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Curved Air: Air Cut

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In April 1973, “Warner Bros” label released “Air Cut”, the fourth Curved Air studio album. It was recorded January – February 1973, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Martin Rushent.

Personnel:

  • Sonja Kristina – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Kirby Gregory – guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Eddie Jobson – electric violin, VCS3 synthesizer, mellotron, piano, organ, harpsichord, backing vocals
  • Mike Wedgwood – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Jim Russell – drums
  • Paul “The Rock” Hardiman – engineer
  • Modula – artwork, design
  • Ian Fink – illustration
  • Mal Linwood-Ross & Mike Putland – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Purple Speed Queen – lyrics by Kirby Gregory, Sonja Kristina, music by Kirby Gregory
  2. Elfin Boy – lyrics by Sonja Kristina, music by Eddie Jobson
  3. Metamorphosis – lyrics by Sonja Kristina, music by Eddie Jobson
  4. World – Mike Wedgwood 
  5. Armin – music by Eddie Jobson, Mike Wedgwood, Kirby Gregory, Jim Russell
  6. U.H.F. – Kirby Gregory
  7. Two-Three-Two – Mike Wedgwood
  8. Easy – Sonja Kristina

Caravan: Blind Dog at St. Dunstans

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On April 23, 1976, “BTM” label released “Blind Dog at St. Dunstans”, the seventh Caravan studio album. It was recorded 1975 – 1976, at “Basing Street Studios”, “Graveney Village Hall”, and was produced by David Hitchcock.

Personnel:

  • Pye Hastings– vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Geoffrey Richardson– viola, electric guitar, flute, night-shift whistle
  • Jan Schelhaas– keyboards
  • Mike Wedgwood– vocals, bass guitar, congas
  • Richard Coughlan– drums
  • Jimmy Hastings– flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Chanter Sisters– backing vocals
  • Andrew Archer Associates – deisgn
  • David English – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Pye Hastings, except where noted.

  1. Here Am I
  2. Chiefs and Indians – Mike Wedgwood
  3. A Very Smelly, Grubby Little Oik
  4. Bobbing Wide
  5. Come on Bac
  6. Oik (reprise)
  7. Jack and Jill
  8. Can You Hear Me
  9. All the Way

John Entwistle: Mad Dog

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In February 1975, “Decca” label released “Mad Dog”, the fourth solo John Entwistle studio album and and the debut album by John Entwistle’s Ox. It was recorded in 1974, at “Novasound Studios” and “Scorpio Studios” in London, and was produced by John Alcock and John Entwistle.

Personnel:

  • John Entwistle – vocals, bass, synthesizer
  • Jim Ryan – guitar
  • Mike Wedgwood- guitar, string arrangements
  • Robert A. Johnson- guitar
  • Mike Deacon – piano
  • Eddie Jobson – piano, violin
  • Tony Ashton- piano
  • John Mealing- piano
  • Dick Parry- baritone saxophone
  • Howie Casey- tenor saxophone
  • Dave Caswell – trumpet
  • John Mumford – trombone
  • Nashville Katz- strings
  • Graham Deakin- drums, percussion
  • Doreen Chanter- backing vocals
  • Irene Chanter- backing vocals
  • Juanita “Honey” Franklin – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by John Entwistle, except where noted

  1. I Fall to Pieces
  2. Cell Number 7 – John Entwistle, Tony Ashton
  3. You Can Be So Mean
  4. Lady Killer
  5. Who in the Hell
  6. Mad Dog
  7. Jungle Bunny – John Entwistle, Graham Deakin
  8. I’m So Scared
  9. Drowning