Friday, April 27, 2018

Unknown Acetate: He Who Laughs Last – Mystery Glam era UK Chugger



Unreleased Acetate - He Who Laughs Last -  Decca  Acetate UK (1973/74?)

Here’s a cool and unknown Glam era rocker. He Who Laughs Last is a catchy Chugger which sounds like it was recorded in 73/74. 
It’s starts off with a riff similar to Marcus Hook Roll Band’s classic Natural Man, then moves into James Hogg-like territory with added ivory tinkling. The backing vocals are pure Glam and there’s a fun posh announcer voice over around the 2 minute mark. 

So who the hell is this –Any ideas out there?

Hear a full version of He Who Laughs Last

2 comments:

Kinky.ie said...

sounds a lot like Badfinger!

Graham said...

No idea who performed this, but I'm wondering if something went wrong in post production, the 'posh announcer' voice sounds out of step with the rest of the song. Quite enjoyable otherwise.