Jerusalem

An obscure British band that came and went as hard rock was turning into heavy metal, Jerusalem issued one subpar album in the genre in 1972. The self-titled record was produced by Ian Gillan of Deep Purple, and though they did start a second album with Gillan, it never came out.
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Ian Gillan's thoughts about the guys & working with the album:
"This is the first album by Jerusalem, a band which excites me very much; they are rough, raw and doomy with their own strong identity. As they are young and a bit green, they don't follow many rules, so their material is almost crude - but still immensely powerful in content.
I believe that, whenever possible, the work of writers and players in their formative stages should be recorded; before inhibition and self-consciousness set in, before fire and aggression die down, and while they are still absorbing influences and doing things which others might consider 'uncool'. Most important though, before they might develop that self-imposed rigidity which afflicts so many. I hope none of these things happen to Jerusalem, we'll have to wait and see, this album is just in case.
I hope you like it as much as I do."
Jerusalem in studio & rehearshal