"The Devil's Anvil- Hard Rock From The Middle East-1967 US":
The Devil's Anvil got together in the burgeoning hip and happening mid-'60s Greenwich Village scene, playing Middle Eastern influenced music at Folk cafes and Rock clubs. Eventually they teamed up with Felix Pappalardi (producer of Cream's Disraeli Gears, later to play in Mountain). He began playing bass with the band and eventually scored the group a record deal.
The Devil's Anvil really never caught on as a recording act, in part because of the timing of their debut album's release: The very same day that "Hard Rock From The Middle East" hit the stores, the 1967 Arab-Israeli War broke out, and not a single radio station anywhere would go near the album!
Contained herein is absolutely kick ass world-influenced Rock, with impassioned Arabic and Greek vocals(on "Kley" and "Treea Pethya"), electric oud, bouzouki, tamboura, durbeki as well as fuzz guitar, bass and drums.
A unique and happening album.
Members:
Eliezer Adoram-Accordion
Jerry Sappir-Lead Guitar,Vocalist
Kareem Issaq-Oud,Vocalist
Steve Knight-Rhythm Guitar,Bass, Bouzouki
and
Felix Pappalardi -Bass,Guitar,Tamboura,Percussion,Vocalist
Bobby Gregg Or Herb Lovelle-Drums
Mike Mohel-Durbeki(Dumbeg)
-by dj fanis: here