McCOY: Think Hard LP 1985 Ex- Ian Gillan, Mammoth, Torme madman John McCoy & Paul Samson on guitar. Classy early 80’s NWOBHM w. Melodic Rock elements, a la Rage, UFO, Praying Mantis, Export. Check audio

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Let’s be honest here. The only reason why this LP  didn’t sell massive amounts of records is because the guy didn’t look “Metal” enough.  The music is great, regardless of how he looked.

Songs from the Think Hard album…



McCoy   Think Hard
Label: Mausoleum Records   SKULL 8373
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Media: Mint RECORD IS ABSOLUTLY FLAWLESS, LOOKS UNPLAYED. Just perfect condition.
Sleeve: excellent
Country: Belgium
Released: 1985
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Tracklist:
A1 Freemind
A2 The Demon Rose
A3 Loving Lies
A4 Hell To Play McCoy

B1 Heads Will Roll
B2 Ride The Night
B3 Fear Of The Morning
B4 Jerusalem

Bass John McCoy
Drums Ron “Rebel” Matthews
Guitar Paul Samson
Keyboards Colin Towns
Vocals T. Bone
Label Code: LC 8920


In 1974, McCoy was playing with London-based band Scrapyard when they recruited Irish-born lead guitarist Bernie Torme. Although Torme eventually left to form his own punk rock band, the two were later reunited in former Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan’s band.

Gillan (band)
In July 1978, the jazz-rock fusion Ian Gillan Band were altering direction, under the influence of keyboards player Colin Towns in a return to Ian Gillans hard rock roots. Towns had begun writing new material, and Gillan gave him the task of recruiting the new line-up. Towns recruited session drummer Liam Genockey, McCoy and guitarist Richard Brampton, who was replaced by Steve Byrd – a former colleague of McCoys from ZZebra – almost immediately. Within a month of their formation the band had recorded their first album, Gillan, and they made their live debut at the Reading Festival on 16 August 1978. They were originally listed there as the Ian Gillan Band but, in a move away from the jazz-rock connotations, they renamed the band, Gillan.
Gillan underwent a further three line-up changes, but McCoy remained as bass player until the band eventually split acrimoniously in 1982.

Mammoth:
Post-Gillan, McCoy recruited session drummer Vinnie “Tubby” Reed, guitarist “Big” Mac Baker and vocalist Nicky Moore to form a band initially called Dinosaur. The name was already in use by a Californian band, so McCoy renamed his new outfit Mammoth. The name was also a tongue-in-cheek reference to the large size of the band members: McCoy weighed 120 kg (19 st), Reed 140 kg (22 st), Baker 152 kg (23.9 st), and Moore 127 kg (20.0 st).
The band toured with Whitesnake and Marillion and were well received by fans. They released one single, “Fatman”, and two albums.

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McCoy is John McCoy, best known as the Big Bad Bearded Bass player with Gillan, plus fellow ex-Gillan member Colin Towns, Paul Samson (of Samson fame), Ron Rebel (Iron Maidens original drummer) and vocalist T-Bone Rees. Think Hard is the sort of heavy rock you would expect from the musicians featured. A mixture of hard rocking tracks and ballads.

Big Bad Bald Bearded and…Bassy. John McCoy is a rock stalwart. Although best known for his stint with Gillan, he has worked with Atomic Rooster, Curved Air, Samson and Mammoth. In addition, he produced all of Gillan’s Top 10 albums.

Think Hard…Again was originally two albums. “Think Hard” was released in 1985 and “The Mini Album” in 1982.

Featured musicians include Colin Towns (keyboards, now a successful film and TV composer) and Paul Samson (guitar).

Reviews

McCoy is John McCoy, best known as the Big Bad Bearded Bass player with Gillan, plus fellow ex-Gillan member Colin Towns, Paul Samson (of Samson fame), Ron Rebel (Iron Maiden’s original drummer) and vocalist T-Bone Rees.

Musically we’re talking the sort of heavy rock you would expect from the musicians featured. A mixture of hard rocking tracks and ballads.

Classic Rock Society


It’s not my kettle of fish, but then there are those who are partial to the odd kipper

Sammy Jones, Metal Hammer


The music is surprisingly commercial heavy rock of a style that was quite popular in the early Eighties

Bernard Law, Wondrous Stories (October 2001)


The big bald bassist who made his name with Zzebra in the 70s and with Gillan at the turn of the 80s went solo in 1983 and produced two superb metal albums, featured on this package…With help from Gillan pianist Colin Towns…you get a pretty essential collection.

Record Collector (March 2002)


The music included here is classy early 80s NWOBHM with some Melodic Rock elements, not unlike Rage, UFO, Praying Mantis and Export…Recommended to fans of classy British Melodic Rock.

Strutter magazine (July 2003)

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Weight 0.25 kg

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