AEROSMITH – 1971; The Road Starts Hear (2022)

American rock legends AEROSMITH will release “Aerosmith – 1971: The Road Starts Hear“, a rare and previously unheard material from 1971, on CD and digital. The effort was originally only available as a limited-edition cassette & vinyl release for Record Store Day in 2021. The heavily sought-after RSD release quickly sold out and debuted on the Billboard 200, hitting No. 2 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart.
According to the band, these are AEROSMITH first known recordings recently discovered in their ‘Vindaloo vault’, the original tape had not been touched in decades. This historic recording features seven extraordinary tracks showcasing the early, unbridled talent of the future Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame members including a nascent version of “Dream On”, which they would later record and release on their 1973 eponymous major label debut.
The sound quality is impressive considering the source, clean and clear.

The landmark early recording was made with Perry’s Wollensak reel-to-reel tape machine in 1971 by Mark Lehman who owned the infamous van and became AEROSMITH’s one-man road crew, either in the band’s Boston rehearsal room in front of a few select friends or at a rehearsal the band did during a soundcheck for an early show.
All that is certain is that the tape captures a young, hungry rock band one year before being discovered and signing with Columbia Records and two years before their self-titled major label debut was released that helped catapult the band to one of the biggest rock acts of all time.

“The Road Starts Hear” features early recordings of gems such as “Somebody”, “Movin’ Out”, “Walkin’ The Dog”, “Mama Kin” and an early version of AEROSMITH’s classic ballad “Dream On”, all of which would later be recorded for their landmark debut.
Other tracks include “Reefer Head Woman”, which would later be recorded for their 1979 album “Night In The Ruts”, and the track “Major Barbara”, a song that would be featured on their 1986 release “Classics Live”.
Highly Recommended

01 – Intro
02 – Somebody
03 – Reefer Head Woman
04 – Walkin’ The Dog
05 – Movin’ Out
06 – Major Barbara
07 – Dream On
08 – Mama Kin

Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Percussion – Steven Tyler
Guitar – Brad Whitford
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Joe Perry
Bass – Tom Hamilton
Drums – Joey Kramer

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