In Collection
#328
Rating:
7
#328
Rating:
7
| 01 | Don't Make Waves | 05:31 | ||||||
| 02 | Dance Of The Illegal Aliens | 07:50 | ||||||
| 03 | Soho | 03:44 | ||||||
| 04 | Not Good Enough-See Me! | 07:30 | ||||||
| 05 | Algon (Where An Ordinary Cup Of Drinking Chocolate Costs £8.0000.000) | 06:10 | ||||||
| 06 | Rhesus Perplexus | 04:01 | ||||||
| 07 | Wal To Wal | 03:14 | ||||||
| 08 | ...And So To F... | 06:28 | ||||||
| 09 | April | 02:08 | ||||||
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Notes
Musicians: John Goodsall- guitar on all but 7; backing vocals.
John Giblin: bass on 1, 3-7, 9.
Percy Jones- bass on 2, 7, 8.
Robin Lumley- keyboards on 1, 3-7, 9.
Peter Robinson- keyboards on 2, 8.
Phil Collins- drums, percussion on 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9; vocals on 1, 3.
Morris Pert- percussion on 2, 8.
Michael Clarke- drums on 2, 8.
Tracks:
Don't Make Waves (Goodsall) 5:08
Dance of the Illegal Aliens (Jones) 6:52
Soho (Goodsall, Collins) 3:47
Not Good Enough- See Me! (Jones, Robinson)7:27
Algon (where an ordinary cup of drinking chocolate costs £8.000.000.000) (Lumley) 6:07
Rhesus Perplexus (Giblin) 4:06
Wal to Wal (Jones, Giblin) 3:09
...And So To F... (Collins) 6:34
April (Giblin) 2:40
This was the first Brand X LP to include a shameless bid for a hit single, with vocals by Phil. The two tracks in question, "Don't Make Waves" and "Soho," are both equally banal, repetitive toss-offs that marr an otherwise brilliant, expansive and diverse work of fusion. Sorry about the stab, John, but it had to be said. The instrumental work is at least as entertaining and well-conceived as any of the band's previous material, if not at times more so. Editor's Note
From the LP liner notes:
Produced by Brand X with Colin Green and Neil Kernon Recorded at Startling Studios, Ascot, England, April 1979 Remixed at Farmyard Studios, Surrey, Trident Studios, London, and Startling Studios June/July 1979 'Soho' and 'Wal to Wal' recorded at Old Croft, Surrey (Engineered by Phil Collins).
Thanks to [...] the invaluable Brian (Jaws) Murray hyphen Smith, Uncle Tony Cashflow-Smith and Hit and Run, [...] the Vibe Cats (Cloth Ears and Cuthbert), Occasional Title and Handclaps by Edward Carson, The Belvedere Airship Hangar, Ascot.
Ambushes furnished by Robinson/Lumley Ltd. Authentic Animal Noises by Authentic Animals Research for 'Soho' by B.M-Smith + J. Goodsall Entertainment by Basil, Sybil, Polly, Manuel, Linda Lovelace Costumes by I. Taked'Ehemupp WHAT THE CRITICS SAID.... "Fantastic, I laughed 'til I stopped!" (A. Whicker) "A fantastic year for sheep" (A. Sheep, [Min. of Certain Things]) "What a fine body of men they nearly are." (Mr. O. W. A. Giveaway) "GR ST " (Mr. Jo Sm) " EA UF " (Mr. Oh I) " T F" (Mr. Hn Th) "Eeeaaayyyeeeaaagh!" (E. Waring)
Note
A 12" single for "Soho" was released in the UK, b/w "Noddy Goes to Sweden" and "Pool Room Blues," both of which were recorded during the Product sessions.