The British heavy blues rock band Leaf Hound was formed in London in 1970 from the remnants of the Brunning Sunflower Blues Band and Black Cat Bones, in which the singer Peter French and his cousin, the guitarist Mick Halls, had honed their musical skills. With the brothers Derek Brooks on second guitar and Stuart Brooks on bass, alongside Keith George-Young on drums, the line-up was finally complete. They secured a record deal with the major label Decca, as well as a single day studio time at Spot Productions Studios in Mayfair, London, to record their debut album. The recordings took place in 1970 during a single eleven-hour session with Paul Lynton at the helm as producer. The result is a brilliant blend of blues rock, hard rock and psychedelia, recorded live and direct without excessive studio processing.

The magnificent, high-energy guitar riffs are hard and heavy, singer Peter French has a powerful, unmistakable voice and the outstanding presence of the rhythm section, bass and drums, forms a solid foundation. Curiously, their debut album was released in a small print run that very same year, but first in Germany on the Telefunken label as a self-titled LP, which even included a poster. The even rarer British Decca version was released a year later, featuring two additional tracks that were missing from the German edition. By the time the UK version was released in 1971, however, the band had already split up. Due to confusing or even entirely absent promotion, this gem of British heavy blues rock apparently got lost in the fog of that era. Today, this extremely rare cult album is regarded as a masterpiece and ranks among the most sought-after early hard rock records from the UK. It fetches absolutely astronomical prices on the collectors’ market.