Esoteric Recordings
Review by Jason Barnard
It’s well known in music circles that Help Yourself, affectionately known as ‘The Helps’, are one of the finest bands of the 70s. However despite their prodigious talents they never quite captured the full attention of the mainstream.
Formed in London in 1970 to support singer songwriter Malcolm Morley the group embarked on an incredible prolific period on United Artists from 1971-73. Esoteric Recordings have just released ‘Reaffirmation’, a lavish anthology of those years, newly re-mastered from the original master tapes.
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This double CD draws from their albums and sought after single rarities to collect the best tracks of the West Coast inspired music. My personal favourites sound clearer than ever here: the stunning piano ballad ‘Deborah’, the bar room blues of ‘Strange Affair’ and the back to Beatles sounding ‘Candy Cane’.
