On April 30, 1971, “Island” label released “Smiling Men with Bad Reputations”, the debut Mike Heron solo album. It was recorded December 1970, at “Sound Techniques” in Chelsea, London, and was produced by Joy Boyd.
Personnel:
- Mike Heron – guitar, keyboards
- John Cale – vocals, bass, guitar, harmonium, piano, viola
- Tony Cox – VCS3 synthesizer
- Richard Thompson- guitar
- Pete Townshend- guitar
- Simon Nicol- guitar
- Ronnie Lane- bass
- Rose Simpson- bass
- Pat Donaldson – bass
- Dave Pegg- bass
- Gerry Conway- drums
- Mike Kowalski – drums
- Dave Mattacks- drums
- Keith Moon- drums
- Malcolm Le Maistre- clarinet
- Dudu Pukwana- saxophone, piano
- Liza Strike – vocals
- Heather Wood – vocals
- Sue Glover- vocals
- Sunny Leslie- vocals
- Strangely Strange- backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Heron.
- Call Me Diamond
- Flowers of the Forest
- Audrey
- Brindaban
- Feast of Stephen
- Spirit Beautiful
- Warm Heart Pastry
- Beautiful Stranger
- No Turning Back
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