Lovingly pinched from The Music Fix: Like every scene, the 70s British prog rock movement had its bands that came and went without creating a ripple - some justifiably, some inexplicably - and unfortunately Steel Mill were one such victim. Jewels Of The Forest (Green Eyed God Plus…) neatly brings together their sole album, 1972's Green Eyed God, along with the two singles that comprised the band's entire output. Also included are recently discovered demos, and, most surprisingly, a brand new track recorded earlier this year.

Green Eyed God was only released in Germany upon its completion in 1972 and it wasn't until 1975, long after the band's demise, that it appeared on domestic shores. Listening now to this little progressive masterpiece it is truly mystifying as to why any label would sit on this little gem, with its quintessentially English mix of prog, folk, hard rock and blues that at once has a broad enough spectrum to draw in fans of Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull and Led Zeppelin, and yet is a unique and characterful album brimming with great songs.

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