Charge

2007 digitally remastered reissue of this album, originally released in the Summer of 1971. Charge was Paladin's second and final album. Formed the previous year by Keith Webb and Pete Solley (both ex-members of Terry Reid's band), Paladin encompassed all that was experimental in early 70's rock. Fusing the worlds of Jazz, Rock and ethnic Cuban music, Paladin's second album was both more progressive and hard edged in nature to their debut. Adorned in a striking sleeve designed by Roger Dean, the album became known as much for it's sleeve as the excellent music within. Recorded at the Beatles' Apple studios and engineered by Geoff Emerick, the album was Paladin's finest hour featuring the classics "Give Me Your hand" and "Anyway". Esoteric.