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Ten Years After: Cricklewood Green

Ten Years After_Cricklewood Green

On April 17, 1970, “Deram” label released “Cricklewood Green”, the fourth Ten Years After studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Olympic Studio 1” in London, and was produced by Alvin Lee.

Personnel:

  • Alvin Lee – vocals, guitar
  • Chick Churchill– organ
  • Leo Lyons– bass
  • Ric Lee– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Alvin Lee.

  1. Sugar the Road
  2. Working on the Road
  3. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
  4. Year 3,000 Blues
  5. Me and My Baby
  6. Love Like a Man
  7. Circles
  8. As the Sun Still Burns Away

Ten Years After: Stonedhenge

Stonedhenge_-_Ten_Years_After

On February 22, 1969, “Deram” label released “Stonedhenge”, the second Ten Years After studio album.  It was recorded in September 1968, at “Decca Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Vernon.

Personnel

  • Alvin Lee– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Chick Churchill– organ, piano
  • Leo Lyons– bass, bow-bass, string bass, percussion
  • Ric Lee– drums, tympani
  • Simon Stable (credited as “Count Simon (Stable) de la Bedoyere”) – bongos
  • Mike Vernon– backing vocals
  • Roy Baker – sound effects
  • Martin Smith – train sound effects

Track listing

  1. Going to Try – Alvin Lee
  2. I Can’t Live Without Lydia – Chick Churchill
  3. Woman Trouble – Alvin Lee
  4. Skoobly-Oobly-Doobob – Alvin Lee
  5. Hear Me Calling – Alvin Lee
  6. A Sad Song – Alvin Lee
  7. Three Blind Mice – traditional, arr. by Ric Lee
  8. No Title – Alvin Lee
  9. Faro – Leo Lyons
  10. Speed Kills – Alvin Lee , Mike Vernon

George Harrison: Dark Horse

Dark Horse

On December 9, 1974, “Apple” label released “Dark Horse”, the fifth George Harrison studio album. It was recorded November 1973, and August – October 1974, at “FPSHOT” in Oxfordshire and “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by George Harrison.

Personnel:

  • George Harrison– lead and backing vocals , guitars, Moog synthesizer, clavinet, organ, bass, percussion, gubgubbi, drums
  • Robben Ford– guitar
  • Ron Wood– guitar
  • Alvin Lee– guitar
  • Mick Jones– guitar
  • Billy Preston– electric piano, organ, piano
  • Gary Wright– piano
  • Nicky Hopkins– piano
  • Roger Kellaway– piano, organ
  • Willie Weeks– bass
  • Klaus Voormann– bass
  • Max Bennett– bass
  • John Guerin– drums
  • Ringo Starr– drums
  • Andy Newmark– drums, percussion
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Emil Richards– percussion
  • Tom Scott– saxophones, flute, horn arrangements , organ
  • Jim Horn– flute
  • Chuck Findley– flute
  • Derrek Van Eaton– backing vocals
  • Lon Van Eaton– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by George Harrison, except where noted.

  1. Hari’s on Tour
  2. Simply Shady
  3. So Sad
  4. Bye Bye, Love – Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant, George Harrison
  5. Māya Love
  6. Ding Dong, Ding Dong
  7. Dark Horse
  8. Far East Man – George Harrison, Ron Wood
  9. It Is ‘He’ – Jai Sri Krishna

Ten Years After: Same

Ten Years After

On November 27, 1967, “Deram” label released the self titled, debut Ten Years After album.  It was recorded in September 1967, at the “Decca Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Vernon and Gus Dudgeon.

Personnel:

  1. Alvin Lee – vocals, guitar
  2. Chick Churchill– organ
  3. Leo Lyons– bass
  4. Ric Lee– drums

Track listing:

  1. I Want to Know – Sheila McLeod (pseudonym Paul Jones)
  2. I Can’t Keep from Crying Sometimes – Al Kooper
  3. Adventures of a Young Organ – Alvin Lee, Chick Churchill
  4. Spoonful – Willie Dixon
  5. Losing the Dogs – Alvin Lee, Gus Dudgeon
  6. Feel It for Me – Alvin Lee
  7. Love Until I Die – Alvin Lee
  8. Don’t Want You Woman – Alvin Lee
  9. Help Me – Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson