The Devil's Touch is the first of three compilation albums by Lucifer's Friend. This compilation collects some of Lucifer's Friend's best songs from their first album Lucifer's Friend (1970) up to Mind Exploding (1976) (excluding, however 1972's, Where the Groupies Killed the Blues). This compilation was released by Fontana Records in 1976. The other compilation would be released by Vertigo Records in 1980, which was called Rock Heavies: Lucifer's Friend.

The Devil's Touch
Compilation album by
Released1976
Recorded1970-1976
Genre
Length45:07
LabelFontana Records
Lucifer's Friend chronology
Mind Exploding
(1976)
The Devil's Touch
(1976)
Good Time Warrior
(1978)

Track listing edit

  1. Blind Boy - 4:46
  2. Baby You're a Liar - 3:55
  3. Rock’n Roll Singer - 4:21
  4. Dirty Old Town - 4:46
  5. Closed Curtains - 6:02
  6. In the Time of Job when Mammon Was a Yippie - 4:04
  7. Groovin’ Stone - 5:18
  8. Ride the Sky - 2:55
  9. High Flying Lady-Goodbye - 3:43
  10. Free Hooker - 7:17

Personnel edit

  • John Lawton – lead vocals
  • Peter Hesslein – lead guitars, vocals
  • Peter Hecht – keyboards
  • Dieter Horns – bass, vocals
  • Joachim Reitenbach – drums (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9)
  • Curt Cress – drums (tracks 1 and 10)
  • Herbert Bornholdt – percussion, vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10)
  • Herb Geller – soprano sax solo (track 9)