Amongst other gems, this 1969 release included Terry's fabulous version of "Stay With Me Baby" his version of Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" and his own compositions "Rich Kid Blues and "Silver White Light."
The Dylan song sandwiched a version of his own song, "Friends" which was later recorded by Arrival and reached number 8 in the UK.
So why is Terry a RockBottom?
Well, the main reason is that he missed, due to unfortunate circumstances and probably no fault of his own, the opportunity to be a part of one of the world's most succesful bands.
It all happened in 1968 when the Yardbirds were disbanding and Jimmy Page wanted Reid to take on the vocalist job in, what was then called, the "New Yardbirds." Unfortunatelt Terry was already committed to a tour supporting Cream and was unable to accept recommending instead that the New Yardbirds consider a certain Robert Plant for the job.
The rest, as they say, is history - but not quite. Terry had another bite at the big band cherry when he was considered for the vocalist role in Deep Purple following the departure of their then singer Rod Evans. As most of you will; know, that job eventually went to Ian Gillan.
Terry would undoubtedly have done a superb job in either role but has, in any case produced a fine body of work for us to enjoy.
Terry Reid was born on 13th November 1949 and is still active.
RockBottoms Recommended Listening
Superlungs
This album contains the complete studio recordings of Terry Reid between 1966-1969 and includes "Superlungs," "Silver White Light," and the wonderful "Stay With Me Baby" which is worth the download price on its own! 37 tracks, all remastered - check out why Jimmy Page thought Terry would have been a great vocalist for Led Zeppelin.
This link is for the MP3 download, visit the "Celebrated RockBottoms Store" for the CD version and for individual track downloads.
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