Cactus - Cactus / One Way... Or Another [CD]

Formed\n in 1969 by former members of Vanilla Fudge - Tim Bogert on bass and \nCarmine Appice on drums - Cactus released their self-titled debut on the\n Atco label in 1970. Although originally slated to feature Rod Stewart \nand Jeff Beck, the line-up would be cemented by Jim McCarty (from Mitch \nRyder's Detroit Wheels and The Buddy Miles Express) on guitar and Rusty \nDay (from Ted Nugent\u2019s original band, The Amboy Dukes) on vocals \nand harmonica; the line-up that would record the band\u2019s first three LPs.\n\n \nAmong the originals on the first disc of this 2 CD set, are covers \nof Mose Allison's blues standard \u2018Parchman Farm\u2019 (also covered by \nproto-metal band Blue Cheer), plus Willie Dixon's \u2018You Can't Judge \na Book by the Cover\u2019.\n\n \nReleasing their second LP in 1971 (disc 2 of this set), \""One \nWay...Or Another\u201D was recorded at Jimi Hendrix\u2019s Electric Lady Studios \nin9