Side one:
A1. Medicated Goo/The Lights Gonna Shine
A2. The Bells
A3. Let’s Hurt Together
A4. I Thank You

Side two:
B1. Coloured Rain
B2. Satisfied Mind
B3. I’ll Sell My Heart To A Clown
B4. Why Don’t We Do It In The Road
B5. Let’s Think Awhile
B6. If We Try

Musicians:
Tommy ‘G’ Gonzales - vocals, horns
Randy Castillo - drums
Chuck Klingbeil - hammond B-3
Arnold Bodmer - keyboard
Steve D’Coda - lead guitar
Vic Gabrielle - bass and guitar

With production credited to Buffalo Bill Productions, 1970's "Mud On Mudd" offered up a competent and occasionally engaging set of early-1970s hard rock. To be totally honest, you won't find anything particularly original, or inspirational on the album, but virtually every one of the 11 tracks had something going for it , making it one of the more consistent releases I've stumbled across in recent times. Absent any kind of performance credits I can't tell you anything about the band members, though the lead singer had a nice raspy voice that sounded a bit like a Joe Cocker in control of his faculties, or perhaps a less shrill Gary Wright. The keyboardist and lead guitarist were also quite good, the former showcasing his talents on 'Let's Hurt Together' while the latter powered tracks like 'The Lights Gonna Shine' with thick sustained chords that occasionally recalled Procol Harum-era Robin Trower. Musically the set was divided between popular rock covers (including an undistinguished Beatles track and a pair of decent Traffic covers) and what I'm guessing were originals credited in various combinations to A. Klein, V. Gabrielle, and Tom G. It's one of those LPs where it's hard to come up with an apt comparison, but imagine something along the lines of an early Americanized version of Spooky Tooth and you'll be in the right neighborhood. --- rateyourmusic.com

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A1 	Rocket 	4:32
A2 	Do You Love Me / Sha La La La Lee 	3:12
A3 	Running Bear 	4:19
A4 	The Hippy Hippy Shake 	2:31
A5 	Shake Rattle And Roll / See You Later Alligator 	4:00
B1 	Dyna-Mite / The Cat Crept In / Tiger Feet (Medley) 	5:03
B2 	The End Of The World 	4:02
B3 	Blue Moon 	2:20
B4 	In The Mood 	3:37
B5 	Bye Bye Johnny 	5:28

Rob Davis - Guitar, Vocals
Les Gray - Vocals 
Dave Mount - Drums, Vocals 
Ray Stiles - Bass, Vocals 

Mud's debut album is one of those records that truly sums up a time and a place -- in this instance, England in 1974, as glam rock flirted increasingly gregariously with a similarly ongoing rock & roll revival. It was a period, after all, in which Bill Haley returned to the Top 20, Showaddywaddy was threatening to dominate it, and Mud itself had been launching some remarkably convincing Elvis impersonations into the upper echelons of the chart. Mud's producers and songwriters, Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, certainly encouraged their charges' retro pretensions, conceiving both Mud Rock and its successor, Mud Rock, Vol. 2, as all-out party albums, with the band the greatest jukebox in the land. Their own hits are slashed through by vintage covers, while the studio itself was transformed into a dance floor, with Chapman recording the sound of the revelers as a constant background to the music itself. It was, at the time, a frightfully effective device, one that transformed what otherwise might have been a competent selection of hits and covers into one of the wildest nights the town had ever seen. Musically, the critics were unanimous, Mud Rock offered little you'd never heard before, and nothing you weren't expecting. But the mood, the enthusiasm, and the excitement of the record are irresistible regardless. ---Dave Thompson, AllMusic Review

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1 	The Secrets That You Keep 	
2 	Living Doll 	
3 	One Night 	
4 	Tallahassee Lassie 	
5 	Let's Have A Party 	
6 	Tobacco Road 	
7 	Oh Boy 	
8 	I Love How You Love Me 	
9 	Hula Love 	
10 	Diana

Rob Davis - Guitar
Les Gray - Vocals
Dave Mount - Drums
Ray Stiles - Bass 
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Ellie - Backing Vocals (tracks: B2, B4)
Gonzalez - Brass (tracks: A3, B1)
Harvey Hinsley - Pedal Steel Guitar (tracks: B4)
Pete Wingfield - Piano (tracks: A4, A5)
Phil Dennys - Strings 

No surprises here! Mud Rock, Vol. 2 was cut precisely in the same mould as its predecessor, a "live in the studio"-style party knees up, with the band powering through a string of favorite oldies, catchy classics, and of course, a hit 45 or two, and probably not breaking a sweat throughout. A primo singles band, Mud really weren't stretched on LP until a change of labels in 1976 finally allowed them to start making records that spoke for their own musical tastes and abilities; by comparison, Mud Rock, Vol. 2, despite some red hot fun performances, is simply the sound of a band on cruise control. There are some magnificent moments here, however. All summer sun and swaying palm trees, the Hawaiian guitar-powered "Hula Love" is irresistibly corny, while "Let's Have a Party" and "One Night" are balls-out rockers that prove just how far ahead of the revivalist pack Mud could have been, had their producers only permitted them to take that step. An oddly lugubrious "Living Doll" is more a showcase for its producers than its players, but the hits "Oh Boy" and "The Secrets That You Keep" bring Mud back into brilliant focus, and no matter how functional this album is, there's no doubting its entertainment value. ---Dave Thompson, AllMusic Review

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