The least successful of Larry Parnes’ protégés, whose list included such luminaries as Billy Fury and Georgie Fame, it was for lack of luck rather than for lack of talent that Duffy Power didn’t deliver hit after hit, which is why the British artist reached the ’70s without riches but with a lot of respect from his peers. Signed to CBS for an album release, what the singer could put out back in 1971 was quite impressive: a record laid down in the company of ARGENT – and produced by Rod Argent and another former Zombie, Chris White, who co-penned “Hell Hound” for their elder friend – and also featuring PENTANGLE rhythm section, Danny Thompson and Terry Cox, as well as one and only Ollie Halsall on guitar. Only the platter remained untitled and unissued for decades – until now.
Scheduled to see the light of day on May 23rd, the two discs of “Hell Hound: The Lost 1971 CBS Album” contain some of the pieces that first conceptually appeared on "Dusty Road: The Adrian Millar Sessions 1972-1973" a few years ago, but now there are numbers which should have made the cut had the record hit the shelves – remastered from original master tapes – plus, in CD version as opposed to a 12-track vinyl, demos, outtakes and fresh mixes. Time to feel the power of Power, even though Duffy’s not with us anymore to celebrate this belated achievement.
Hell Hound:
The Lost 1971 CBS Album
1. Hell Hound
2. Lover’s Prayer
3. Hummingbird
4. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
5. Lilly
6. The River
7. Love’s Prescription (AKA Dr. Love’s Happiness)
8. Love Song (Swansong)
9. Corrina
10. Song About Jesus
11. Halfway
12. Sally Plain (2024 mix, single edit)
13. The Great Pretender
14. Motherless Children
15. Love Is Shelter
16. The River (demo)
17. Sally Plain (demo)
18. Roberta
19. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (alt. version)
20. Halfway (demo)
21. The Sky Is Crying
22. La la Song (demo)
23. Lover’s Prayer (first mix)
24. Milk Cow Blues (demo)
25. Motherless Children (1971 edit)
26. The Sky Is Crying (2024 mix)
27. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (2024 mix)
28. Sally Plain (2024 mix)
29. Love Is Shelter (instrumental)
