Blood To Let (1972)

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BLOOD TO LET
Megaphone
released 1972

INCLUDES

              Blood To Let
              Brain Drain
              Feel The Flesh
              Razor-Blade Love
              Sally She-Devil
              Swinging Blade (Cut Me Down To Size Again)

BLOOD TO LET was meant to be Tap's darkest album to date - the cover alone shows the Alice Cooper-esque approach the band took when writing its songs. Naturally, the band insisted that the record be released on Halloween night. (This gimmick turned out to be pointless, as sales were still as low as ever.)
Rare as it is, this album is the subject of a grisly urban legend. Rumor has it that a teenager was once found dead next to a turntable on which was the BLOOD TO LET record. Coroners reported the cause of death as "boredom."
In a rare case of Tap allowing one of their songs to be used in a commercial, a 2004 Dentyne ad contained a slightly rewritten version of “Feel the Flesh” entitled “Feel the Fresh.” (However, this new version was not performed by Spinal Tap.)
Despite the seemingly suicidal lyrics of “Razor-Blade Love,” this Derek Smalls-penned number is in fact a coded autobiography of Derek’s early 1972 stint in rehab for his cocaine addiction.