Rock Archeologia

Southwind - What a Place to Land (1971 Blue Thumb) 

Artist: Southwind
Album: What A Place To Land
Label: Blue Thumb Records
Catalog#: BTS 26
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Rock, Blues, Country-rock
Duration: 00:29:27

• Country-rock unit Southwind comprised singer/guitarist John Martin, singer/bassist Jim Pulte, organist Phil Hope and drummer Eric Dalton. Originally formed at the University of Oklahoma as a rockabilly combo called the Disciples, in 1967 the group relocated to Los Angeles at the suggestion of musician friend Fontaine Brown, adopting the more contemporary moniker Southwind and significantly expanding their sound to incorporate elements of British Invasion-inspired pop, psychedelic rock and traditional country. Signing to the tiny Venture label, in 1968 Southwind issued their self-titled debut; Brown soon replaced Hope as a fulltime member of the band, with a move to Blue Thumb preceding their 1970 follow-up Ready to Ride, in part recorded live at the Fillmore West. 1971's What a Strange Place to Land, meanwhile, spotlighted a more pronounced blues influence than past efforts. Southwind disbanded soon after the record's release; swapping his birth name for his nickname "Moon," Martin went on to back Linda Ronstadt, later recording a series of solo albums and writing the Robert Palmer smash "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)." Pulte also cut a pair of 1972 solo LPs for United Artists before disappearing from the music scene. - allmusic (by Jason Ankeny).

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 • Side One:
A1. Slippery John 03:12
A2. Beside The Mountain 03:15
A3. The Best Part 03:12
A4. Please Don't Hichhike 02:37
A5. Back In The Band 02:46
 • Side Two:
B1. Bottleg Woman 03:29
B2. Baby Games 02:54
B3. Dynamite 02:07
B4. Buzz Me 05:29

Personel:
Bass – Fontaine Brown, Jim Pulte
Guitar, Vocals – Jim Pulte, John Martin
Piano, Guitar, Vocals – Fontaine Brown
Drums – Dalton*

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