Zior - Zior (1971) [FLAC] 2006 Masons Records Remaster MR

Music : Rock : Lossless 2006 Reissue of early 70s UK heavy rock band's debut album from 1971 with 8 bonus tracks from their 1973 follow up, Every Inch A Man that was only released in Germany from what I can gather. The spooky artwork may look familiar because it was created by the same artist (Keef) who did the first Black Sabbath album.This album should appeal to those interested in the beginnings of heavy rock. Not as heavy or as well produced as Sabbath so I wouldn't agree with one of the reviewers below! it has a more heavy psychedelic/progressive flavor! After saying that it's well worth checking out. 20 tracks and extensive liner notes. ENJOY Artist: Zior Title: Zior (1971) [FLAC] {2006 Masons Records Remaster MR 46455} ========================================================= 01 - Zior - I Really Do 02 - Zior - Za Za Za Zilda 03 - Zior - Love's Desire 04 - Zior - New Land 05 - Zior - Now I'm Sad 06 - Zior - Give Me Love 07 - Zior - Quabala 08 - Zior - Oh Mariya 09 - Zior - Your Life Will Burn 10 - Zior - I Was Fooling 11 - Zior - Berore My Eyes Go Blind 12 - Zior - Rolling Thunder 13 - Zior - Didi Judi 14 - Zior - Evolution 15 - Zior - Cat's Eyes 16 - Zior - Strange Kind Of Magic 17 - Zior - Ride Me Baby 18 - Zior - Entrance Of The Devil 19 - Zior - Every Inch A Man 20 - Zior - Angle Of The Highway Playing Time: 01:18:48 Style: Hard Rock, Prog Rock LABEL – MASON (GERMANY) Personnel: Keith Bonsor - Vocals, Keyboards, Bass, Flute Peter Brewer - Drums, Piano, Harmonica Barry Skeels - Bass, Vocals John Truba - Guitar, Vocals Albums: Zior (Nepentha 6437 005) 1971 CD: Zior Plus See For Miles SEE 276 & SEE CD 276, 1989; MR56455, Mason Records, 2006 feat. 8 bonus tracks Every Inch A Man (Global) 1972 CD: Germanophon HF 9553; Akarma AK242, 2003 45s: Za Za Za Zilda/She's A Bad Bad Woman (Nepentha 6129 002) 1971 Cat's Eyes/I Really Do (Nepentha 6129 003) 1971 ====================================================================== Zior, hailing from England's Southend,was formed in the late '60s by a quartet of local R&B scene veterans. They were a popular local live act in their day, not surprising considering their wild stage shows and satanically themed set props. Legend has it that unlike the more coy Black Sabbath, Zior were serious practitioners of the black arts, for all the good it did their career. Highly collectable and exceptionally underground Hard Rock outfit. Vocalist Keith Bonser is ex-ESSEX FIVE and CARDBOARD ORCHESTRA. Peter Brewer had been a member of THE NIGHTRIDERS. Bassist Barry Skeels had once been a member of the delightfully named BUMS. ZIOR's debut 1971 album, issued on the Nepentha label, drew similarities to higher profile Heavy Metal bands, not just due to the heaviness of the music but also the album cover, designed by the same studio that had shot the first BLACK SABBATH album.The same artist that Black Sabbath had used on the first album; an artist called Keef. ZIOR switched to Intercord for the release of another obscure 1972's masterpiece 'Every Inch A Man' on the Global imprint. Released only in Germany this album featured an intro of pseudo-occult ramblings and the track 'Entrance Of The Devil' replete with maniacal laughter and terrified screams. The members of ZIOR released a black magic flavoured Hard Rock album under pseudonyms as MONUMENT on the Beacon Label in 1971. The first ZIOR album was given a re-release through the Italian Akarma label. In later years Bonzer gained notoriety by dressing up in a giant dragon suit to appear on the BBC TV series 'Jim'll Fix It'. He would also try his arm as a puppeteer and open his own nightclub in Southend. Zior was a 4 piece band but on both albums the 4th member is missing on the photo, weird! The first album came out on Nepentha records... Zior was as heavy as Black Sabbath as Budgie as early Zeppelin as Deep Purple as Uriah Heep as early Grand Funk and Cactus. "Every Inch A Man" is truly one of the best heavy rock album ever released, they deserved so much more... Much Highly recommended! ======================================================================== Review from blog Zior's 1971 debut album got immediate attention when it was released because the band used the same artist that Black Sabbath had used on their first album (an artist called Keef). This first album is a knockout of fantastic heavy rock and is still one of my favourite albums of that year.Zior had their roots in Southend's early sixties R&B scene. Kevin Bonsor had previously been in a local R&B outfit, The Essex Five, and then classical/rock fusion outfit, Cardboard Orchestra. Pete Brewer had been in another Southend R&B band, The Night Riders. He and Bonsor were Zior's founding members recruiting Truba and Skeels (who'd once played in a London band called The Bum) via a 'Melody Maker' advert. Zior did have a reputation as a wild live band. They were heavily into Black Magic and Satanic Masses etc. They recorded an album on the Beacon label, later in 1971, which was credited to Monument,though in fact it featured all four members of Zior. ======================================================================== http://www.alexgitlin.com/npp2/zior.htm An obscure progressive/heavy rock group whose debut album has few memorable moments but has become quite collectable because of the label it's on. The pick of the batch are: 'I Really Do', 'Za Za Za Zilda' (also released as a 45), 'Love's Desire' and 'Oh Mariya', but all four were in a similar heavy rock style. The See For Miles album reissue includes five previously unreleased tracks from a second projected album which never saw light of day. The best of these was 'Strange Kind Of Magic', which had a good voodoo beat and some distorted guitar. Overall, the songs were stronger than the material on the original album. 'Cat's Eyes' had some decent heavy rock guitar riffs. Zior had their roots in Southend's early sixties R&B scene. Kevin Bonsor had previously been in a local R&B outfit, The Essex Five, and then classical/rock fusion outfit, Cardboard Orchestra. Pete Brewer had been in another Southend R&B band, The Night Riders. He and Bonsor were Zior's founding members recruiting Truba and Skeels (who'd once played in a London band called The Bum) via a Melody Maker advert. Zior did have a reputation as a wild live band. They were heavily into Black Magic and Satanic Mass, etc. They recorded an album on the Beacon label, later in 1971, which was credited to Monument, though, in fact, it featured all four members of Zior. Pete Brewer eventually ended up a successful musical instrument/equipment dealer in Southend. Skeels sells dress jewellery in his native Newcastle. Bonsor worked for many years as an engineer/producer at Tin Pan Alley Studios and also became a DJ in the late 70s, hosting 'Capital's Big Night Out' at The Lyceum in London's Strand. Taken from The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963-1976, Vernon Joynson ISBN 1 899855 04 1 ======================================================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- Zior - Zior --------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist...............: Zior Album................: Zior Genre................: Progressive Rock Source...............: CD Year.................: 1971 Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) & Asus CD-S520 Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917 Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 65 %) Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit Tags.................: VorbisComment Information..........: FLAC Ripped by............: cozzmick on 4/16/2011 Posted by............: cozzmick on 5/4/2011 News Server..........: news.astraweb.com News Group(s)........: alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.metal.full.albums Included.............: NFO, MD5, M3U, LOG, CUE Covers...............: Front Back CD --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tracklisting --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. (00:03:01) - (58.86%) Zior - I Really Do 2. (00:02:38) - (53.00%) Zior - Za Za Za Zilda 3. (00:04:02) - (56.37%) Zior - Love's Desire 4. (00:04:08) - (51.30%) Zior - New Land 5. (00:04:07) - (53.93%) Zior - Now I'm Sad 6. (00:02:47) - (56.14%) Zior - Give Me Love 7. (00:03:20) - (52.96%) Zior - Quabala 8. (00:03:22) - (55.01%) Zior - Oh Mariya 9. (00:03:16) - (54.52%) Zior - Your Life Will Burn 10. (00:03:08) - (48.89%) Zior - I Was Fooling 11. (00:03:28) - (56.44%) Zior - Berore My Eyes Go Blind 12. (00:03:08) - (56.37%) Zior - Rolling Thunder 13. (00:02:53) - (55.02%) Zior - Didi Judi 14. (00:03:38) - (56.47%) Zior - Evolution 15. (00:02:58) - (52.25%) Zior - Cat's Eyes 16. (00:03:05) - (59.45%) Zior - Strange Kind Of Magic 17. (00:02:20) - (53.75%) Zior - Ride Me Baby 18. (00:06:17) - (59.68%) Zior - Entrance Of The Devil 19. (00:04:39) - (47.57%) Zior - Every Inch A Man 20. (00:06:33) - (56.33%) Zior - Angle Of The Highway Playing Time.........: 00:18:48 Total Size...........: 402.99 MB NFO generated on.....: 4/16/2011 9:14:51 PM

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envolbec (2011-06-21)

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