Exile On Hammond Street  AJXCD158 Acid Jazz

A Collection of Hammond Organ Classics

‘POP’ music was in general a dreary, desolate, uninspiring, old dirge until in 1986 when Eddie Piller invented the Hammond Organ.

Well Not Literally , but who could deny the impact on music history of the JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET’s first Hammond-heavy-waxing “Blow Up”.

Produced by the young, aforementioned Mr. Piller, and released on the proto Acid Jazz label ‘Re-elect the President’ in that all-important spring of 1986, “Music would never sound crap again”.

The planets’ population went ballistic for the scorching Hammond sound!

The natural conclusion was the formation of Acid Jazz Records in 1987!

And  a new breed of Hammond-led funky-rockers fought to sign to the label!

J.T.Q, CORDUROY,MOTHER EARTH and SNOWBOY all released massively influential, organ driven albums throughout the 90’s. A whole new youth culture sprang up around the label and the Hammond Organ Ruled the world.

Following this a new century brought with it a fresh flock of gnarly-fingered Hammond groovers.

It was 2003 and Acid Jazz released a showcase CD, the cream of Hammond classics old and new.  It was called  Hammond Street volume 1 and it was GOOD: PLEASURE BEACH recorded a seminal version of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” , and  THE PAST PRESENT ORGANISATION, ‘Itchy Feet’ is just brilliant.

Hammond Street Volume 1 proved so popular that the second in the Hammond St series is being released march in 2004: ‘EXILE ON HAMMOND ST’, named after the ANDY LEWIS song which features REG KING from THE ACTION, is set to further this phenomenal preoccupation with the marvellous Hammond organ.

Exile On Hammond Street also includes THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS and STONED SOUL PICNIC. A version of Georgie Fame’s” Somebody Stole My Thunder” by THE LINK QUARTET, SMASHING TIME and LORD LARGE. A Jerry Anderson inspired Barry Gray Cover by MIKE PAINTER & THE FAMILY SHAKERS .Garage Mockers JARVIS HUMBY. A Madonna Cover by THE MEN FROM S.P.E.C.T.R.E. A Serge Gainsbourg cover by MARTINI.

And the magnificent JAZZ LOLLY.

This will surely solve many of our countries economic problems and bring about world peace..

       Peace in our time ….. how cool is that.

    Skill!