Beautiful 1973 White Label Original With The Original Billingsgate Inner Sleeve. Clean Cut Out Hole. Appears Unplayed. “Although They Would Develop A More Prog-Influenced Style, This Debut Album Finds Lucifer's Friend Living Up To Their Sinister Name By Performing Heavy, Keyboard-Textured Rock In The Vein Of Deep Purple Or Uriah Heep. It Gets Off To A Thunderous Start With "Ride The Sky," A Punchy Rocker Built On A Rumbling, Guitar-Fuelled Melody Reminiscent Of "The Immigrant Song" By Led Zeppelin. From There, The Band Works Its Way Through A Series Of Songs That Combine Heavy Guitar Riffs With Often-Complex Arrangements That Border On Prog Rock: "Keep Goin'" Builds From Organ-Led Verses Into A Guitar-Dense Jam Driven Home By John Lawton's Wailing Vocals, And The Title Track Effectively Contrasts Heavy Guitar-Laden Verses With An Eerie Chorus Full Odd Keyboard And Vocal Effects To Create Its Spooky Atmosphere. Another Highlight Is "In The Time Of Job When Mammon Was A Yippie," An Eccentric But Fun Rocker Featuring Lawton Delivering An Odd Take On Biblical History Over A Steady Hard Rock Groove From The Band. A Downside Of The Album Is That It Lacks The Varied Instrumental Textures That Would Make Lucifer's Friend's Later Work So Interesting, But It Makes Up For This Problem With A Consistently High Level Of Energy, Clever Arrangements, And A Full-Throttle Vocal Performance From Lawton. All In All, Lucifer's Friend Is A Solid Debut And A Worthwhile Album For Any Listener Interested In The Roots Of Heavy Metal.” Donald A. Guarisco, AMG.