Help Yourself were a terrific, idiosyncratic band that straddled the line separating prog and pub rock in the era both sounds were at their peak.
Unlike the vast majority of prog bands, Help Yourself were grounded in country-rock, blues, and folk (which includes British folk), not pop, classical, and jazz, and unlike most pub rockers, they had an expansive definition of rock & roll that stretched far beyond boogie. This elasticity is what made the band interesting, both then and now, and it’s showcased on the terrific 2014 compilation Reaffirmation: An Anthology 1971-1973, a double-disc set that has the bulk of their highlights and captures all their delightfully odd quirks.
This anthology gathers together the essential tracks from all of their albums released by…
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…United Artists, newly re-mastered from the original master tapes.
CD1
1. Running Down Deep
2. I Must See Jesus for Myself
3. Paper Leaves
4. Old Man
5. Deborah
6. Street Songs
7. Strange Affair
8. Brown Lady
9. Heaven Row
10. The All Electric Fur Trapper
11. Deanna Call and Scotty
12. Many Ways of Meeting
13. Alabama Lady
14. Reaffirmation
15. Passing Through
CD2
1. She’s My Girl
2. American Mother
3. Mommy Won’t Be Home for Christmas
4. Johnny B. Goode
5. Candy Kane
6. Who Killed Paradise
7. It Has to Be
8. Man, We’re Glad to Know You
9. Blown Away
10. Virginia
11. I’ve Got Beautiful You
12. Eddie Waring (Live)