Khavas Jute – Wide Open

The OG is now a 4 figure record but there is a reissue circa 1994 from Germany, supposedly cut from the tape, that is decent for modest money. Although it is considered prog rock, it pushes hard on psych elements. Early Australian rock band-Bob Daisley, one of the founding members, is known for his later work with Chicken Shack, Ozzy, Gary Moore and Heep. 

Recommended. 

Eric: you losing it bro. My buddy, Jim Hoke, played with them for a long time. We've seen them at festivals, at the Bottom Line, etc. Saw the splinter groups too. I'm a fan. Best,

@djohn- at this point, I have the German reissue, which is fine and gettable for around $60 or so US. The OG is a big leap--there is one on Discogs now, asking 4 figures. I usually don’t pay that kind of money for any record. I’ve found that if I’m patient, I can sometimes land such a record much cheaper-- but I don’t like noisy or scratched records. So, at this point, unless you won the lottery or similar, I guess I’d recommend the German reissue from 1994. You will see a comment on Discogs from someone who said the OG is far more vivid. That would not surprise me. Great record, eh? Good hunting. This is part of the fun. :)

PS: stay very far away from the Akarma reissue-- those records are of questionable provenance and are uniformly bad sounding. 

@mitchagain - I got to see Russ Kunkel and Leland Sklar a few weeks ago backing Lyle Lovett here at ACL in Austin. I knew them from the old days, it was great to hear them. Still in top form. 

I'll throw one more down- Brian Davison, Every Which Way- it sounds like early Traffic, blues shouter, rock, jazz. The U.S. Mercury pressing is fine and shouldn't cost big. Davison was the drummer for The Nice and put this one and done together after Keith Emerson left to go to ELP. It is from the period, has the mojo and sounds good.