![]() The single became a hit in both the US and UK and boosted album sales significantly. It was the track “I’m Going Home”, which threw Ten Years After into commercial stardom. The shortest track which was the Gershwin cover “Summertime” clocked in at 5:44 and the band original “I May Be Wrong, But I Won’t Be Wrong Always” took up 9:49 worth of space on the album. The album contained only 5 tracks however, they were considerably more lengthy than the standard pop song. It flaunted the band’s deep understanding of blues and boogie music, paying a particular amount of attention to jump blues. “Undead” was recorded live in an intimate jazz club in London called Klooks Kleek. Their second album “Undead” more than made up for the insecure start set by their previous release. Though the release did not receive enthusiastic reviews, it created awareness of their presence and gave them a chance to showcase their potential. The album featured 4 cover songs, two of those being Willie Dixon compositions “Spoonful” and “Help Me”. In 1967 they entered in a recording contract with a subsidiary of Decca called Deram and released their self-titled debut. They changed it to Blues Trip upon signing Chris Wright as their manager and to Blues Yard during their show at the Marquee Club. The band altered their name two more times before settling on Ten Yeats After. This same year they completed their official lineup with the addition of keyboardist Chick Churchill. They became very popular locally but branched off to London in 1966 to play with the Ivy League. ![]() ![]() The group would later assume the name Jaybirds and then Ivan Jay and the Jaymen. The band after several name and line up changes would morph into Ten Years After. Prior to the band’s formation several core members were in a group called Ivan Jay and the Jaycats. Front man Alvin Lee led an assortment of virtuoso musicians in Ten Years After, which included guitarist Chick Churchill, drummer Rick Lee, and bassist Leo Lyons. ![]()
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