Chicken Shack - Imagination Lady (1LP Coloured)

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: MOVLP4135C 
Barcode: 8719262044890 
Release Date: 09 Oct 2026
Genre: Blues

180 gram audiophile vinyl
Gatefold sleeve
UK blues at it's finest, line up: Webb, Glascock (Jethro Tull), and Hancox
Limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on translucent red coloured vinyl

Imagination Lady is the fifth long-player for Stan Webb's Chicken Shack and was released in 1972. Much in the same tradition as the great British bluesmen Alexis Korner and John Mayall, Webb's revolving-door personnel landed the band several notable members. For this album, Webb (guitar/vocals) gathered a trio consisting of himself, future Gods and Jethro Tull member John Glascock (bass), and Paul Hancox (drums). As with the previous Chicken Shack long-players, this disc features several Webb originals augmented with some well-chosen cover tunes. The album opens with a ferocious cover of B.B. King's "Crying Won't Help You." In a style akin to the Faces or even some of the rowdier moments from the Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac, this trio grinds out the blues with a decidedly English edge, followed by the folkie "If I Were a Carpenter". "Daughter of the Hillside" & is Webb's most impressive contribution to the album. This straight-ahead rocker is an ideal trio effort recalling the intense instrumentality of Cream or early Led Zeppelin.
The closing number "The Loser" is upbeat and almost pop-oriented, again displaying the immense strength of this Chicken Shack line up.
Imagination Lady is available as limited numbered edition of 1000 copies on translucent red coloured vinyl and comes in a gatefold sleeve.

Side A
1. Crying Won't Help You Now
2. Daughter Of The Hillside
3. If I Were A Carpenter
4. Going Down
Side B
1. Poor Boy
2. Telling Your Fortune
3. The Loser