Randy Holden
Population III


Tracks:

1. Living End
2. Sands Of Time
3. Land Of The Sun
4. Swamp Stomp
5. Money's Talkin'

Line-Up:

Randy Holden - Guitar, Lead Vocals, Harmonica
Randy Pratt - Bass Bobby Rondinelli – Drums
Randy Pratt - Harmonica (track 1)

Record Label / Year of Release:

RidingEasy Records 2022

Notes:

Randy Holden, you might know him from bands such as The Other Half, Blue Cheer, or for all the surf rockers out there, The Fender IV/Sons of Adam. Recently Holden came back on the radar with his classic 1970 record Population II being reissued in 2020 by top stoner, doom, and psych label RidingEasy Records.

Population III comprises of tracks that were cut back in 2010 and features Holden himself along with Cactus’ Randy Pratt and one-time Black Sabbath/Blue Öyster Cult/Rainbow drummer Bobby Rondinelli, these had until now remained unreleased. Holden mentions in the promo notes that ‘A year ago, in 2021 I listened to the songs and was delightfully surprised,’ and that he believes it to be ‘the best album I’ve ever done’, all of which sounds incredibly promising.