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brown, pete – a meal you can shake hands ... (2 x 33rpm lp)
[PP 752]

36,78EUR

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MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 2 x 180gr 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
CONDITION RECORD M mint
COVER Gatefold
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE http://petebrown.co.uk

MUSICIANS

Pete Brown – vocals, trumpet
Nisar A. Khan tenor sax
Dick Heckstall-Smith – tenor sax
Chris Spedding - guitar
Charlie Hart - organ
Butch Porter – bass, vocals
Rob Tait – drums, tambourine, vocals, guira
Pete Bailey - conga

TRACKS

dark lady - 5:23
the old man - 5:29
station song - 3:25
the politican - 12:16
rainy taxi girl - 4:49
morning call - 2:51
sandcastle - 9:25
travelling blues - 12:09

REVIEW

Pete Brown was a Londoner and a veteran of the underground scene

Born in 1940, he first came to prominence as a poet

He was just 14 when his first poem appeared in "Evergreen Revue" in the US

Then in the early sixties he worked alongside another British poet Mike Horowitz

His direct involvement with rock music came when he was asked to form a songwriting partnership with Jack Bruce to write lyrics for Cream

The partnership proceeded to produce the lyrics for many of their finest songs: "Wrapping Paper", "I Feel Free", "Sunshine Of Your Love" and "White Room"

After the demise of Cream, Brown continued to write with Bruce but also began his own recording career with The Battered Ornaments who included Chris Spedding

After an initial 45, which with its wailing saxes and effective vocals was underrated, the band recorded this album which was a mixture of jazz-rock and blues

"Dark Lady", "The Old Man and Station Song" were among the fine tracks and the latter later got a further airing on the "Before Singing Lessons" compilation

"Station Song" and "Dark Lady" had earlier featured along with "Travelling Blues" on the ultra-rare promo-only Harvest Sampler in 1969

Brown then suffered the humiliation of being thrown out of the band the night before they had a Hyde Park gig with The Rolling Stones

Brown's response was to form a new band, Piblokto!

This release breaks the long sides down to four sides of vinyl which enhances the sound quality considerably

Also of interest is that it has been mastered in the same studio at Abbey Road as was the initial release and from the same original analogue tape masters

RECORDING 1969
ENGINEER --
RE MASTERING --
RE RELEASED May 2012
AVERAGE RATING 4 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas Germany
MADE IN Germany / England
STYLE Pop / Rock / Prog Rock
AVAILABLE as long as inventory

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This product was added to our catalog on Friday 27 April, 2012.