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CWT was a three piece British band that somehow ended up on Germany’s Kuckuck label, home to such 
acts as Armaggedon, Ihre Kinder, and Out Of Focus. Adding to the mystery is that this was co-produced 
by Andrew Loog Oldham. I suspect that CWT was one of the many British bands that were able to support
themselves only by playing the club circuit in Germany.

This is some serious ass-kicking early 70’s British rock, with the guitarist and bassist doubling up on 
keyboards, and some fierce brass parts that were apparently recorded at Motown Studios. Heavy riffing 
abounds, the singer is gruff and aggressive, the rhythm section is way solid, and the lead guitar playing 
is awesome. 

No credits as to who the players are in the driving brass section, but they have no problem finding the 
groove and sticking with it. Great use of flute and chimes in a brilliant cover of Love’s ‘Signed D. C. ’Even 
though the brass parts were apparently recorded separately they definitely don’t seem tacked-on. All in 
all this is a real good example of heavy-duty early 70’s rock.

Tracks
01. Widow Woman 3:17
02. Take It Slow 3:49
03. Roly Poly 4:12
04. Signed D.C 4:11
05. Steam Roller 3:57
06. Simon's Effort 3:03
07. Mind Cage 3:36
08. Mephistophales 5:15

Arranged By (Brass Arrangements) – Cy Payne
Bass, Piano, Written-By – Peter Kirk
Cover – Richard Elliott
Drums, Percussion, Written-By – Colin White
Engineer – Jim Apache, Richard Dodd, Walter Samuel
Lead Guitar, Piano, Organ, Written By – Graham Jones
Producer – Adrian Millar, Andrew Oldham (English producer and former manager of the Rolling Stones,
Founder of Immediate)