Matthew Linhart – It’s Alright, It’s OK/Fool – A&M MAS 7020 (UK 1972)
A few weeks
back an unnamed acetate was listed as Glam on ebay, but with a modicum of
research it was found to have actually gained an official release
This single was
a side project of future Blockhead Chas Jankel when he was a member of
Byzantium. Based on Matt’s comments on 45Cat, https://www.45cat.com/record/recorduk101
this is the background
“I met Chaz
J. Through his girlfriend and he asked me to record some demos after just
hearing me sing in his car one day... had a ball for 18 months, but record
companies have short attention span and without early success for ‘It’s
Alright’ they dropped me. I moved to Australia and went into advertising where
I’ve been happy ever since. Kept singing in various pub bands for the joy. Life
is just a bowl of cherries! Matt Linhart”
Both songs are
kinda Barrelhouse Glam Boogie numbers. Piano Driven with raspy vocals and a
crunchy beat, you can position It’s Alright, It’s OK somewhere between Bronx
Cheer and Geordie. In fact, this single ends up neatly sandwiched between the 2
Brother Susan singles
Hear full versions
of both songs
