In Reverse / Some Say - Stray

In Reverse / Some Say - Stray [1970]

The undeniable heavy psych-prog stylings of Stray from their eponymous debut record.

So much music was dismissed, written out or never written in rock history narratives that there are some bands you just never heard about back in the day. I mean people know their Groundhogs, Pink Fairies, Buffalo and even Sweet Leaf these days but Stray... They were probably mentioned in Rock & The Pop Narcotic (1990) but it wasn't until the early 00s when reissue specialists Castle Music released that space rock compilation then the Stray 70s anthology that many of us became aware of these lost doyens of progressive hard rock.  

All In Your Mind - Stray [1970]
This was the tune on the 2001: A Space Rock Odyssey 2cd compilation, it's also the opening track to Stray's self-titled 1970 debut. 

Drivin' hard riffin' gloriousness. This still has remnants of their mod roots whilst heading into the stoner proto-metal 70s. Some severe wah-wah action here. The SOUND of these guitars baby!