Wizzard Brew
Wizzard
℗ 1973 Harvest Records SHSP 4025
Wizzard Brew is the first album by glam rock group Wizzard, released in March 1973. In the US it was released as 'Wizzard's Brew' and failed to chart. In approach, the album was much more experimental than the group's hit singles, with elements of hard rock (an approach Wood's previous band The Move had explored on their 1970 album 'Looking On'), and improvisation, especially on the lengthy 'Meet Me At The Jailhouse'. Wood frequently used ring modulation to give the instruments a harsh, distorted sound, and the album may represent an early foray into recording technique that would eventually be called lo-fi. Critical and popular reaction was mixed. |
- 1. You Can Dance the Rock 'n' Roll [04:38]
- 2. Meet Me at the Jailhouse [13:33]
- 3. Jolly Cup of Tea [02:12]
- 4a. Buffalo Station [07:37]
- 4b. Get on Down to Memphis
- 5. Gotta Crush [03:44]
- 6. Wear a Fast Gun [09:11]
- 7. See My Baby Jive [04:58]
- 8. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday [04:39]
- 9. Any Old Time Will Do [04:15]
Участие в альбоме:
- Mike Burney: alto, tenor baritone & synthesized saxes, clarinet & flute
- Charlie Grima: drums, congas, percussion
- Bill Hunt: piano, harpsichord, french horn, trumpet, flugel horn, tenor horn, bugle, euphonium, E-flat tuba, little glass, trumpet, backing vocals
- Hugh McDowall: cello and ARP synthesiser
- Nick Pentelow: tenor saxophone, clarinet & flute, bass backing vocals
- Rick Price: bass guitar, vocals, percussion
- Keith Smart: drums
- Roy Wood: vocal, electric and acoustic guitars, sitar, cello, bassoon, baritone saxophone, string bass, B-flat bass tuba, trombone, recorders, percussion