Blodwyn Pig & Mick Abrahams

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Mick Abrahams Band - Not To Rearrange (1972)

 Mick on steel pedal guitar.

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Mick Abrahams - Why Do You Do Me This Way # 2 *T*O*T*P*1971

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Sometime in mid 1970, Mick Abrahams left the band, and was replaced by Peter Banks.

By December 1970 the band had broken up.

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Mick Abrahams - Maybe unsung hero, but not to those who know. (photo: Getty Images)
Mick Abrahams’ Wommett – In Concert – 1970 – Past Daily Soundbooth
By gordonskene 3 years ago

Mick Abrahams’ Wommett, in a rare almost unknown concert from John Peel’s Sunday Program on November 15, 1970 from BBC Radio 1.

The thing about Rock History, especially those coming to it somewhat late, is that aside from the big broad strokes; those bands and artists that created an indelible impression in music history, there were many, countless bands and artists who provided missing links, early influences and lasting impressions on those audiences at the time, but have perhaps faded from memory as years go on. Mick Abrahams was one of the key and founding members of Jethro Tull, back when they were billed as a Blues band. As lead guitarist, Abrahams provided contributions to the pivotal debut album This Was, but left the band short after the release to form other bands and carry on leaving lasting impressions with audiences and critics alike, most notably Blodwyn Pig, who released two landmark albums before splitting up. After the demise of Blodwyn Pig, Abrahams formed the even shorter-lived band Wommett, which never had any commercial releases, and for a long time collectors were only aware of their Top Of The Pops (Mike Raven BBC Session) appearance from 1970. But just around that time was another appearance, this one for John Peel’s Sunday Concert from November 15, 1970. Sadly, it’s not complete – but a good half-hour of some memorable music by one of the criminally overlooked artists of the late 60s/early 70s.

You always find yourself scratching your head, baffled why one artist makes it as a household name and another stays on the sidelines, largely relegated to the position of backbone for a genre. Mick Abrahams went through several lineups before settling on The Mick Abrahams Band. During the time-span of 1968-2009, the time of the first of several health issues for Abrahams which has forced him temporarily into retirement while he makes a full recovery, Abrahams has officially released, been involved in or had bootlegs of some 41 albums during his career so far. He is far from obscure, but his popularity is primarily with those in the know, or have followed his career since the legendary This Was for Tull.

If you haven’t heard this concert before, even a half-hour snippet is worth the price of admission alone and gives further evidence the History of Rock is massive and overflowing with uncredited and overlooked (by the mainstream) contributions.

Crank it up and check it out.

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Jun 8, 2021 6:24:51 GMT maddogfagin said:

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Blodwyn Pig In Session – 1970 – Nights At The Roundtable: Session Edition
By gordonskene


Blodwyn Pig – underrated but highly memorable.

The name may not ring too many bells, unless you were a longtime follower of Jethro Tull, and then it would all make sense. Blodwyn Pig was founded by Guitarist Mick Abrahams who, if fans remember, was a founding member of Jethro Tull. Abrahams would leave shortly after This Was came out and went on to a solo career. One of those stop-offs was by way of Blodwyn Pig, who had two albums out and were, during their tenure, a staple of many Underground FM stations here in the States. Their big hit was Dear Jill, a ballad that just hit the right chords with listeners and was their most memorable hit.

After Blodwyn Pig’s demise, Mick Abrahams continued his solo career with various lineups of bands. But this short-lived band was remembered fondly by a lot of people.

As a reminder, here is a session the band did in 1970 for John Peel which features mostly material from their Ahead Rings Out album.

Crank it up and enjoy.

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this is actually a john peel sessio from recorded june 17 1974, a short reunion featuring Clive Bunker on drums.
you maye find these tracks, along with other rarities, in the "basement tapes" cd on the Hux label, published in 2000