A Bunch Of 45s - Edgar Broughton Band

Vinyl L.P - Harvest Records - SHMS 2001.

1975 - U.K.

Sleeve: HIPGNOSIS.

Photography: Aubrey Powell.

Lettering: Richard Evans.

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Edgar Broughton Band

    About the artist and the album:

The Edgar Broughton Band was one of the most radical pillars of British underground rock in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Formed in Warwick in 1968 by brothers Edgar (vocals/guitar) and Steve Broughton (drums), along with Arthur Grant (bass), they were known for their political activism and raw sound that fused blues-rock with heavy psychedelia.

They were frequently compared to Captain Beefheart due to Edgar's rough, raspy vocals and their unconventional approach to the blues. They were known for playing free gigs in parks and at festivals, fully embracing the anarchist and countercultural spirit.

The band broke up and reformed several times (even under the name The Broughtons in the 1980s), until their final split in 2010. Steve Broughton passed away in 2022, while Edgar remains active as a solo artist.

A Bunch of 45s is a 13-track compilation album, released in 1975 by Harvest Records (Harvest Heritage series). It captures their foundational sound from albums such as Wasa Wasa, Sing Brother Sing, and their self-titled debut album. It brings together the band's most significant singles recorded between 1969 and 1972, including "Out Demons Out" (1970), which became an anthem of the counterculture and the anti-Vietnam War movement in the UK.