Orang-Utan - Orang Utan (Full Album) 1971

An often considered Psychedelic, Acid Rock, Heavy Rock, Hard Rock group from London, England, whose only album was originally released in the U.S. exclusively. “Orang Utan featured musicians from several other notable dissolving bands, that had been playing in north London in the late 60s. Singer Terry “Nobby” Clarke was co-founder of the band Jason Crest. They recorded their album at a 16 track studio facility in London. The band's only album was released on the U.S. Bell Records label in 1970. Several of the songs are nothing short of brilliant and serve to show what incredible talent these young 19-20 year old musicians possessed. Most all of the music was written and composed by Jeff Seopardie who was the drummer, with the majority of the guitar & bass riffs being developed and played by Mick Clarke & Paul Roberts respectively. “Musically, Orang Utan features great twin lead guitar work and some long tracks with titles like "Chocolate Piano" this is similar in style to Leaf Hound and early Led Zeppelin with a late '60's U.S. feel.“ They recorded their sole album in 1971 at DeLane Lea studios. In a bizarre twist of events, their producers / managers ran with the tapes to the US, where they placed the album on Bell Records under a new band name: Orang-Utan, without telling any of the band members. A lost classic of blazing, early hard rock with minor psychedelic hangover vibes, a twin-guitar attack, and waves of fuzz/wah, along with powerful vocals. Legit reissue done in co-operation with the original band members was recently made by Guerssen. Artists Terry "Nobby" Clark (vocals) Mick Clarke (guitar) Sid Fairman (guitar) Paul Roberts (bass) Jeff Seopardie (drums) Tracklist I Can See Inside Your Head 3:15 Slipping Away 6:12 Love Queen 4:31 Chocolate Piano 6:33 If You Leave 5:22 Fly Me High 4:38 Country Hike 4:20 Magic Playground 3:20

Added 3 Jul 2026