The Vinyl Countdown # 1844

Pretty Purdie, Soul Drums (1968)

You’ll recognise the title track as the break in Beck’s Devil’s Haircut. There’s a good chance you’ll recognise a few more breaks here – this is Bernard “Pretty” Purdie’s debut album as a leader; the most recorded drummer in the world. I can’t even remember where/when/how I got on to Bernard Purdie – but I think it was f…