The beginning of Robin Trower as a band, as opposed to Robin Trower as a musician in a band (Procol Harum), started on the release of Twice Removed From Yesterday way back in 1973.  If you followed music back then, the buzz was that Trower was a special talent that were lightyears away from his work in Procol Harum.  Twice Removed From Yesterday not only underscores that revelation but also reveals this Trower band trio to be one that attention should be paid to. 

This remastered Twice Removed From Yesterday reissue takes me back several decades, 37 years to be exact as of this writing.  Rock music was still a growing child, with great musicians like Robin Trower still a vital part of the musical landscape.  We had yet to receive Bridge of Sighs from this band; that album would catapult them into well-earned superstardom.  But Twice Removed From Yesterday is a splendid debut with a great set of tracks that offers strong AOR content like "Hannah," and still supply crafted singles potential like "Man of the World."

Iconoclassic Records reissue of Twice Removed From Yesterday is delivered with new remastering, and expanded with a bonus track (the B-side, "Take a Fast Train," to "Man of the World.") "Take a Fast Train" is an apt B-side tune that was no doubt edited to fit but also shows off a nice mid-song guitar lead by Trower. It also presents a nicely produced 8-page booklet with photos, a 4-page essay by Sterling Whitaker, and liner notes.

Twice Removed From Yesterday is shadowed by Bridge of Sighs, which is as it is.  But this remarkable debut gave Rock one of its favorite bands from the '70s.  Thanks to 'still interested' reissue labels like Iconoclassic we get the chance to revisit another time with better enhancements.