Released February 1970 | Length 40:14 Release date February 1970 | |
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Recorded December 1969 - January 1970 Producer Atomic RoosterTony Colton (tracks 1 and 7) Similar Atomic Rooster albums, Progressive rock albums |
Atomic rooster atomic roooster 1970 full album us edition
Atomic Roooster [sic], also spelled Atomic Ro-o-oster on some later CD reissues, is the first album by British rock band Atomic Rooster.
Contents
- Atomic rooster atomic roooster 1970 full album us edition
- Atomic rooster atomic roooster 1970 full album uk edition
- Original UK LP and 2016 reissue
- 2004 Castle Music CD reissue
- 2006 Akarma Records unlicensed CD reissue bonus tracks
- Personnel original album
- Songs
- References
A few weeks after its release, guitarist and vocalist John Du Cann joined and Nick Graham, the original vocalist and bassist, left. Du Cann subsequently overdubbed three of the album's tracks for a projected US release. However, in the event, the album never saw US release and the overdubbed tracks eventually surfaced on a second pressing of the album in the UK (though with no corrections to the album credits), and subsequent CD reissues.
On the Australian pressing on Interfusion, the rooster's breasts were painted over with feathers on the cover.
The album was reissued on vinyl in 2016.
Atomic rooster atomic roooster 1970 full album uk edition
Original UK LP and 2016 reissue
- "Friday the 13th" (Crane) 3:31
- "And So to Bed" (Crane) 4:09
- "Broken Wings" (John Mayall) 5:47
- "Before Tomorrow" (Crane) 5:52
- "Banstead" (Crane, Graham, Palmer) 3:29
- "S.L.Y." (Crane) 4:43
- "Winter" (Crane) 6:53
- "Decline and Fall" (Crane, Graham, Palmer) 5:45
- "Play the Game" (Du Cann) 4:45 - "Tomorrow Night" B-side 1971, bonus track on 1990 CD release
On the 2004 CD reissue of the album, tracks 3 and 4 on the A-side were transposed with tracks 3 and 4 on the B-side.
2004 Castle Music CD reissue
- "Friday the 13th" (Crane) 3:31
- "And So to Bed" (Crane) 4:09
- "Winter" (Crane) 6:53
- "Decline and Fall" (Crane, Graham, Palmer) 5:45
- "Banstead" (Crane, Graham, Palmer) 3:29
- "S.L.Y." (Crane) 4:43
- "Broken Wings" (John Mayall) 5:47
- "Before Tomorrow" (Crane) 5:52
- "Friday the 13th" (Crane) 3:28 - US version: original vocals and piano overdubbed with Du Cann vocals and guitar
- "Before Tomorrow" (Crane) 5:47 - US version: original piano, flute and congas overdubbed with Du Cann guitar
- "S.L.Y." (Crane) 4:53 - US version: original piano overdubbed with Du Cann guitar
- "Friday the 13th" (Crane) 4:28 - BBC Radio Session 1970
- "Seven Lonely Streets" (Du Cann) 6:15 - BBC Radio Session 1970
2006 Akarma Records unlicensed CD reissue bonus tracks
- "Play the Game" (Du Cann) 4:45
- "VUG" (Crane) 4:32 - demo with Carl Palmer 1970
- "Devil's Answer" (Du Cann) 3:59 - demo with Carl Palmer 1970
- "Friday the 13th" (Crane) 4:28 - BBC Radio Session 1970
- "Seven Lonely Streets" (Du Cann) 6:15 - BBC Radio Session 1970
Personnel (original album)
Songs
1Friday the 13th3:40
2And So to Bed4:17
3Broken Wings5:50