extraordinary experience as well. But then this made it very hard to take them seriously as a band. Which is a pity, because musically this band really delivered, as shown on their one and only album, Mammoth, an excellent slice of melodic heavy rock from 1988.

Leftovers, Relics & Rarities features some early demos for the album, outtakes and other bits and pieces. Not exactly an alternative for the Mammoth album, but as a companion album, it does show what the band was capable of. As usual with Angel Air releases, the booklet has some very insightful liner notes. Oh, and did I mention that any excuse is a good one to buy something featuring Nicky Moore?

Musicians

John McCoy: Bass, guitars
Nicky Moore: Vocals
Kenny Cox: Guitars
Tubby Vinnie Reed: Drums
Big Mac Baker: Guitars
and others

Another White Mammoth On The M1
Let Me Out!
Thirty Pieces Of Silver
Long Time Coming
Political Animal
Dark Storm
Hot Wires
Always And Forever
Radio Introduction
Can’t Take The Hurt
Tonight
Bad Times
The Three Wishes Suite
Bet You Wish Too
Bet You Didgeridoo
Friday Rock Show Promo Tracks
Fatman

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