Beck Bogert & Appice - Beck Bogert & Appice II (1974)

Following the success of the eponymous debut album in 1973, and the lengthy world tour which followed, the band went into the studio in January 1974 to record songs for a second album. In May that year it was announced that the band had split, and so this follow-up never materialised. It turns out the they did actually record enough material to make up an album, and the songs were surprisingly good as well, so it seems strange that the record company didn't try to cash in and release it anyway, but they didn't and it's stayed in the vaults ever since. I think this actually sounds better than their debut, as they seem to have found their style on the tour and stuck to it, whereas the songs on the first album lacked cohesion, including as it did hard rock, blues, funk and the odd MOR moment.

Track listing

01 Jizz Whizz
02 Laughing Lady
03 Prayin'
04 (Get Ready) Yar Lovemakers
05 Livin' Life Backwards
06 Solid Lifter
07 Satisfied
08 All In Your Mind
09 Time Is A Lady
10 Morning Dew

To flesh out the album to around 40 minutes I've included an edited live version of 'Morning Dew', which they used to perform live but which never had a studio recording.