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I Just Want To Make Love To You 4:06 ░▐ ▌░ 02. Me 6:08 ░▐ ▌░ 03. Young And Crazy 2:18 ░▐ ▌░ 04. Who's This Man 3:24 ░▐ ▌░ 05. Walking Blues 7:11 ░▐ ▌░ 06. Working Man 4:36 ░▐ ▌░ 07. On My Feet Again 4:00 ░▐ ▌░ 08. Ain't No Reason 4:33 ░▐ ▌░ 09. Hound Dog 4:03 ░▐ ▌░ 10. I Wonder 3:29 ░▐ ▌░ 11. Back-Stabbin' Woman 2:11 ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ▄▄▄┌─────────────┐▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ░▐ ▌░ ▒▒▒│ rip notes │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ░▐ ▌░ └─────────────┘ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ Disagreement on the release year, but we went with the one ░▐ ▌░ listed on discogs, which seems to be 'most correct'--this is ░▐ ▌░ the reissue anyway. Digging up gems so rare we must resort to ░▐ ▌░ bloggers comments for review: ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ Dennis Rodrigues - Vocals, Harp ░▐ ▌░ Frank Krajinbrink - Guitar ░▐ ▌░ Gene Lucero - Bass ░▐ ▌░ Harry Brender A 'Brandis - Guitar ░▐ ▌░ Danny McBride (not that one!) - Drums ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ BLOG OP: Hard blues rock band from California formed and lead ░▐ ▌░ by Dennis Rodrigues. They also released another one as Growl ░▐ ▌░ (Discreet 2209) 1974 [thx OBC!]. The master tapes were shared ░▐ ▌░ with Bob Smith during recording of The Visit album which ░▐ ▌░ confirms that Utopia's album was released during 1969-70. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ COMMENTER1: no way this is from 1967.. this sound like a pure ░▐ ▌░ 1969 album ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ COMMENTER2: I downloaded this a few years ago from one of the ░▐ ▌░ many blogs found on the net. I believe this may indeed be THE ░▐ ▌░ first band to name themselves "Utopia"...I can think of a few ░▐ ▌░ others :) I did not find much information about this American ░▐ ▌░ band from California who released this one album in 1969 ... ░▐ ▌░ producend by Robert Duffley & Keith Gravenhorst. The credits ░▐ ▌░ on the Akarma CD reissue? mention Fizz Mestger - piano and to ░▐ ▌░ very special thanks Clark Faville great friend and one of ░▐ ▌░ biggest record collectors in the world. In an album where ░▐ ▌░ there are no fillers,the disc alternates between tracks blues ░▐ ▌░ good quality and other tracks that are more drawn to the ░▐ ▌░ Psycho Rock, especially the first track (best version classic ░▐ ▌░ I Just Want To Make Love to You), the beautiful track 2 (Me), ░▐ ▌░ and the electric age 6 (Working Man)! This is awesome, and ░▐ ▌░ very heavy for 1969, amazing. If you dig the likes of Blue ░▐ ▌░ Cheer and Leaf Hound, and later, Masters of Reality and Thee ░▐ ▌░ Hypnotics, you are in for a treat here ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ COMMENTER3: Thanks to all who participated to extend the life ░▐ ▌░ of music like this. <--- this guy gets it :) ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ COMMENTER4: 1967? I dont think so. 1969-70. Excellent album. ░▐ ▌░ thank you very much! ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ COMMENTER5: I grew up with Danny McBride and these ░▐ ▌░ guys...still see them when we can get them to jam from time ░▐ ▌░ to time. This was indeed NOT 1967... It was 69-74 and then ░▐ ▌░ they all moved on to other bands. Danny went to the club ░▐ ▌░ circuit and continues to play in a Led Zeppelin tribute band. ░▐ ▌░ Geno has his own gig with his wife. Harry is still around and ░▐ ▌░ still awesome. 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