Eugene Carnan - Eugene Carnan (Reissue) (1972/2011)

The rock band “Eugene Carnan” was formed in the early 70's in the Rhonda Valley (South Wales). The musicians were friends and decided to perform in trio format. They were part of a movement that saw hard rock steadily metallize. At first they played a typical set of cover versions of the songs “Black Sabbath”, “Wishbone Ash”, “Blue Cheer”. However, they quickly began to compose and perform their own songs, which could be described as melodic, riff-based rock. These songs became the core of their live performances and the group acquired small but loyal fans. In September 1971, they took part in the contest “Best New Band”, organized by the magazine “Melody Maker”. At the beginning of 1972, their demo was recorded in a small studio, and then in London at “Eden Studios” they made four demonstration acetate discs. Then a few months later, Mickey Williams decided to leave the group. After listening to several possible bass players, they did not find a replacement for him and they fell apart. In May 2011, when the German record company “Shadoks” discovered one of the demo discs, it released a limited edition vinyl record and CD.