RELEASED 10.11.2014
Originally from Southend in the UK, these are rockers Legend’s two albums for Phillips’ Vertigo label dating from 1970 and 1971 The band were led by guitarist Mickey Jupp, who wrote nearly all of the material on these recordings Tony Visconti produced the first album, and Procol Harum’s Dave Knights produced the second one Bill Fifield, the drummer on ‘Legend’, was introduced to Marc Bolan by Visconti, and (after being renamed by Bolan as Bill Legend) was a member of T.Rex throughout the early to mid-1970s Legend called it a day after ‘Moonshine’ and Jupp went on to forge a new career as a writer and producer, working with Dr Feelgood, Robin Trower, Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds amongst others Digitally remastered and slipcased, and with new notes
LEGEND (“RED BOOT”): Cross Country Cheque Book Lorraine Part I Nothing Wrong With Me Somebody In Love Goin’ To Anything You Do My Typewriter Five Years Hole In My Pocket Lorraine Part II I Feel Like Sleeping
MOONSHINE: Moonshine Another Guy Mother Of My Child Captain Cool Ausfahrt Eingang Shine On My Shoes The Writer Of Songs Local Folk’Ol At The Shop Just Because