Jody Grind-Far Canal (1970)

The second and final album by the British band Jody Grind, released in late 1970, marked a change in both lineup and style compared to their debut album, "One Step", released just a year earlier. Only organist Tim Hinkley remained from the original lineup, while Bernie Holland and Pete Gavin took over on guitar and drums, respectively. With a wider musical range, this second release saw the trio incorporate more blues and jazz elements into their psychedelic hard rock style. Here, we can hear everything from pastoral passages to jazz and blues-rock tour de force. Examples of these instrumental tour de force passages are perfectly illustrated in tracks like "Vegetable Oblivion" and "Jump Bed Jed", while psychedelia appears in "We've Had It", hard rock in "Bath Sister", jazz in "Ballad for Bridget", and blues-rock in "Red Worms and Lice". Some time later the group would dissolve, with Hinkley going on to join Vinegar Joe and collaborate with people like Al Stewart, Alvin Lee, and Alexis Korner, among many others.