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Made In England

Artist: Atomic Rooster
Label: Elektra
Catalog#: EKS-75039
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1972-10
Tracklist
A1 Time Take My Life 6:05
A2 Stand By Me 3:48
  Notes:

Backing Vocals - Doris Troy
Backing Vocals - Liza Strike
Bass [Electric] - Bill Smith

A3 Little Bit Of Inner Air 2:40
A4 Don't Know What Went Wrong 3:58
A5 Never To Lose 3:17
B1 Breathless 5:15
B2 Space Cowboy 3:20
B3 People You Can't Trust 3:53
B4 All In Satan's Name 4:44
B5 Close Your Eyes 3:48
Credits

Drums, Congas, Timbales, Percussion - Rick Parnell
Engineer - David Henschell
Guitar [Electric], Guitar [12 String] - Steve Bolton
Organ [Hammond], Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [A.r.p.] - Vincent Crane
Producer - Vincent Crane
Vocals - Chris Farlowe
Vocals - Rick Parnell

Notes

Recorded at Trident Studios, London

Strawberry Bricks Entry: 
Rather than rest his fate on Vincent Crane's whim, vocalist Pete French took an offer to join Cactus after a US tour in early 1972. Undeterred, Crane called a recently ex-Colosseum Chris Farlowe to join Atomic Rooster. The new band previewed material from the album on a particularly excellent set for the BBC in June, recorded at the Paris Theatre. The resulting Made In England album is again another strong effort, and one quite novel in the timeline. Here Crane ups the mixture of soul, something almost unheard of in progressive circles. The opening "Time Take My Life" is certainly funky, yet Crane's arrangements are progressive as well. "Stand by Me" and "People You Can't Trust" are great songs served straight up—the former as the album's single, and the latter with some cool wah-wah guitar from Steve Bolton. Farlowe has just the voice for the job, offering one of his best vocals efforts on record. The Rooster doesn't forget to rock out either; "Little Bit of Inner Air" and "All in Satan's Name" display the heavier side of the band's previous work. Yet somehow, the album failed to chart, which must have been a major disappointment for them. Guitarist Johnny Mandala (actually John Goodsall of future Brand X fame) replaced Bolton for the follow-up Nice ‘n' Greasy (released in the US as IV). Another solid effort, it too failed to chart despite a decent single in "Save Me" b/w "Close Your Eyes." After one final single, "Tell Your Story (Sing Your Song)" b/w "O.D.," Crane would shelve the band until 1980.
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