

Open (2025 Reissue)
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Julie Driscoll’s arrival on the album’s B side brings a sharp shift in tone. Her smoky, emotive vocals inject a soulful depth, notably on covers of Otis Redding & Carla Thomas hit 'Tramp', Aretha's 'Save Me' and The Staples Singers ‘Why Am I Treated So Bad". With original numbers 'Break It Up' and 'A Kind Of Love In' we hear the Auger / Driscoll pop infused R&B at its very best, whilst the version of Donovan’s 'Season of the Witch' stretches out into a slow-burning epic. In 2025, Open is viewed as a cult classic and testament to a unique period when genre boundaries were fluid and artistic risk-taking was the norm. Brian Auger & The Trinity’s debut captures the adventurous energy of the late 1960s. 58 years later, its importance in the development of British jazz fusion and progressive bands that followed is undeniable, with The Charlatans Tim Burgess recently commenting on Auger's Instagram that The Trinity were a 'huge influence'.
Released: June 2025
Cat: SBM18LP
Label: Soul Bank Music
A1. In And Out
A2. Isola Natale
A3. Black Cat
A4. Lament For Miss Baker
A5. Goodbye Jungle Telegraph
B1. Tramp
B2. Why (Am I Treated So Bad)
B3. A Kind of Love In
B4. Break It Up
B5. Season of the Witch
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