Damnation of Adam Blessing
	
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Personnel:
RAY BENICK 	bs 	A 	B
ADAM BLESSING 	vcls 	A 	B
BOB KALAMASZ 	gtr, vcls 	A 	B
JIM QUINN 	gtr, vcls, perc 	A 	B
BILL SCHWARK 	drms 	A 	B
KEN CONSTABLE 			B
 

ALBUMS:
1(A) 	THE DAMNATION OF ADAM BLESSING 	(United Artists UAS 6738) 	1969 181
2(A) 	SECOND DAMNATION 	(United Artists UAS 6773) 	1970
3(B) 	WHICH IS THE JUSTICE 	(United Artists UAS 5533) 	1971

NB: (1) reissued (Akarma AK 100) 2000. (2) reissued (Akarma AK 101) 2000. (3) reissued (Akarma AK 102) 2000. (1)-(3) reissued as a 3-CD box set (Akarma AK 102/3) 2000.  

45s:
1.Morning Dew/Cookbook 	(United Artists 50609) 	1969
2.Last Train To Clarksville/Lonely 	(United Artists 50666) 	1970 -
3.Back To The River/Driver 	(United Artists 50726) 	1970 102
4.Fingers On A Windmill/Leaving It Up To You 	(United Artists 50819) 	1971 -
5.Cookbook/Leaving It Up To You 	(United Artists 50912) 	1972 -
 

From Cleveland, Ohio, a good psych hard rock outfit which did achieve some modest commercial success. Their first album is excellent, with surprising covers of Last Train To Clarksville, Morning Dew and You Don't Love Me, plus a good original penned by William "Bill" Constable. The Second Damnation is also interesting, with Back To The River, Money Tree and In The Morning. There's already a Southern rock feel in some songs.

After three albums, they renamed themselves Glory and released an LP on Avalanche in 1973.

Eric Stevens, who later worked with Brownsville Station, produced their albums and Bill Schwark had previously played with The Alarm Clocks.

Compilation appearances have included: Eve on A Lethal Dose Of Hard Psych (CD). 

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THE DAMNATION OF ADAM BLESSING 1969
1. COOKBOOK
2. MORNING DEW
3. LE VOYAGE
4. YOU DON'T LOVE ME
5. STRINGS AND THINGS
6. LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE
7. DREAMS
8. HOLD ON
9. LONELY

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DAMNATION - SECOND DAMNATION 1970
1. NO WAY
2. DEATH OF A VIRGIN
3. DRIVER
4. EVERYONE
5. BACK TO THE RIVER
6. MONEY TREE
7. BA-DUP
8. NEW YORK CITY WOMAN
9. IN THE MORNING
10. SMILE

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DAMNATION - WHICH IS THE JUSTICE, WHICH IS THE THIEF 1971
1. FINGERS ON A WINDMILL
2. WE DON'T NEED IT
3. EASY COME EASY GO
4. RUNNING AWAY
5. TURNED TO STONE
6. PLEASE STAY MINE
7. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I JUST CAN'T GO ON
8. LEAVING IT UP TO YOU
9. SWEET DREAM LADY 

The Band:
Adam Blessing - Lead Vocals
Ray Benich - Bass Guitar
Kenny Constable - Lead & Supporting Vocals
Jimmy Quinn - Rhythm Guitar - Supporting Vocals
Bobby Kalamasz - Lead Guitar - Supporting Vocals
Billy Schwark - Drums - Percussio

AkArma 100-102