Blowing Free: Underground & Progressive Sounds of 1972

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Matrix / Runout: 455069
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LW03
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Mastering SID Code: IFPI LW03
Mould SID Code: IFPI AAHP5
Matrix / Runout: 455071 @1
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LW03
Mould SID Code: IFPI AAHR0
Matrix / Runout: 455072 @1
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LW03
Mould SID Code: IFPI AAHP5

Annotation last modified on 2023-07-06 16:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hoedown
Emerson, Lake & Palmer3:46
2Time Take My Life
Atomic Rooster6:02
3Get Out of Bed / There’s Nobody There / Side by Side
Edgar Broughton Band3:43
4Medicine Man (single version)
Barclay James Harvest4:29
5Marie Antoinette
bass guitar:
Mike Wedgwood
keyboard:
Francis Monkman
membranophone:
Florian Pilkington-Miksa
violin:
Darryl Way
lead vocals:
Sonja Kristina (Sonja Kristina Linwood)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1972-03)
recording of:
Marie Antoinette
composer:
Sonja Kristina Linwood and Darryl Way
Curved Air36:22
6Skin Valley Serenade
Skin Alley3:44
7Swamp Fever
Open Road3:40
8Don’t Ask Me
engineer:
Bob Potter (British engineer and producer)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
12 string guitar:
Si
bass and slide guitar:
Rod
drums (drum set):
Ray
guitar:
Alan and Si
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jacka
vocals:
Alan and Si
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Don't Ask Me
lyricist and composer:
Rod Clements
Lindisfarne3:32
9Songs Out of Clay
Al Stewart4:17
10Sheep Season
Mellow Candle5:02
11Epic Forest
Rare Bird9:14
12My Friend the Sun
Family54:21
13Do You Believe in Magic (single version)
Nektar3:53
14Seven by Seven (single version)
producer:
Doctor Technichal (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Hawkwind
bass guitar:
Lemmy (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
drums (drum set):
Simon King (drummer)
electronic instruments [audio generator]:
Dik Mik
flute and saxophone:
Nik Turner
guitar:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
synthesizer:
Del Dettmar
vocals:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind), Robert Calvert (English saxophonist), Lemmy (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Nik Turner
recorded at:
Rockfield, Monmouth in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
recording of:
Seven by Seven (Hawkwind song)
lyricist:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
composer:
S. MacManus (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
Hawkwind55:23
15And You and I
producer:
Eddy Offord and Yes (British progressive rock band)
bass:
Chris Squire (Yes bassist)
guitar:
Steve Howe
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
percussion:
Bill Bruford
background vocals:
Steve Howe and Chris Squire (Yes bassist)
lead vocals:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis)
arranger:
Yes (British progressive rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-04 until 1972-06)
recording of:
And You and I (from 1972-04 until 1972-06)
writer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Bill Bruford, Steve Howe and Chris Squire (Yes bassist)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Topographic Music, Ltd., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Yessongs Ltd.
Yes4.1510:06
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Time Was
engineer:
Martin Birch
producer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
bass guitar:
Martin Turner
guitar:
Andy Powell and Ted Turner (of Wishbone Ash)
membranophone and percussion:
Steve Upton
lead vocals:
Martin Turner and Ted Turner (of Wishbone Ash)
vocals:
Martin Turner and Ted Turner (of Wishbone Ash)
recording of:
Time Was
lyricist:
Martin Turner and Ted Turner (of Wishbone Ash)
writer:
Andy Powell and Steve Upton
composer:
Martin Turner
Wishbone Ash9:47
2A Winter’s Tale
Jade Warrior5:14
3The Love in Your Eye / To Catch Me a Brother / Subsultus / Debouchment / Tilbury Kecks
Caravan12:32
4Brainstorm
producer:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Del Dettmar
12 string guitar:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
drums (drum set):
Simon King (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
electronic instruments:
Dik Mik Davies
flute and saxophone:
Nik Turner
guitar:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
vocals:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Nik Turner
recording of:
Brainstorm
lyricist and composer:
Nik Turner
Hawkwind11:33
5Theme One
producer:
John Anthony (British producer and record executive)
recording of:
Theme One
composer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
Van der Graaf Generator2:56
6Reaffirmation
Help Yourself12:36
7Burlesque
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chappo Music (in 1972)
recording of:
Burlesque
writer:
Roger Chapman and John Whitney (composer and conductor)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Family4.54:05
8O Caroline
recording of:
O Caroline
lyricist and composer:
David Sinclair (UK folk/rock keyboardist) and Robert Wyatt (Canterbury scene)
Matching Mole45:08
9Conquistador (live)
live recording of:
Conquistador
lyricist:
Keith Reid
composer:
Gary Brooker
publisher:
Westminster Music Ltd.
Procol Harum4:17
10Lost Tribe
Bond & Brown3:53
11Speed Queen of Ventura
Vinegar Joe4:14
12Wishing Well
guest congas:
Rebop Kwaku Baah
recording of:
Wishing Well (Free song)
writer:
John “Rabbit” Bundrick, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers and Tetsu Yamauchi
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc, Keepers Cottage Music Ltd. and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
Free43:40
3▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Wizard
recording of:
The Wizard
writer:
Mark Clarke (Rock, UK) and Ken Hensley
publisher:
A Tale of Two Ditties, Bron Music, EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Publishing Ltd. and S. Bron Music Co. Ltd.
Uriah Heep3:02
2Prologue
recording of:
Prologue
writer:
Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance)
arranger:
Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) and John Tout
Renaissance5:40
3Chilly Morning Mama
Edgar Broughton Band4:34
4American Mother
Help Yourself7:47
5Love Is Good
recording of:
Love Is Good
writer:
Phil May (lead singer of The Pretty Things) and Jon Povey (keyboards)
Pretty Things6:52
6Turn It All Around
Rare Bird4:44
7Blowin’ Free
engineer:
Martin Birch
producer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
bass guitar:
Martin Turner
guitar:
Andy Powell and Ted Turner (of Wishbone Ash)
membranophone and percussion:
Steve Upton
lead vocals:
Andy Powell, Martin Turner and Ted Turner (of Wishbone Ash)
vocals:
Andy Powell, Martin Turner and Ted Turner (of Wishbone Ash)
recording of:
Blowin’ Free
lyricist and composer:
Martin Turner
writer:
Andy Powell, Ted Turner (of Wishbone Ash) and Steve Upton
Wishbone Ash35:20
8Bananas
recording of:
Bananas
writer:
Clive John, Micky Jones (Man founding member), Phil Ryan and Terry Williams (drummer)
Man9:27
9Blue Angel
Dave Cousins9:51
10See the World (Through My Eyes)
Vinegar Joe6:22
11Lady of the Lake
Jade Warrior3:22
12Stranded
Khan5:55
13Whiskey in the Jar
producer:
Phil Lynott and Nick Tauber
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Phil Lynott
guitar:
Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy cofounder)
vocals:
Phil Lynott
arranger:
Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy cofounder), Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer) and Phil Lynott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1972) and Decca Records (in 1972)
part of:
AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials
recording of:
Whiskey in the Jar (rock version, arranged by Thin Lizzy)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band)
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd., Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
version of:
Whiskey in the Jar (traditional)
Thin Lizzy4.355:44
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Two Weeks Last Summer
Dave Cousins3:08
2Nick’s Seven
Skin Alley5:02
3Choo Choo Mama
recording of:
Choo Choo Mama
lyricist and composer:
Alvin Lee
Ten Years After4:01
4Hellbound Train
Savoy Brown9:12
5Peter
Pretty Things1:27
6Rip Off Train
Pretty Things3:20
7Instant Kitten
recording of:
Instant Kitten
writer:
Robert Wyatt (Canterbury scene)
Matching Mole5:01
8The Boys in the Band
Gentle Giant4:35
9Midnight Moses
recording of:
Midnight Moses
lyricist and composer:
Alex Harvey (of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
Sensational Alex Harvey Band44:27
10Walk Don’t Run
arranger:
Pink Fairies
Pink Fairies9:13
11Ricochet
Jonesy35:01
12When the City Sleeps
producer:
Nick Mobbs
recording of:
When the City Sleeps
writer:
Forest
Bombadil4:13
13Desolation Valley / Waves
Nektar8:14
14Melinda More or Less
bass guitar:
Mike Wedgwood
keyboard:
Francis Monkman
membranophone:
Florian Pilkington-Miksa
violin:
Darryl Way
lead vocals:
Sonja Kristina (Sonja Kristina Linwood)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1972-03)
recording of:
Melinda (More or Less)
composer:
Sonja Kristina Linwood
Curved Air3:27
15Hollow Stone
Khan8:19