Superior Reputation cementing
As Safe As Yesterday Is
IMMEDIATE, 1969
umble Pie’s most broadspectrum album was actually their debut. Rock, blues, folk, mod… You can still hear the Small Faces influence: the rustic, semiacoustic was written by SF keyboardist Ian McLagan, who rehearsed with and were originally credited to Marriott and SF bassist Ronnie Lane, and recorded months earlier by ‘French Elvis’ Johnny Halliday. Delights include the Steppenwolf cover and the epic Frampton and Marriott demi-title track .
