5036436126224

Decca Years 1974-1977

Michael Chapman

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Format: 3CD

Cat No: CRESTBX109

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Release Date:  29 January 2021

Label:  Mooncrest

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  3

Barcode:  5036436126224

Genres:  Folk  English Folk  

  • Description

    The Decca Years 1974-77
    3 audio discs + booklet in 8 panel digipak, contains previously unissued bonus tracks.

    Disc 1 Deal Gone Down - 1974 + Bonus Tracks
    Musicians:
    Michael Chapman – Guitars and vocals
    Rick Kemp – Bass
    Nigel Pegrum – Drums
    Maddy Prior – Backing vocals
    Bridget St. John – Backing vocals
    'The Fabulous Preludes' – Backing vocals on 'The Banjo Song'.
    Engineered by Mike Noble at John Kongos Studio & Produced by Michael Chapman.

    Disc 2 Savage Amusement - 1976 + Bonus Tracks
    Musicians:
    Michael Chapman – Guitar and vocals.
    Rick Kemp – Bass.
    Keef Hartley – Drums.
    Tim Renwick – Guitar.
    Andy Latimer – Guitar.
    Peter Wood – Keyboards.
    Leo Le Blanc – Pedal Steel Guitar.
    Mutt, Stevie & Fuzzy – Backing vocals.
    Recorded at Sawmills Studios, Cornwall, Tapestry Studios, London and Ardent Studio, Memphis.
    Engineers – Dave Howell, Jerry Boys and Mark Howard.
    Assistant Engineers Steve Dewey and Simon Fraiser.
    Produced by Don Nix.

    Disc 3 The Man Who Hated Mornings - 1977
    Musicians:
    Michael Chapman – Guitar and vocals.
    Keef Hartley – Drums.
    Rod Clements – Bass.
    Pete Wingfield – String Synthesiser (Track 1), Organ (Track 2) and Electric Piano (Track 3).
    Johnny Van Derek – Violin (Track 1).
    John McBurnie and Vivienne McAuliffe – Backing vocals (Tracks 1,5,6 and 8).
    Mick Ronson – Guitar (Track 2).
    Andy Latimer – Electric Guitar Intro (Track 3) and Guitar (Track 9).
    B.J. Cole – Steel Guitar (Track 5,6,7,8,10).
    Recorded at Sawmills Studios, Cornwall, Tapestry Studios, London and Fairview Studios, Hull.
    Engineered by Jerry Boys, Dave Howell and Keith Herd.
    Mix Down Engineer – Dave Howell.
    Assistant Engineers - Steve Dewey and Simon Fraiser.
    Produced by Michael Chapman and Max Hole.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. The Rock'n' Roll Jigley
      • 2. Party Pieces
      • 3. Another Season Song
      • 4. Stranger Passing By
      • 5. Used To Be
      • 6. Deal Gone Down
      • 7. The Banjo Song
      • 8. Theme From The Movie Of The Same Name
      • 9. Goodbye Sunny Sky
      • 10. Journeyman
      • 11. Dumplings (Instrumental From The Deal Gone Down Session) B Side To The Banjo Song Single
      • 12. Stranger Passing By (Demo)
      • 13. Theme From The Movie Of The Same Name (Demo)
      • 14. Goodbye Sunny Sky (Demo)
      • 15. Untitled Rag (Demo)
      • 16. Journeyman (Demo)
      • 17. Another Season Song (Demo Previously Unissued)
      • 18. Deal Gone Down Down (Demo Previously Unissued)
      • 19. Party Pieces (Demo Previously Unissued)
      • 20. Used To Be (Demo Previously Unissued)

      Disc 2

      • 1. Shuffleboat River Farewell
      • 2. Secret Of The Locks
      • 3. Crocky Hill Disaste
      • 4. Lovin' Dove
      • 5. Hobo's Lament
      • 6. Stranger
      • 7. How Can A Poor Man
      • 8. It Didn't Work Out
      • 9. Devastation Hotel
      • 10. Lovin' Dove (Demo
      • 11. Just To Keep You (Demo)
      • 12. Devastation Hotel & Crocky Hill Disaster Idea (Demo)
      • 13. Waiting For A Train (All Around The Water Tank) (Demo)
      • 14. Devastation Hotel (Demo Previously Unissued)
      • 15. Hobo’s Lament (Demo Previously Unissued)
      • 16. Lost Ragtime Piece (Demo Previously Unissued)
      • 17. Lovin’ Dove (Demo Previously Unissued)

      Disc 3

      • 1. Northern Lights
      • 2. I'm Sober Now
      • 3. The Man Who Hated Mornings
      • 4. Ballad In Plain D
      • 5. Steel Bonnets
      • 6. Dogs Got More Sense
      • 7. Falling Apart
      • 8. While Dancing The Pride Of Erin
      • 9. Dreams Are Dangerous Things
      • 10. Why Do You Bob Your Hair Girls?
      • 11. Dogs Got More Sense (Bonus Track, Early Version Recorded For Proposed Single
      • 12. Expressway In The Rain (Demo Previously Unissued)
      • 13. Steel Bonnets (Instrumental) Single Version