Zior - Every Inch A ManThe obscure British blues rock quartet Zior grew out of the thriving late 60s R&B scene in Southend On Sea, their live performances often taking the form of hippie happenings. Soon they were drawing from the hard rock and emerging heavy metal scenes of the West Midlands, with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin the most obvious musical influences (along with Steppenwolf). Self titled debut LP trampled through diverse rock terrain, but there was discord and

Mercury imprint Fontana was going through something of a purple patch

this album finds Cave moving away from ‰Û÷Murder Ballads‰۪ and the gory fire and brimstone of yore

Christ Knows I Have Tried Side Two 8

with cover artwork featuring vocalist

Now it was time to birth ‘U

as well as a vocalist who essentially rewrites those songs whenever he sings them in his wise

released a collaborative album with Tom Smith under their Smith & Burrows guise

Double 180 gram remastered vinyl

and explorative unbounded compositions

the Jefferies brothers and

Sandra (When The Earth Dies)

embracing and evoking the timelessness of his artistic statement: a wordless translation of the individual’s musical experience