Bulletproof is the first album by the 1970s British rock band Hard Stuff. It was released on Purple Records, the Deep Purple-related record label.
| Bulletproof | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clockwise from bottom left – Gustafson, Hammond, Cann | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1972[1] | |||
| Recorded | London, August–September 1971 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Purple Records (UK) Harvest Records (Venezuela) Red Fox Records (2002 European CD reissue) Angel Air Records (2011 European CD remaster) | |||
| Producer | Hard Stuff | |||
| Hard Stuff chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
It also featured vocalist Harry Shaw, formerly of Curiosity Shoppe (who recorded one single on Dream), but he had left the band by the time of its release and was uncredited. The record sleeve was re-designed to remove Shaw's image (originally shown on the bottom right hand side).
Track listing edit
- "Jay Time" (John Cann) – 2:50
- "Sinister Minister" (John Gustafson) – 3:30
- "No Witch at All" (Gustafson) – 5:38
- "Taken Alive" (Gustafson) – 3:14
- "Time Gambler (Rodney)" (Cann) – 6:11
- "Millionaire" (Cann) – 6:04
- "Monster in Paradise" (Gustafson, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover) – 4:33
- "Hobo" (Cann) – 3:25
- "Mr. Longevity – RIP" (Gustafson) – 4:35
- "The Provider – Part One" (Cann) – 2:31
Bonus tracks (2011 Angel Air issue) edit
- "Jay Time" (single version) (Cann) – 2:36
- "The Orchestrator" (Cann, Gustafson) – 3:17
- Later releases showed John Cann's name as John Du Cann, as he later became known by this name.
Cover version edit
The opening track "Jay Time" was covered in 2011 by American rock band White Denim.[4]
"Monster in Paradise" was also recorded by co-writer Ian Gillan and released on his Cherkazoo[5] album.
Personnel edit
- John Cann – guitar, cello, vocals on tracks 1, 8 & 11
- John Gustafson – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals on tracks 2, 4, 7, 9 & 12
- Paul Hammond – drums, percussion
- Harry Shaw – vocals (uncredited) on tracks 3, 5, 6 & 10
- Tony Burrett – cover photo
- Louie Austin – engineer
References edit
- ^ http://www.angelair.co.uk/sjpcd371.htm Angel Air reissue info
- ^ Hayes, Craig (15 February 2023). "The Best Proto-Metal Albums From Metal's Rowdiest Progenitors". PopMatters. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ Dave Thompson. "Allmusic review". All Media Guide. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "White Denim – Jay Time (Hard Stuff cover)". Mostly Junk Food. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ Cherkazoo and Other Stories
External links edit
- jamesons-pattaya.com/mottthedog/reviews Mott The Dog CD reviews
- Bulletproof on Discogs