Billy T.K.'s Powerhouse - Life Beyond The Material Sky: The St. James Concert download mp3 flac

Added an image of a numbered copy inner sleeve. The other image with numbers doesn't correspond with any numbering system I've seen on any other Little Wing release & isn't present on my copy (bought direct from the label).

My copy of this was a promo, maybe the photo was just part of the press pack I received with it?

A little-known lost gem, only ever released as a double album in Germany in the early 90's to my knowledge. It's a tasty one. An extraordinary Santana meets Hendrix style trippy fusion fronted by Maori guitar wizard Billy T.K. fresh out of Human Instinct. There are lots of wicked grooves and plenty of long tracks featuring dazzling guitars solos. Hot and really cooking! Although Billy T.K. is still around, it seems that he never did anything else like this.Here's my original review in Audion #22, published in July 1992It seems obvious that Maori guitarist Billy TK felt constrained within the band Human Instinct, they didn't have the inclination for his penchant of free riffing rock and fusion. Thus he left and formed his own group. This double album is the first released document of a classic band, live recordings circa 1975, mostly instrumental and featuring the guitar most extensively. Who would have guessed a Maori could sound so good? Elements of Mahavishnu Orchestra, classic Santana, the hippy rock jams of Sweet Smoke or Quicksilver. And most of the tracks are lengthy, there are only eight throughout its four sides! There's no way I could pick out a favourite track, the whole of it is quite astounding - almost endless guitar solos played with such dexterity and feeling that it's almost too much! Only one problem, being split onto four sides of a double album one loses the flow of the concert. A pity Little Wing don't release CD's, then one could experience the whole masterwork uninterrupted!

'Whoever guessed a Maori could sound so good?" Come on man. Whowever guessed a pakeha could sound so racist?

Cool review, but such a shocker to say that about maori. You ought to remove that.

The first pressing was a numbered edition of 500.Inner sleeves have a small amount of info about Billy TK and the band line-up for the Oct '75 concert this is taken from.

Picture added, better late than never...

Anyone got a picture of one with 500 numbering? I understood there were 2000. Mine, however, was a promo and comes with a press release insert too.