BUDGIE - Never Turn Your Back Orig UK 1973 1st Press Black Label £120 Metallica

Budgies 3rd UK Release `Never Turn Your Back On A Friend` contained the classic original version of `Breadfan` as covered by Metallica. Released in 1973 on the Black & Silver MCA Label (MDKS 8010) in a Matt finish Gatefold Sleeve with Roger Dean Artwork, it quickly bought the band the attention they deserved and featured the magical `Parents`, these originals were easy to find not so long ago but now they are becoming rare with a copy selling in 2025 for £124 on ebay and up to £220 on discogs, worth looking out for. The second UK issue featured `The MCA Rainbow design`, this album has been reissued many times but this original UK 1st Issue is the one to look for!

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Side 1
1. Breadfan 0:00
2. Baby Please Dont Go 6:10
3. You Know I`ll Always Love You 11:43
4. You`re The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk 13:54

Side 2
1. In The Grip Of A Tyrefitter`s Hand 22:46
2. Riding My Nightmare 29:09
3. Parents 31:54

Budgie were a Welsh heavy metal band from Cardiff. The band formed in 1967, and recorded a demo the following year.

In 1971, their first album was blues-oriented hard rock and produced by Rodger Bain, released by MCA. Later records found Budgie gradually moving into a harder and more aggressive sound. The band, usually a classic power trio with the occasional keyboard player, released ten albums, with MCA, A&M, and RCA, between 1971 and 1982, attracting a fair number of fans and achieving modest commercial success.

Budgie were one of the earliest heavy metal bands, and according to Garry Sharpe-Young they were a seminal influence on many acts of that scene, particularly the new wave of British heavy metal, and later acts such as Metallica. The band have been noted as "among the heaviest metal of its day".