Orang‑Utan was a British hard rock group active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The band emerged from musicians associated with several North London groups, including members of the psychedelic outfit Jason Crest. Although short‑lived, the group became known for a single self‑titled album that later gained cult status among collectors of early 1970s guitar‑driven rock. The musicians who would form Orang‑Utan were drawn from various disbanding acts active in North London’s late‑1960s rock circuit. The lineup included young players—around nineteen to twenty years old—who had already developed reputations for their instrumental ability. The group was initially known as Hunter, a name inspired by the Albert King song of the same title. During this early period, the band recorded a series of demos with a different vocalist before the arrival of Nobby Clark, whose distinctive voice became central to their sound. Clark was known for his powerful delivery despite having only one functioning lung, a detail often noted in later accounts of the band. The group recorded an album’s worth of material at a then state‑of‑the‑art 16‑track studio in London. The recordings were intended for further development, but the band was unaware that the material had been taken and released without their consent. In 1971, the album Orang‑Utan appeared exclusively in the United States on Bell Records. The musicians only discovered the release by chance. The album was issued under the name Orang‑Utan after producer Adrian Miller—credited on the U.S. release—convinced the band’s manager to adopt the new name. Miller was later identified as the individual responsible for releasing the recordings without the band’s approval.
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ORANG UTAN 1971 Orang Utan (Full album)