LONDON FOG - The London Fog
Format: LP
Catalogue No.: CHARLY736LP
Barcode: 5060767441978
Release Date: 02 Aug 2024
Genre: Funk
• First EVER reissue of this rare 1971 Brit-Soul/Funk/Rock cult album
• Top Sixties UK act as seen at the famed 007 Club in London’s Hilton Hotel, the first skyscraper in the city
• The name’s LONDON FOG…
1965 and swinging London opens the, Goldfinger inspired, 007 Club in the London Hilton. Oddjob (aka Harold Sakata) was the host, Mick Mortimore the DJ and Tony Craig and the Men About Town were the resident band. Craig went on to form London Fog and performed regularly at the 007 Club, the hottest gig in the city.
Original LP Liner Note:
“For the past six years London Fog has given to the English public the finest in a new rock sound, working such prominent clubs in and around London such as the “007” Club at the London Hilton, and raising the eyebrows of the onseers to the point of prominence in their field. Pompeii Records with it’s new and aggressive format has been fortunate to sigh this outstanding and
Mr. Tony Craig, the lead singer, musically locked between soul and hard rock, projects such songs as ‘Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay’ with an unusual awe of inspiration. ‘The Moment Of Love’ is one of their finest originals to show the total versatility of these outstanding artists.
England has in the past presented to us many outstanding groups and now Pompeii Records presents to the American Public ‘London Fog’.
SIDE A
1. Little Green Apples
2. And When I Die
3. Moment Of Love
4. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
5. When Liza Sings
6. I Talk To The Trees
SIDE B
7. Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
8. Ask If You Want To Know Why
9. Windmills Of Your Mind
10. Day In The Life Of A Fool
11. Love Is Blue
12. Whatch What Happens
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