Fresh Blueberry Pancake-Heavy (1970)

Fresh Blueberry Pancake was a powerful power trio from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Formed in late 1968, it consisted of bassist and singer Tony Impavido, guitarist John Behrens, and drummer Geoff Rydell. This band honed their craft for several years, playing numerous concerts throughout Pennsylvania, building a large following and accumulating enough original material to record a demo. In 1970, they released a limited edition of fifty copies of the album "Heavy" for promotional purposes, which they self-produced. On this single album, the energetic power trio navigated a range of styles, from heavy acid rock, as heard on tracks like "Clown On A Rose" and "Hassles", to psychedelic blues rock, as seen on "Being In Town" and "Where's The Sun", and even forays into folk rock, as demonstrated on "Bad Boy Turns Good". After the release of this demo, the band shortened their name to Pancake, and some time later they would finally disband. This is another record highly sought after by collectors, with exorbitant sums being paid at various auctions for one of the original copies. However, many years later, more specifically in 2003, the German label Shadock Music recovered the original demos and reissued them on CD, with a new full-color cover design, replacing the austere and minimalist original sleeve.