TRUTH
AND JANEY
"No Rest for The Wicked"
New
500x copy pressing of the first joint
vinyl title released by Rockadrome and
Lion Productions, sold out since 2011!
“This is essential, must-get release for
fans of 1970’s hard rock.” —Roadburn
“One of the greatest hard rock albums of
all-time.” —The Acid Archives
•High quality vinyl reissue of this hard
rock monster from 1976 by legendary
underground power trio led by guitarist
BillyLee Janey
•Includes insert with history of the
group, lyrics and rare band photos!!
•Considered by many to be perhaps the best
independent U.S. heavy rock release of the
1970’s
A total heavy sonic assault! Since the
release of “No Rest for the Wicked’s” in
1976, it's stature among collectors of
60’s and 70’s hard rock and psychedelia
has grown steadily over the years, with
original copies now fetching large sums.
Originally formed as Truth in 1969 in
Iowa, USA, Truth & Janey was named
after a record by Jeff Beck. Between
1973-75 they played thousands of gigs,
many with Leslie West, as well as playing
with Blue Öyster Cult at a festival in
Davenport, Iowa in front of 20,000 hard
rock fans. All the while, Truth &
Janey were writing original material,
gearing up to record their first full
length album. In 1976, they laid down the
tracks that would see release on their
stunning “No Rest for the Wicked” album
later that same year. The record featured
six original tunes and two traditional
blues covers revved up in true powerhouse
Truth and Janey fashion. Only 1,000 copies
of the album were pressed on the local
Montross records. Just as the ball started
rolling, it all ended, as Denis Bunce left
the group and quickly thereafter they
completely disbanded. In a last ditch
effort, guitarist Billy Janey reformed the
group with all new members in 1977 and
released the “Just a Little Bit of Magic”
album, but it was a move in a completely
different direction and has little to do
with the ferocious hard rock Marshall
100-watt super lead guitar sound that
dominates “No Rest for the Wicked.” "Not
to be dismissed because of its underground
status, Truth and Janey's only LP, No Rest
for the Wicked, was another incredible
find... Boasting a swaggering, bluesy
grit, piercing twin-harmony licks, and the
most righteously ferocious rhythm guitar
tone this side of Ted Nugent, opener 'Down
the Road I Go' instantly establishes the
band's '70s hard rock aesthetic whose
roots, not surprisingly, lie in English
giants like Cream, Jeff Beck, and even
more so in Rory Gallagher's Taste."
—AllMusic.
Side One:
01 Down The Road I Go
02 The Light
03 I'm Ready
04 Remember
a) A Child
b) Building Walls
Side Two:
01 No Rest For The Wicked
02 It's All Above Us
03 Ain't No Tellin'
04 My Mind
Format: LP + insert
Catalogue number: ROCK/LION030-V-1
UPC: 858581030011
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