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Snips
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Andy Fraser
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1. World Park Junkies 3m 12s
2. Follow Me 4m 50s
3. Ol' Jelly Roll 2m 40s
4. Brown-Eyed Boy 2m 48s
5. Snakes and Swallowtails 4m 6s
6. Driving Sideways 4m 10s
7. Steal Away 6m 7s
8. Doctor Love 3m 25s
9. Broke a Feeling 4m 11s

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This little-known group achieved minor footnote status thanks to the involvement of former Free bassist Andy Fraser, but in reality the talent he collected - session guitarist Chris Spedding, drummer Marty Simon, and gruff vocalist Steve "Snips" Parsons - were the engines behind Sharks, as Fraser left shortly after the debut album was released. Apparently, Island Records marketed them as a supergroup of sorts, having them compete with the likes of Led Zeppelin - but the material is far too intimate to be in Zeppelin's cavernous ballpark. Which is fine, because the entire album has a sense of beauty and dignity pulled from the depths of rickety ugliness, peaking with "Steal Away", a most endearing ballad. They go mostly the folk and roots-rock route, but are not afraid to rock out when needed, although the heaviness is lacking - which is a good thing, too. This is one of the few documents which lives up to its' "lost gem" status.
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