RAMATAM - RAMATAM US 1972

Ramatam was a 1970s rock band featuring Mike Pinera on guitar and vocals, April Lawton on lead guitar, and Mitch Mitchell on drums.
Ramatam was notable for having Lawton, a female lead guitarist. Tom Dowd produced their self-titled debut album in 1972. Pinera was known for his work with Blues Image ("Ride Captain Ride") and Iron Butterfly. Mitchell had been a member of The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The group also included some former members of Janis Joplin's Big Brother and The Holding Company.Joining Pinera, Mitchell and Lawton on the debut album were Russ Smith as bass player, contributor of one song and co-writer on two other collective tunes on the album, and multi-instrumentalist Tommy Sullivan, who co-wrote three songs with Lawton in addition to the two that all five members of this version of the band are credited on. Sullivan had been arranger and musical director of The Brooklyn Bridge, where Lawton is rumored to have been a guitarist. Plaat en hoes zijn super