''The Devil's Touch'' is the first of three compilation albums by

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. This compilation collects some of Lucifer's Friend's best songs from their first album ''

'' (1970) up to '' Mind Exploding'' (1976) (excluding, however 1972's, ''

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''). This compilation was released by

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in 1976. The other compilation would be released by

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in 1980, which was called '' Rock Heavies: Lucifer's Friend''.

Track listing

# Blind Boy - 4:46 # Baby You're a Liar - 3:55 # Rock’n Roll Singer - 4:21 # Dirty Old Town - 4:46 # Closed Curtains - 6:02 # In the Time of Job when Mammon Was a Yippie - 4:04 # Groovin’ Stone - 5:18 # Ride the Sky - 2:55 # High Flying Lady-Goodbye - 3:43 # Free Hooker - 7:17

Personnel

* John Lawton – lead vocals * Peter Hesslein – lead guitars, vocals * Peter Hecht – keyboards * Dieter Horns – bass, vocals * Joachim Reitenbach – drums (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) * Curt Cress – drums (tracks 1 and 10) * Herbert Bornholdt – percussion, vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10) *

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