Hard to Beat (Pretty Face)

As implied by the name, Rough Power includes the original mixes of most of the songs from Raw Power (and in the same order):  “Search and Destroy”, “Gimme Danger”, “Hard to Beat (Pretty Face)”, “Penetration”, “Raw Power”, “I Need Somebody”, and “Death Trip”.  The third track was originally called “Hard to Beat”, while its name on the official Raw Power album is “Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell”.  According to the song listings, these songs were recorded on March 10, 1972 and April 10, 1972.

 

The only Raw Power song that is not included is “Shake Appeal”, but there are two other mixes of this song later in the CD; and “Shake Appeal” is well represented on another Iguana Chronicles album as discussed below.  However, it is still hard to understand why the full album would not have been presented by, say, including the mix of “Shake Appeal” that is provided near the end of the CD.

 

(December 2017)