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All official Jerusalem band and Pussy band releases available from Rockadrome Records on Vinyl, CD and MP3

JERUSALEM

The first official Jerusalem band remastered reissue of this infamous metallic heavy rock album from 1972 produced by Deep Purple’s legendary frontman, Ian Gillan. The music is a menacing combination of over-the-top vocals and screaming lead guitars that could easily pass for something from the early 80s New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene, it’s that far ahead of it’s time. Originally released on the UK Deram/Decca label, and now a favorite among vinyl collectors, the album is now available on CD and Vinyl at Rockadrome Records from the original master tapes and also features pre-album demos, alternate mixes and a non-lp single track. The 20-page color booklet contains liner notes written by bassist Paul Dean, lyrics, press clippings and rare photos! A must-have for fans of 70s hard rock and also the early 80s NWOBHM sound.

"sledgehammer-heavy masterpiece of underground British rock" - Classic Rock Magazine

Rockadrome Records (http://www.rockadromerecords.com/)

PUSSY

Pussy – Invasion CD, released on Rockadrome’s Vintage label, features classic UK hard rock with post-Jerusalem band members Paul Dean and Ray Sparrow, along with Bob Cooke, who was eventually replaced by Brian Goff. The release contains 16 tracks, produced by Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), and recorded between 1972 and 1980, including both tracks from the groups only official release, a single from 1972 on the Deram/Decca label. 'Feline Woman' The expanded booklet contains extensive liner notes from bassist Paul Dean, along with lyrics and photos.

"Rockadrome unearths another lost early 70's gem! Formed out of the ashes of Jerusalem, musically it's straight forward hard rock. Tight, locked in drumming, Gibson guitars and some really catchy riffs make this an A list lost classic" Rob Haldy

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LYRICS

Jerusalem

FRUSTRATION

Tell me how you feel
Tell me love is real
Tell me what to do
Anything for you
Things you said are on my mind
I know it's gonna take some time
To find out what I know is true
I'm in love with you
If you don't want to know
Tell me and I'll go
I don't really mind
I don't have the time

I see you've got your man
You picked the worst to try
I told you who was who
Now it's up to you
I need to worry about myself
I'll find a way to get off the shelf
Girl, I'm finding something new
It's too late for you
For once I needed you
You haven't got a clue
And now it's all okay
A pity you can't stay

Ah!

Hey girl, will you never learn
Who do you think you're fooling
With your lying and your crying
You'll only be happy the day you see me dying

Oh yeah, that's the way it happens sometimes
None of us got love, alright

You know rough times
I know rough times
That you'd be by me
When you're older
And everythings over
Maybe then you will see
I'm a man who does what he can
To find some peace of mind
I know what you'll do is be untrue
And to me so unkind

Be good to me
Just treat me right, yeah

HOODED EAGLE

Long ot night thinking of you
Tears fill my eyes
All night long I sit alone
Searching the cloudy skies
The Eagle lifts his hooded head
Surveys the countryside
Looking for something to kill
Then starts the midnight ride

Alright, this martyr screams
You’ve nailed me to my bed
Imprisoned me to my dreams
Locked inside my head

Darkness you are my friend
I know your secret now
When someone falls along the way
Only you know how
The Panther lifts his blackened paw
And stalks the countryside
Searching for the thing to die
Then starts the midnight ride

I SEE THE LIGHT

I see the light
I see the dark
I see the way
I see the might

I see the child
I feel the womb
I feel the hole
Where the bullet went right on in

I remember not long ago
The child was happy, she wasn’t low
Her mother held her close as could be
For she could see what soon might be

A door flew open, a soldier burst in
He pulled the trigger, he knew no sin
Then he realised what he had done
His tears fell like golden rays from the sun

The child was crying, what a mess
The red blood trickled down her dress
The soldier fell in a heap on the floor
Oh yes, he was the one who would fight no more

He picked the child up, his hands all red
No more tears could the poor man shed
And into the distance so he walked
Cursing the gun that would no more talk
“I don’t want to kill no one”

MURDERERS LAMENT

Here I sit, I’m very sad
Am I really going mad?
They never seem to notice me
I’m all alone you see

It doesn’t matter how I try
Women seem to pass me by
Now the time begins to fly
I’m lonely

When the night comes I must go
Loneliness has become my foe
Must find that woman who is best
Lay her first then break her neck

That dirt that walks the street
Until some lonely man she meets
Then degrades him till he weeps
Then kicks him back into the street

Pretty flowers
I waste the hours
Watching birds go by
See the birdies fly
Hiding from the law
Hiding in the straw
See the pointed hats
Coming down the track
My heart begins to race
Will they find this place?
The hand upon my head
I know that I am dead

WHEN THE WOLF SITS

It’s the time of night when the Wolf sits
Alone and howls to the moon
It’s the time of night when a man
walks alone and ponders his doom
It’s the time for looking around
To see who’s waiting for you

You need a lover
I need a trip
We need each other
Before we slip
Into another dawn
Into another morning
Just like today and the day before
In fact I don’t know what I’m looking for
Right now

It’s the time of night when you look
To see whose head is on your pillow
It’s the time of night when you should be high
But you are really low
It’s the time for looking forward
To see where you can go

It’s the time of night when a man says to you
“Where did you die”?
It’s the time of night when the smile
On her face makes you cry
It’s the time for looking back and to wonder “Why”

MIDNIGHT STEAMER

In the dawn of the evening the
Beast has come to transport you
Three hooded Sirens are your crew
Your Captain is a skeleton
Just come on, just come on

Come on in the waters fine
And the midnight steamer appears on time
In the dawn of the evening people
Make love to make death
Your coffin is on the cabin shelf
Your journey is very long
Just come on, just come on

In the dawn of the evening a passage
Is reserved for you
The boat has come to transport you
You just can’t linger on
Just com on, just come on

PRIMITIVE MAN

Primitive Man, you knew what life was
Primitive Man,you can tell us because
Primitive Man, respected the Earth’s trust
And Primitive Man, you knew only lust

Ancient Woman, as natural as the day
Ancient Woman, with the men did play
Ancient Woman, lived her life with love
And Ancient Woman, saw beauty in a dove

Now I see right through you
New man, you are evil through and through
But she and I together can overcome forever

Primitive Man can be you
Ancient Woman can be too
So love is love forever
Why don’t you get it together?

BEYOND THE GRAVE

Love me, till the grass dies on my grave
Love me, till the earth rots my bones
For by then we shall have been joined
And new life will have crossed my loins

Someday we shall meet again
For death is only a minutes pain
Eternity carries forth the fire of love
That shall be fully sapped by us

And my love, my grave, will become just a spot
To mark a place where I once was
A hole in which a shell of mine was lost

Now we are joined in a place that is new
Life is life in which we are two
Come what may we’ll have time to play
And make love May after May
Year after year our bodies will meet
Continually joyful love will be sweet
Man and Wife will easily be lost
And bodies will glitter like fields of frost

SHE CAME LIKE A BAT FROM HELL

Well I recall, long ago
How “She came like a bat from hell”
Like the sun, like the moon
“She came like a bat from hell”
She was fire, she was desire
“She came like a bat from hell”
I stalked and I caught
“She came like a bat from hell”
We grew, like so few
“She came like a bat from hell”
We will, we shall
“She came like a bat from hell”

She was the Queen of the magic isle
Who came to eat my heart away
She filled me up with all her lies
And then returned down Satan’s way
When she left I wished her well
My lady, who was born in hell
Then I saw the blood on my hand
Knew I was destined for Satan’s land

KAMAKAZI MOTH

It’s over now you’ve gone
I guess I just went wrong
I go down by the beach
And watch the ebbing tide
And you are out of reach
Well, I guess I’m, I’m running wild

It’s over now you’ve gone
You fooled me all along
Walk alone in the night
There’s nothing I can hide
And you are out of sight
Yes, I guess I’m, I’m running wild

Moth flies into the candles flame
But you’ll realise it’s just the same
Moth flies into the candles flame
You’ll go to the fire from the fire you came

It’s over now you’ve gone
And you just travelled on
Guess you’ll never shed a tear
On your Kamakazi ride
And you are nowhere near
Yes, I guess I’m, I’m running wild

Moth flies into the candles flame
But you’ll realise it’s just the same
Moth flies into the candles flame
You’ll go to the fire from the fire you came........

Pussy

FELINE WOMAN I & II

Feline Woman

You know that I love you

Feline Woman

You know that I need you

Pussy won’t you come back

Feline woman

You scratch my heart

You claw my soul till I fall apart

Feline Woman

You know that I need you

Pussy won’t you come back

Feline Woman

You screwed my head up

Feline Woman

You’ll never give up

Pussy won’t you come back

Feline Woman

Slinks along

Stalks her prey

Then she kills at a run

Feline Woman

You know that I love you

Pussy won’t you come back

Pussy won’t you come back……….

I KEEP REMEMBERING YOU

I’ve been driving in my car for a million miles

Trying to drive myself away from you

And I’ve travelled in the light of a million stars

And every star is coloured pale blue

I’ve been driving in my pride for too many years

Trying to hide from what I know is true

And I’ve travelled through the thoughts of a lonely man

And this man just wants to get back to you

I keep remembering you

God help me what can I do

I keep remembering you

I’ve been driving in my car for a million miles

Trying to drive myself away from you

And I’ve travelled in the hopes of an optimist

This guy’s just got to find someone new

I keep remembering you

God help me what can I do

I keep remembering you

Take me away

Find me somebody new

Take me away

I’m sick of being hung up on you

I keep remembering you

God help me what can I do

I keep remembering you

IFO

Sirens are screaming what’s the use

IFO’s are on the loose

They came from the heavens, they came from the skys

They swarm through the cloud like a million flies

We gotta run run run

We gotta run run to the sun

Standing and staring won’t get you far

You’d better start running wherever you are

My blue eyed lover it’s time to go

The IFO’s are getting low

We gotta run, run, run

We gotta run run to the sun

Run, running free

Running you and me

Run, running wild

There’s nowhere we can hide

The IFO’s are getting low

The IFO’s are getting low, oh no

Run, running free

Running you and me

Run, running wild

There’s nowhere we can hide

Golden guns and silver suits

Metallic heads with iron boots

They come from the heavens they come from the sky’s

The Earthmen kill they know not why

Run, run, run

We gotta run run to the sun

Run, running free

Running you and me

Run, running wild

There’s nowhere we can hide

We gotta run, run run

We gotta run run to the sun

Run, running free

Running you and me

Run, running wild

There’s nowhere we can hide………

LADY ELLA

Lady Ella’s gotta mighty soul

Lady Ella’s gotta a voice of gold

She’s got rhythm, she’s got blues

Soul mamma nearly blew my mind

Today

Honky tonk lady sings a song for the Lord

Honky tonk lady gives her heart to the World

She’s got rhythm, she’s got blues

Soul mamma nearly blew my mind

Today

Lady Ella, Lady Ella

Lady Ella oh my soul

Lady Ella oh so bold

Lady Ella, she’s got soul

Boogie woogie lady brings a tear to my eye

Boogie woogie lady shimmy shiver my spine

She’s got rhythm, she’s got blues

Soul mamma nearly blew my mind

Soul mamma nearly blew my mind……….

MAN OF THIS WORLD

Took a little time to realise

Then it kinda hit me by surprise

More like the devil in the deep blue see

You gotta break the surface if you want to be

I grew until I touched the sky

I grew until I found out why

Now I am, a man of this World

I’m a man of this World

Same old story the same old end

You won’t find the straight til you’ve bridged the bend

Happy is the man who draws an ace

You gotta take a gamble to win the race

I played my card it wasn’t low

It turned up trumps and now I know

That I am, a man of this World

I’m a man of this World

Let it be let it be a mystery

Just like it was in history

Time will reveal when its run its course

Don’t jump the gun or you’ll bolt the horse

I grew until I touched the sky

And now I know the reason why

Yes I am, a man of this World

I’m a man of this World

That’s what I am………

I’m a man of this World……..

MOONSHINE

Moonshine

Any, any, any old time

Give me Moonshine

I don’t want no whisky or wine

Moonshine

Gonna make me walk the line

Moonshine

Gonna make me feel real fine

I gotta wild wicked bottle full of wild and wicked fun

If I’m feeling down

I take a little walk downtown

Meet a gambling gangster man

With the quietest cellar around

He gives me Moonshine

Any, any, any old time

Moonshine

Gonna make me feel so fine

I gotta wild wicked bottle full of wild and wicked fun

Moon shine on me

Lightning power

Milk of the Devils fire

See me shiver

As it slips down through my liver

Moonshine

Come on and hit me one more time

Moonshine

Baccus you can keep your wine

I gotta wild wicked bottle full of wild and wicked fun

I gotta wild wicked bottle full of wild and wicked fun……….

PIG MANSION

Rat infested OGY’s been molested, it’s mad

Plasters falling from the wall the ceilings coming down

Straw bales blocking up the hall we’re lucky not to drown

Bright neon lights, we’re on our way

Yesterday has gone, we’re here to stay

Polystirene soundproof, birds nest in the roof, it stinks

For two years now we’ve worked and how

A pop stars life is hard

Symphonies and jamming, kicking beer cans in the yard

Bright neon lights, we’re on our way

Yesterday has gone, we’re here to stay

Mammoth Marshall monster, smoke electric songster, hell

Someone’s found the band at last, the dawn of fortunes here

Dust has risen from the floor, Pig Mansion disappear

Bright neon lights, we’re on our way

Yesterday has gone, we’re here to stay

RIDING DOWN THE RED FLAG

Listen can you here the call you know you know

All over the seas

I can hear a cry for help so well so well

We gotta ride with speed

I can remember when we left

Freedom was a word that meant the best

Now I see a red flag of misery

Standing on the roots of liberty

We gotta ride through the winter

We gotta ride through the storm

We gotta ride home to England

We gotta ride ride ride

Gather up your horses and draw your swords

We’re going home to fight a war

Pick up the reins and down your glass

Blow your bugle for the past

Run through the rivers and over the hills

Across the plains that the desert fills

Smell the land that fills your heart

See the streets where you used to laugh

We gotta ride through the winter

We gotta ride through the storm

We gotta ride home to England

We gotta ride ride ride

We gotta ride ride ride…………

TAKE ME HOME

Sitting in the sky, waiting to die

Is there anyone there

Falling to the sun like a bullet from a gun

Does anyone care

They told me it was fine to travel through time

I’m going down down down

I told ‘em what would be but they didn’t want to see

I’m going down down down

Take me home

Somebody take me home

Take me home

Somebody take me home

Games of war where they kept the score

How did they fall

Men from space an alien race

I saw it all

I sent them back the pictures that they wanted to see

I’m going down down down

I told them I could change the face of history

I’m going down down down

Take me home

Somebody take me home

Take me home

Somebody take me home

Racing through space at a terrible pace

I’m going down down down

The radio is dead and the sky is getting red

I’m going down down down

Take me home

Somebody take me home

Take me home

Somebody take me home

THE KNIFE

Dark eyed lady’s up above me

Feel the gap begin to close

Smell the sweetness of her body

Taste the smile upon her rose

See the mountain peaks are growing

All the waves are brown and wild

There’s a smouldering inferno

And it’s waiting to explode

Cus I’m reeling and rolling to hell I must pay

And she’s crying and screaming her pain all away

Strike with the knife

Gonna twist in the blade

It’s easy

Lies in your eyes

Are now ghosts for the skys

It’s easy

See the sacred blade before me

Bathed in life that had to go

Now the rays of godly splendour

Shine throughout the ring of stone

Will the spirits now be honoured

Will the chariots all return

Have we crossed the hand that guides us

Have we sacrificed our souls

Cus I’m reeling and rolling to hell I must pay

And she’s crying and screaming her pain all away

Strike with the knife

Gonna twist in the blade

It’s easy

Lies in your eyes

Are now ghosts for the skys

It’s easy

PLACE IN THE SKY

I’m going to a place in the sky

I’m going there to live not to die

Speak to me now with your soul and your heart

From this hell that I’m leaving behind

Comfort me gently but weep you no more

My body is leaving my mind

I’m going to a place in the sky

I’m going there to live not to die

I’m going to a place in the sky

I’m going there to live not to die

Soon come the dawn you will pray you will mourn

For a love you no longer can find

Reach out in pain feel the cold and the rain

In the fullness of light you are blind

I’m going to a place in the sky

I’m going there to live not to die

SKA CHILD

See you now, my silver cow

Life has gone, you’re an old song

Ska Child

Tried too hard, now you’re scarred

Left to feed on your greed disease

Ska Child

Hard as stone on your glass throne

Why oh why did you never cry

Ska Child

Crown has gone cus you got it wrong

Took and took like a tarnished rook

Ska Child