Martha Velez Fiends & Angels (LP, Purple Vinyl, Ltd.)

(Real Gone) 12 Tracks

American Singer Martha Veléz’s 1969 Debut Album Featured One of the Most Remarkable Aggregations of Musical Talent Ever Assembled for a Recording Session

First You Had Veléz’s Powerful Pipes, Which Rivaled Janis Joplin’s in Their Range and Power

Then Producer Mike Vernon, Owner of the Blue Horizon Label That Released Fiends and Angels in the U.K., Called Up Some of His Heaviest Friends to Back Her

Appearing Are Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton of Cream, Brian Auger, Johnny Almond, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood of Traffic, Paul Kossoff of Backstreet Crawler, Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, Mitch Mitchell of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and Stan Webb of Chicken Shack Among Others

Veléz Entitled Fiends and Angels in Honor of the Session Musicians, Who, to Paraphrase Her, Were Fiends When Playing Music and Angels When Not

The Record Came Out on the Sire Label in the U.S., Which May Account for Its Lack of Commercial Success Since Sire Was Several Years Away from Its Ramones/Talking Heads Heyday

A Stone-Cold ‘60s Blues-Rock Classic

Real Gone Music’s Release Is the First American Vinyl Reissue and the First Vinyl Reissue of Any Kind in Nearly 50 Years

Original Gatefold Artwork from the Sire Release

Purple Vinyl Pressing

Limited Edition of 700 Copies