dinsdag 4 september 2012

Mountain - Mountain Live: The Road Goes Ever On (1972)

"Mountain Live: The Road Goes Ever On" is the fourth album by hard rock band Mountain. Released following the band's first breakup in 1972, Windfall Records would compile the album using old live material. Mountain would later reform in 1974. The title comes from J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit.
If you want a full album's worth of Mountain in concert, this is the one to have. It showcases the best of what it was that made Mountain as strong a concert attraction as a studio one in the original quartet's brief but memorable existence. "Long Red" (a track from Leslie West's solo exercise, "Mountain," of early 1969) leads off genially, but then the band gets down to serious business. West's "Waiting To Take You Away" pries open a hole for what would become in due course the power ballad and rounds it off with some pretty, spiky guitar playing. "Crossroader," as derivative a blues as can be found, gets a roaring take thanks to West's howling slide guitar and Felix Pappalardi's rumbling bass. The real treat, though, is an extended performance of "Nantucket Sleighride" which surges, ebbs, and pulls firmly into port with some of the band's loveliest and most ethereal playing. This was the last of four albums from the original working quartet; the ultimate verdict has to be that, though they made some lovely music and at their best fired a rare lyricism into what became heavy metal music, Mountain never quite lived up to their promise in the end. They did go on, of course, in a slightly new configuration a couple of years after the original band broke up, but it was far from the same.

Track listing

1.  "Long Red"  (West/Pappalardi/Ventura/Landsberg)  - 5:44
2.  "Waiting to Take You Away"  (West)  - 4:40
3.  "Crossroader" (Pappalardi/Collins)  - 6:22
4.  "Nantucket Sleighride" (Pappalardi/Collins)  - 17:33

Released:  April 1972
Recorded at:  Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York, August 16, 1969 (Tracks 1-2)
Genre:  Hard rock
Length:  34:28
Label:  Island Records
Producer:  Felix Pappalardi

Personnel
Leslie West - guitar, vocals
Felix Pappalardi - bass, vocals
Corky Laing - drums
Steve Knight - organ

maandag 3 september 2012

Wolfman Jack - Wolfman Jack And The Wolfpack (1965)

With his trademark howls, distinctive gravelly voice (almost the personification of the R&B music he loved so well), and flamboyant but laid-back cool, radio personality Wolfman Jack tore up the airwaves of the 1960s with the dangerous, subversive sounds of black rhythm & blues, a new kind of ethnic music that had been thus far banned from mainstream AM radio. Broadcasting from the X, a shadowy but powerful radio station located just across the Mexican border, the Wolfman was an enigma to most of his audience. His voice, accent, and style revealed nothing of his origins, which turned out to be humble.
He was born Robert Weston Smith in Brooklyn and spent much of his time growing up trying to stay out of gangs and other forms of trouble, preferring instead to nurture his love of pop radio. A high school dropout who would later excel in broadcasting school, Smith started out as a gofer for the Paramount radio network, the home of his hero Alan Freed. This led to experience at a New Jersey station and then night classes at Virginia's National Academy of Broadcasting. Graduating at the top of his class, Smith found work at a station in Shreveport, LA. Though popular there, Smith had bigger goals and moved to Mexico, to work first at XERF-AM (where he began developing his new lycanthropic character) and then the powerful XERB-AM in 1965. It was there that Wolfman became a radio legend. At the height of his popularity, the identity of the mysterious W.J. was the subject of widespread media speculation and thanks largely to his influence, R&B music was making its way into the mainstream.

Track list

01.  Can't Sit Down  - 2:22  
02.  Money  - 2:21  
03.  I Need Your Lovin' - 1:39  
04.  Hand Jive  - 1:55  
05.  Wolfman Boogie, Pt 2  - 2:27  
06.  Don't You Just Know It - 2:06  
07.  New Orleans  - 3:05  
08.  Short Fat Fanny  - 1:50  
09.  Oo Poo Pah Doo  - 2:21  
10.  Wolfman Boogie, Pt 1  - 2:21 

Releases: 1965
Label:  Bread
Genre:  Pop, Comedy, Doo Wop, Novelty
Length:  22:27

Edwin Starr - Free To Be Myself (1975)


Edwin Starr was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produce Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".
Unfortunately for Starr, however, "War" was to be the high-water mark of his career. He released a follow-up single, "Stop the War Now," which showed him marking time by capitalizing on the subject matter of the previous single. He released the single "Funky Music Sho' Nuff Turns Me On" in 1974. That same year he composed the soundtrack to the film Hell up in Harlem, a sequel to the blaxploitation film Black Caesar that had been scored by James Brown. By the mid-1970s Gordy had moved Motown and its subsidiaries to Los Angeles, and began focusing on film and solo music projects for Diana Ross. After two more Motown singles, "Pain" and "Who's Right or Wrong," Starr departed the label.
After recording albums on several smaller independent labels, Starr wound up on 20th Century in 1978. The recordings made during this period display Starr's attempts to capitalize on the disco movement with varying degrees of success. He moved to England in the 1980s and recorded very little thereafter.

Track listing

01.  Stay With Me  - 2:45 
02.  Abyssinia  - 5:58 
03.  Toys  - 2:37 
04.  Drink Annie  - 3:24 
05.  Rainbow  - 2:28 
06.  Another Song for You  - 3:27 
07.  Best of My Past  - 6:54 
08.  Beginning  - 4:34 
09.  Pain  - 2:35 
10.  Party  - 2:38 

Release:  1975
Label:  Granite Records Corp.
Genre:  Soul, Funk
Length:  37:20
Producer:  Edwin Starr

Personnel
Edwin Starr - Vocals
Dynamic Concept - Backing Band
Ronald Jackson - Baritone Saxophone
William Reed - Drums, Percussion
Arthur Biggs Woodard - Lead Guitar
Sonny Johnson - Tenor Saxophone
Gregory Davis - Trumpet
Samuel James - Trumpet, Harmonica
William Reed - Percussion, Drums
Rick SooGuitar - Bass

zondag 26 augustus 2012

Dakota - Dakota (1980)
















This US melodic rock outfit was formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1979 by vocalists/guitarists Jerry Hludzik and Billy Kelly. Recruiting Lou Crossa and Jeff Mitchell on keyboards, Bill McMale (bass) and John Robinson (drums), they based their style on the music of Styx, Toto and Kansas.
Heavily dominated by keyboards and watertight vocal harmonies, the band released two high-quality studio albums of pomp rock, before disbanding in 1984.  
Dakota´s debut album is a real overlooked gem that references both the smoothness of their close friends in the band chicago and the intricacy of classics 70s pomp rock. 
Like all great creations, there´s a fine back story to how this album came to fruition, involving a lot of hard work and a great deal of networking. A great contrast between mid-tempo verses and flowing up-tempo harmonised and melodic chorus songs, compared to bands like, Survivor, Le Roux, 38 Special and Journey.

Track listing

01.  If It Takes All Night  (Bill Kelly & Jerry G. Hludzik)  - 4:50
02.  Crazy For Your Love  (Bill Kelly & Jerry G. Hludzik)  - 3:37
03.  Possession  (Bill Kelly & Jerry G. Hludzik)  - 3:55
04.  You Can't Live Without It  (Bill Kelly & Jerry G. Hludzik)  - 3:35
05.  One Step  (Bill Kelly)  - 4:40
06.  Lady  (Bill Kelly & Jerry G. Hludzik)  - 3:28
07.  Restless  (Jerry G. Hludzik)  - 4:30
08.  Crazy Love  (Jeff Mitchell & Bill Lombardi)  - 4:11
09.  It Gets Easier  (Bill Kelly & Jerry G. Hludzik)  - 4:06

Bonus Tracks 2012 Re-issue
10.  The Higher You Rise  (David Bluefield)  - 3:37
11.  Give Love Another Try  (Chuck Yarmey, Jerry G. Hludzik & Jimmy Harnen)  - 3:24

Released:  1980
Recorded at:  Le Studio, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Label:  Street Sense Music/Renaissance Records
Genre:  Melodic Rock
Length:  43:53
Produced by:  Danny Seraphine & David "Hawk" Wolinski for Skidrow Productions

Personnel
Bill Kelly - Guitar & Lead vocals
Jerry G. Hludzik - Guitar, Lead vocals
Lou Cossa - Keyboards, Background vocals
Jeff Mitchell - Keyboards, Background vocals
Bill McHale - Bass Guitar, Background vocals
John "JR" Robinson - Drums

The Silencers - A Blues For Buddah (1988)
















"A Blues For Buddha" was the second release for the quartet the Silencers. A Scottish folk-pop band that injects some traditional instrumentation into their work, the Silencers, like fellow Scottish bands the Proclaimers, Del Amitri, and Deacon Blue, are consistently melodic and occasionally breathtaking. There is also the deep title track "Blues For Buddah", it´s a bit heavy-handed (the similarly themed "Walk With the Night" works better), but even the weaker songs are still fairly enjoyable. Also the optimistic, horn-driven "The Real McCoy" (the "be do, do be do do, be do do" is infectious) and the surging, pop-savvy "Razorblades of Love" are examples of the latter and showing  different styles in the Silencers repertoire. All these ingedients added make this a must for all Silencers and Celt Rock fans.
It didn't matter as "A Blues for Buddha" met with a less-than-enthusiastic public response, although they did manage a minor radio hit with "Scottish Rain." With this release the real talents of Jimmy O'Neil shine through.From the early days of the band, this album is a joy to listen to.

Track listing

01.  Answer Me  (The Silencers)  - 4:57   
02.  Scottish Rain  (The Silencers)  - 7:11   
03.  Real Mc Coy  (The Silencers)  - 6:04   
04.  A Blues for Buddha  (The Silencers)  - 3:08   
05.  Walk With the Night  (The Silencers)  - 5:30   
06.  Razor Blades of Love  (The Silencers)  - 4:51   
07.  Skin Games  (The Silencers)  - 5:48   
08.  Wayfaring Stranger  (The Silencers)  - 3:09   
09.  Sacred Child  (The Silencers)  - 7:35   
10.  My Love Is Like A Wave/Razor Blade Reprise  (The Silencers)  - 6:09   
11.  Sand and Stars  (The Silencers)  - 1:32

Released:  1988
Recorded at:  Ca. Va. Studios, Glasgow, Scotland
Label:  RCA
Genre:  Pop, Rock
Length:  53:55
Producer:  Flood, The Silencers

Personnel
Jimme O'Neill - vocals, guitar, harmonica
Cha Burns - vocals, guitar
Joseph Donnelly - bass
Martin Hanlin - drums
David Crichton - fiddle (on "Answer Me" and "Sacred Child")
John Nevans - bagpipes
The McCluskey Brothers - background vocals (on "Scottish Rain"), Phantom Horns

Michelle Shocked - The Texas Campfire Tapes (1986)

"The Texas Campfire Tapes" is the first album by American singer and songwriter Michelle Shocked. It was originally a bootleg recording made on a Sony Walkman of an impromptu set performed by Shocked around the eponymous campfire and was released without her permission. It was then released by Mercury Records in 1986.
This disc contains recordings of Michelle Shocked during a serendipitous meeting between English music enthusiast and wannabe record label exec Pete Lawrence and Shocked. The story goes that they were both attending the 1986 Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas when, during a walk around the campgrounds, Lawrence heard Shocked playing and asked if she would sing some of her songs for him. He produced a Sony Walkman cassette recorder and off they went. Shocked apparently thought nothing more of it until she received word that her new album had charted in England. She made the most of the opportunity and performed her very first professional gig at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. The album's lo-to-no fidelity actually works in favor of overall ambience as it creates a palpably organic backdrop for Shocked's uniformly enchanting tales. Her honestly executed material provides stripped-down authenticity that perfectly matches the singer/songwriter's original voice. The ultimately informal performance allows Shocked to effortlessly segue songs together into mini-medleys and give brief spoken explanations of tracks such as "The Incomplete Image"  which seems to be more of a description of the fragmented work than an arbitrary title. Musically, Shocked seems to deeply draw upon the ramblin' imagery of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie on tracks such as "Down on Thomas Street" or her Bay Area ode "Fogtown."

Track listing

01.  5 A.M. in Amsterdam  (Michelle Shocked)  - 2:10 
02.  The Secret Admirer  (Michelle Shocked)  - 2:29 
03.  The Incomplete Image  (Michelle Shocked)  - 2:30 
04.  Who Cares?  (Michelle Shocked)  - 3:36 
05.  Down on Thomas St.  (Michelle Shocked)  - 2:20 
06.  Fogtown  (Michelle Shocked)  - 3:33 
07.  Steppin' Out  (Michelle Shocked)  - 1:50 
08.  The Hep Cat  (Michelle Shocked)  - 2:35 
09.  Necktie  (Michelle Shocked)  - 2:20 
10.  (Don't You Mess Around With) My Little Sister  (Michelle Shocked)  - 2:03 
11.  The Ballad of Patch Eye and Meg  (Michelle Shocked)  - 2:42 
12.  The Secret to a Long Life (Is Knowing When It's Time to Go)  (Michelle Shocked)  - 2:21 
13.  The Chain Smoker  (Michelle Shocked)  - 2:49 
14.  Stranded in a Limousine  (Paul Simon)  - 1:41 
15.  Goodnight Irene  (Leadbelly / John A. Lomax)  - 2:25 

Released:  1986
Recorded:  live at the Kerrville Folk Festival, Texas May 1986
Label:  Cooking Vinyl
Genre:  Alternative Pop, Folk Rock
Length:  30:24
Engineer:  Howie Weinburg, Tony Engle
Producer:  Pete Lawrence 

zaterdag 25 augustus 2012

Dinosaur Jr - Green Mind (1991)

"Green Mind" is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr, released in 1991.
After temporarily suspending the band, J Mascis first snuck out "The Wagon" as a Sub Pop single, then a little while later released the group's first major-label album, "Green Mind". More of a solo project than a group effort Lou Barlow was out and then some, Murph only drums on three tracks, a few guests pop up here and there  it's still a great album, recorded and performed with gusto. Such a judgment may seem strange given Mascis' legendary image as the überslacker, but clearly the man knows how to balance how to convey himself with getting the job done. "The Wagon" itself kicks off the album, an even quicker and nuttier sequel to the peerless "Freak Scene"  Don Fleming of Gumball fame adds some of the music and background vocals, but otherwise it's Mascis and Murph cranking it and having a blast. When Mascis goes into one of his patented over-the-top solos, it all feels just right  this is loud rock music for putting a smile on your face, not beating up people in a pit. The remainder of the album floats and rumbles along in its uniquely Dinosaur Jr. type of way, as apt to find poppy hooks, singalongs, and soft strumming as it is to blow out the Marshalls. Sublime moments include the contrast of sweet acoustic guitar and loud drums on "Blowing It," the fun thrash of "How'd You Pin That One on Me," and the Mellotron-as-flute-tinged stomp "Thumb." If nothing on the album is completely as freaked-out and over the top as "Don't" from "Bug", it's still a fine translation of Mascis' art for the commercial big boys. The song titles alone sometime say it all  "Puke + Cry," "I Live for That Look," "Muck." Mascis throughout sounds like his usual self, cracked drawl ever as it was and shall be. "Turnip Farm" is also featured in the film Reality Bites.
The cover photograph, Priscilla, 1969, is by Joseph Szabo and taken from his book of photographs Almost Grown.

Track listing

01.  "The Wagon"  (J Mascis)  - 4:53
02.  "Puke + Cry"  (J Mascis)  - 4:27
03.  "Blowing It"  (J Mascis)  - 2:43
04.  "I Live for That Look"  (J Mascis)  - 1:56
05.  "Flying Cloud"  (J Mascis)  - 2:35
06.  "How'd You Pin That One on Me"  (J Mascis)  - 4:23
07.  "Water"  (J Mascis)  - 5:38
08.  "Muck"  (J Mascis)  - 4:15
09.  "Thumb"  (J Mascis)  - 5:38
10.  "Green Mind"  (J Mascis)  - 4:56

Bonus Tracks 2006 Re-release
11.  "Hot Burrito #2"  (Chris Ethridge, Gram Parsons)  - 3:22
12.  "Turnip Farm"  (J Mascis)  - 5:51
13.  "Forget It"  (J Mascis)  - 4:07

Released:  February 19, 1991
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Length:  41:14
Label:  Blanco y Negro/Sire
Producer:  J Mascis

Personnel
J Mascis - Vocals, Guitar, Producer
Murph - Drums
Joe Harvard - Guitar, Tape
Jay Spiegel - Drums, Tambourine, Tom-Tom
Don Fleming - Bass, Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Matt Dillon - Backing Vocals (on Hot Burrito #2)

Eddie And The Hot Rods - Teenage Depression (1977)

"Teenage Depression" is the first studio album released by Pub Rock band Eddie and the Hot Rods. The album contains three cover songs, The Who's "The Kids Are Alright", Joe Tex's "Show Me" and Sam Cooke's "Shake". In 2000, a reissue was released with 12 additional tracks that contains another cover, this time of the track "96 Tears" live, originally by ? & the Mysterians. "Teenage Depression" is often cited as being one of the albums that is the missing link between pub rock and punk rock because of the album's fast and hard-hitting R&B sound showing the attitude of a punk band.
Young, loud, snotty and incredibly fast, the riffs and rhythms are fuel-injected R&B, but the lyrics are teenaged disaffection with a forest on its shoulders. The six-minute finale, "On the Run," is even stronger, a dead-end kid-style anthem about the ultimate outsider  "the boy should be pitied, but they're getting me committed." The FX that drench the song's closing minutes, meanwhile, capture all the rage and confusion of the lyric, and give a hint of the sheer brutal power that was the Hot Rods when they really let loose  a treat normally reserved for the live show. Isolated tastes of that particular beast do surface elsewhere on the album -- both "The Kids Are Alright" and "Been So Long" were recorded live at the Marquee on a baking-hot night in July 1976; the dozen bonus tracks appended to the CD reissue include four more from that memorable night, in the form of the legendary Live at the Marquee EP. Mach 10 versions of Van Morrison's "Gloria," Bob Seger's "Get Out of Denver," ? Mark's "96 Tears," and the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" further amplify the linkage between '60s garage and '70s punk, but, far more importantly, they give at least a hint of why witnesses still describe that particular show among the greatest gigs they ever attended. The CD is completed by the band's first two singles, including a crunchy cover of "Wooly Bully," produced by Roxy Music's Andy Mackay. They, however, are simply the icing on the cake. In late 1976, with punk still a flood of records waiting to happen, "Teenage Depression" was one of the only things that made it worthwhile to get up in the morning.

Track listing

Disc 1
01.  "Get Across To You"  - 2:48
02.  "Why Can't It Be?"    2:33
03.  "Show Me"  - 2:03
04.  "All I Need Is Money"  - 2:21
05.  "Double Chekin' Woman"  - 2:29
06.  "The Kids Are Alright"  - 2:40
07.  "Teenage Depression"  - 2:59
08.  "Horseplay (Wearier On The Schmaltz)"  - 2:22
09.  "Been So Long"  - 3:22
10.  "Shake"  - 1:30
11.  "On The Run"  - 6:26

Disc 2 
Bonus Tracks On 2000 Reissue:
01.  "Writing on the Wall"  - 2:42
02.  "Crusin (In the Lincoln)"  - 3:33
03.  "Wooly Bully"  - 2:37
04.  "Horseplay" (Single Version)  - 2:24
05.  "96 Tears" (Live)  - 2:58
06.  "Get Out of Denver" (Live)  - 3:51
07.  "Medley: Gloria/Satisfaction" (Live)  - 5:24
08.  "On the Run" (Live)  - 9:02
09.  "Hard Drivin Man" (Live)  - 2:11
10.  "Horseplay" (Live)  - 2:30
11.  "Double Checkin Woman" (Live)  - 2:37
12.  "All I Need Is Money" (Live)  - 2:56

Released:  1976
Genre:  Pub Rock, Punk Rock
Length:  1:13:41
Label:  Island rRecords
Producer:  Ed Hollis, Vic Maile

Personnel
Barrie Masters - Vocals
Paul Gray - Bass, Backing Vocals
Steve Nicol - Drums, Backing Vocals
Dave Higgs - Guitar, Backing Vocals, Piano on "Horseplay (Wearier On The Schmaltz)"

maandag 20 augustus 2012

Stonebolt - Juvenile American Princess (1982)

Stonebolt is a rock band from Vancouver, Canada. They first formed in 1969 under the name Perth Amboy, and after adding a vocalist and keyboard player, they changed their name to Stonebolt in the early 1970s. They remained a local attraction in Vancouver until 1977, when they landed a recording contract with Parachute Records.
"Juvenile American Princess", the band's fourth and final album, was released in 1982 and went virtually unnoticed in the states. Canada, however, was a different story as numerous singles came and went with modest success. The next year was spent touring and promoting the album but by the end of 1983, the members amicably laid Stonebolt to rest. "Juvenile American Princess" is a decent addition to the band's repertoire, though the material is notably more lightweight than much of their previous output. I would compare this release to their debut, with a less varied approach to the music. There are plenty of hooks to be found here, as evidenced by the compact tightness of tracks like "Slow Dancin", "Are You Listening?" and the title track. Though the band's sense of melody hasn't left them here, many of the songs collapse under the weight of their predictability and MOR tendencies.

Track listing

01.  Goin' Through The Motions Of Love  - 3:34  
02.  Outrun The Sun  - 2:47  
03.  Slow Dancin'  - 3:39  
04.  To Love Somebody  - 3:15  
05.  Can You Tell Me  - 3:45  
06.  Juvenile American Princess  - 3:34   
07.  Rollin' Down The Highway  - 4:03  
08.  Never Come Home  - 3:58  
09.  Are You Listening  - 4:00  
10.  It's So Different Here  - 2:37

Released:  1982
Label:  RCA Viktor
Genre:  Rock
Length:  35:12
Producer:  Stonebolt

Personnel
Danny Atchinson - Bass
Brian Lousley - Drums, Background vocals
Lewis Nitkman - Keyboards
Ray Roper - Guitars, Vocals
David Wills - Vocals

zondag 19 augustus 2012

Vinegar Joe - Six Star General (1973)

Vinegar Joe evolved out of Dada, a 12-piece Stax-influenced, jazz-rock fusion band. Dada released one, eponymous, album in 1970, with a line up including vocalist Elkie Brooks and guitarist Pete Gage. Singer Robert Palmer, formerly with The Alan Bown Set, and bassist Steve York both joined Dada after the album had been recorded, and the four were signed by Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records for USA and Chris Blackwell of Island Records for the UK and rest of the world to form Vinegar Joe in 1971, adding keyboard player Dave Thompson. The band was without a drummer. Conrad and Rob Tait drummed on the first album. Their debut LP Vinegar Joe was released in April 1972 on Island Records in the UK and Atco Records in the US. "Six Star General" features 10 tracks, that should please any rock music lover. Boogie, soul, blues, R n B, and even a splash of country rock. Although Vinegar Joe never achieved significant record sales, they received considerable press coverage and toured extensively, playing numerous sell-out concerts, especially on the British university circuit.
Subsequently, Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer went on to enjoy success as solo musicians. Pete Gage became a record producer and arranger, working with Brooks, his wife, until their divorce, and a range of successful musicians like Joan Armatrading and specialising in upcoming rockabilly and punk bands such as Restless, King Kurt and others.

Track listing

01.  Proud to Be (A Honky Woman)  (Vinegar Joe)  - 4:34   
02.  Food for Thought  (Vinegar Joe)  - 3:51   
03.  Dream My Own Dreams  (Vinegar Joe)  - 3:20   
04.  Lady of the Rain  (Vinegar Joe)  - 3:55   
05.  Stay True to Yourself  (Vinegar Joe)  - 4:02   
06.  Black Smoke Rising from the Calumet  (Vinegar Joe)  - 6:13   
07.  Giving Yourself Away  (Vinegar Joe)  - 4:16   
08.  Talkin' 'Bout My Baby  (Vinegar Joe)  - 3:46   
09.  Let Me Down Easy  (Vinegar Joe)  - 3:26   
10.  Fine Thing  (Vinegar Joe)  - 3:38   

Released:  1973
Recorded at:  CBS Studios, London, England
Label:  Island Records
Genre:  Blues Rock, Boogie
Length:  41:01
Producer:  Pete Gage

Personnel:
Robert Palmer - vocals
Pete Gage - vocals, guitar, bottleneck guitar, piano, keyboards
Mike Deacon - vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, keyboards, Moog synthesizer
Elkie Brooks - vocals, piano, keyboards
Steve York - harmonica
Pete Gavin - drums, congas, percussion
John Woods - drums, percussion