Their first self titled album appeared on the Head Label in 1969 has to be one of the most underrated records of the era but despite the recognition from their live performances the record failed to sell in any numbers and disappeared from the racks in just a short time. Such was it's rarity a decade later this piece of vinyl had become a collectors item and was reaching high prices even by then.
The music itself is a fascinating mix of psychedelic rock blues with clever variations to the songs and lyrical themes. Mighty Baby made a change of style as they entered the seventies but this too failed to connect to a wider audience and they called it a day in 1971.
The quality of the playing and vocal arrangements for the first album are still evident and now with people hearing it for the first time and appreciating this priceless recording than ever it was in 1969.
Here is Egyptian Tomb from that first album, with it's the intriguing and aptly named title is like the music itself no longer buried in the past.
The video image is the choice of the up-loader and not relevant to the album artwork (shown above).
