Artist: Tear Gas
Album: Discography
Country: UK
Genre: Hard rock, Prog Rock
Release: 2019
Quality: FLAC | lossless

Tear Gas, the Scottish rock outfit, released a pair of albums in the early ’70s that vividly highlighted their talents for guitar-based rock. Though the band kept up a rigorous touring schedule, it only really paid off once a few band members joined with Alex Harvey as The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Still, Esoteric’s reissues of Piggy Go Getter (in its first-ever official CD release) and its follow up Tear Gas show the band’s early promise.

The Glasgow-based group originally formed in the tail end of the ’60s and included Eddie Campbell on keys, Zal Cleminson on guitar, Chris Glen on bas and vocals, Gilson Lavis on drums, and Andi Mulvey on vocals. By 1970, their lineup had changed.

Albums:
1970 - Piggy Go Getter
1. Lost Awakening - 3:29
2. Your Woman's Gone And Left You - 2:26
3. Night Girl (David Batchelor, Zal Cleminson, Chris Glen) - 5:43
4. Nothing Can Change Your Mind - 3:36
5. Living For Today - 3:01
6. Big House - 3:38
7. Mirrors Of Sorrow (David Batchelor, Zal Cleminson, Chris Glen) - 5:56
8. Look What Else Is Happening (David Batchelor, Zal Cleminson, Chris Glen) - 5:04
9. I'm Fallin' Far Behind (David Batchelor, Zal Cleminson, Richard Monro) - 3:00
10.Witches Come Today - 3:18

1971 - Tear Gas
1. That's What's Real (Davey Batchelor, Zal Cleminson) - 6:03
2. Love Story  (Ian Anderson) - 7:00
3. Lay It On Me  (Davey Batchelor, Zal Cleminson) - 3:44
4. Woman For Sale  (Davey Batchelor, Zal Cleminson) - 4:23
5. I'm Glad (Davey Batchelor, Zal Cleminson) - 5:43
6. Where Is My Answer (Davey Batchelor, Zal Cleminson) - 5:54
7. a. Jailhouse Rock (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)
...b. All Shook Up  (Elvis Presley, Otis Blackwell) - 5:44
8. The First Time (Davey Batchelor, Zal Cleminson) - 4:47

Members:
Eddie Campbell (organ, piano, vocals, 1970-71), Alexander «Zal» Cleminson (guitar, vocals), Hugh McKenna (keyboards, 1971-72), Chris Glen (bass, vocals), Ted McKenna (drums, 1970-72), Andy Mulvey (lead vocals, 1969-70), David Batchelor (lead vocals, keyboards, 1970-71), Gilson Lavis (drums, 1969-70), Richard «Wullie» Monro (drums, tambourine, maraccas, Chinese finger cymbals, vocals, 1969-70)