GrinderswitchLive at the Atlantis Club, Atlanta, Georgia
Late December 1977
record company promo cassette
01. Redwing
02. You And Me
03. Watermelon Time In Georgia
04. That Special Woman
05. Kiss The Blues Goodbye
06. You Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
07. Taste Of Love
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Okay, gang, I figure the rarity of this might make of it interest. This is a cassette I purchased off Ebay from the estate of someone or other who'd been an executive at Rolling Stones Records (the band Grinderswitch was not a Rolling Stones Records artist). Anyway...I tossed it in the pile of things I was going to eventually get to, because Southern Rock wasn't something I listened to at that time...anyway, I finally got around to it as the wife is up in Seattle for the grandson's 4th birthday, and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it is.
This Grinderswitch was a southern rock band, working in a similar style to the Allman Brothers and the Marshall Tucker Band. Grinderswitch didn't break out of regional success, unfortunately. I had never listened to them until I ran across this promo cassette, and they're quite enjoyable. Solid playing, stinging slide guitar work, and good bluesy vocals. They also cover an Albert King song, which shows excellent taste.
They put out six albums from 1974-1981, track 'em down...this is good stuff for anyone who likes the southern rock style.
British DJ John Peel used Grinderswitch's "Pickin' The Blues" as a theme song.
Note: The record company labeled this as"Grinder Switch," but the band spelled their name as "Grinderswitch." There is another band named "Grinder Switch and Garland Jeffries,"
which issued an album in 1970. The two bands are not related.
Flac files of wavs. This is digitized directly from the promo cassette tape.
I've include scans of both sides of the cassette and the typed cassette label.
If anyone can provide more information about the band, this cassette, the venue, etc., please leave a comment!