Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity - This Wheel's on Fire - Various Songs (1968-1969)

Yesterday, I posted a stray tracks collection from Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity. (Yes, that their unwieldy band name.) That dealt with the years 1966 and 1967. This continues where that left off, and deals with the years 1968 and 1969. The band broke up after that, and Driscoll switched musical styles, so that's where things end.

I wasn't alive at the time, but I understand this band was quite big in Britain in the late 1960s, with Driscoll in particular being known as a fashion trend setter as well as her vocals. They released a bunch of singles, but only one was a big hit: "This Wheel's on Fire" (originally by Bob Dylan and the Band) made it to the Top Five (though it didn't even reach the Top 100 in the US). Five of the songs here are A-sides, and there's one B-side.

The rest of the songs are officially unreleased. Generally speaking, these are cover versions the band played in concert but didn't put on album. (Note that most of the songs the band in general were covers.) "I'm a Believer" and "Come On Up" come from a TV special called "33 1/3 Revolutions per Monkee" that was supposed to feature the Monkees, but it wound up featuring this band prominently as well. "I'm a Believer" is sung with Micky Dolenz of the Monkees, but done very different from the famous hit version. "Knock on Wood" is from another TV show, and is essentially a duet between Driscoll and Chris Farlowe.

Three of the songs here, and one from the earlier stray tracks album, are from BBC performances. I plan to later post an album of all this band's surviving BBC sessions. It'll include those exact four performances again, but many other songs too. 

This album is 47 minutes long, which would have made a good album length for that era.

01 I Am a Lonesome Hobo (Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
02 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
03 This Wheel's on Fire (Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
04 I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
05 I Don't Know Where You Are (Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
06 The Road to Cairo (Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
07 Shadows of You (Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
08 After Loving You [Edit] (Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
09 I'm Not Talkin' (Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
10 Old Jim Crow (Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
11 I'm a Believer (Micky Dolenz & Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
12 Come On Up (Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
13 Knock on Wood (Chris Farlowe & Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
14 What You Gonna Do (Brian Auger & the Trinity)

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The cover art photo comes from a TV show appearance from that era, though I don't know the details. Obviously, some genius set designer thought "The hit song is 'This Wheel's on Fire' - let's do circles!" ;) I took the band name from some single artwork to add to the period flavor. I also added the record company logo, since that was put on the band's albums at the time too.