Juju (Gass album)

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Juju (aka "Gass")
Gass album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1970
Recorded1970
Genre Rock
Label Polydor
Producer Mel Collins (for Active Records Ltd)
Gass chronology
Juju (aka "Gass")
(1970)
Catch My Soul
(1971)
Juju side 'A' (original label)
Original record label for the album Juju by the band Gass.JPG
Studio album

Juju (1970) was the first album recorded by the rock band Gass and featured guitarist Peter Green, [1] who had just left Fleetwood Mac at this time. [2] The album was released by Polydor (catalogue reference 283-022 A) and withdrawn soon after it was distributed to retail outlets then re-issued using the same catalogue number and entitled Gass [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Kulu Se Mama" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 7:00
  2. "Holy Woman" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 5:36
  3. "Yes I Can" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 6:43
  4. "Juju" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 3:31
  5. "Black Velvet" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 3:41
  6. "House for Sale" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 3:39
  7. "Cold Light of Day" (Derek Austin) - 4:04
  8. "Cool Me Down" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 6:03 [1]

Track times are included on the German issue of this album (Polydor 2383 022). [4]

Personnel

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References

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