Cromwell – At The Gallop – LP

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Dublin’s Cromwell were one of the few minor ’70s hard rock bands to release a full album in Ireland. Aside the couple of well-known names this was quite a rare occurrence in Ireland. They released five singles and according to irish-showbands.com they were on the road for at least five years. In ’72 they supported a Rory Gallagher tour. Cromwell was Patrick “Pat” Brady (guitar, vocals), Michael Kiely (guitar, bass, vocals), Derek Dawson (drums), Mick O’Hagan (vocals), and Desmond Kiely (bass). O’Hagen replaced Kiely and himself left in ’73, the band continued as a trio, sharing vocal duties.

The album ‘At The Gallop’ is not up to the level of Lizzy / Skid Row in terms of musicianship for instance but it’s a rare example of a mid-’70s Irish hard rock LP, and it has a few decent tracks. As such it is now very collectible and commands high prices. My favourite track is one that was recorded a few years before the LP was released, the band’s first single, ‘Guinness Rock’. Brady and Kiely continued after Cromwell as an acoustic duo, ‘The Establishment’.

 30.00

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