Product (Brand X album)
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Released | 14 September 1979 | |||
Recorded | April 1979 | |||
Studio | Startling Studios, Ascot, UK | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
Length | 46:40 | |||
Label | Charisma (UK) Passport (USA) | |||
Producer | Brand X, Colin Green, Neil Kernon | |||
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Product is the fourth studio album by British jazz fusion group Brand X, originally released in 1979. It features primary member Phil Collins back once again on drums following his absence on Masques. Drummer Mike Clark and bassist John Giblin also appear on this album. Two of the album's tracks - "Soho" and "Wal To Wal" - were largely recorded at Phil Collins' Old Croft home in Shalford, Surrey.[2]
Track listing
[edit]LP
[edit]Side one
[edit]- "Don't Make Waves" (Goodsall) – 5:28
- "Dance of the Illegal Aliens" (Jones) – 7:50
- "Soho" (Goodsall, Collins) – 3:38
- "...And So to F..." (Collins) – 6:29
Side two
[edit]- "Algon (Where an Ordinary Cup of Drinking Chocolate Costs £8,000,000,000)" (Lumley) – 6:10
- "Rhesus Perplexus" (Giblin) – 3:59
- "Wal to Wal" (Jones, Giblin) – 3:09
- "Not Good Enough - See Me!" (Jones, Robinson) – 7:27
- "April" (Giblin) – 2:36
CD
[edit]- "Don't Make Waves" (Goodsall) – 5:31
- "Dance of the Illegal Aliens" (Jones) – 7:49
- "Soho" (Goodsall, Collins) – 3:40
- "Not Good Enough-See Me!" (Jones, Robinson) – 7:29
- "Algon (Where an Ordinary Cup of Drinking Chocolate Costs £8,000,000,000)" (Lumley) – 6:08
- "Rhesus Perplexus" (Giblin) – 4:00
- "Wal to Wal" (Jones, Giblin) – 3:14
- "...And So to F..." (Collins) – 6:28
- "April" (Giblin) – 2:08
Personnel
[edit]- John Goodsall – guitars (1-6, 8, 9), vocals (1, 3, 8)
- Robin Lumley – keyboards (1, 3-6, 9)
- Peter Robinson – keyboards (2, 8)
- John Giblin – bass (1, 3-7, 9)
- Percy Jones – bass (2, 7, 8)
- Phil Collins – drums (1, 3-7, 9), percussion (1, 3-7, 9), vocals (1, 3, 8), drum machine (7)
- Mike Clark – drums (2, 8)
- Morris Pert – percussion (2, 8)
Production
[edit]- Brand X – producers
- Colin Green – producer, recording, remixing
- Neil Kernon – producer, recording, remixing
- Phil Collins – engineer (3, 7)
- Richard Austin – remixing
- Rene Ruocco – remixing
- Ray Staff – mastering
- Hipgnosis – sleeve design, photography
- Colin Elgie – sleeve design, graphics
- Paul Canty – additional photography
- John Giblin – additional photography
Notes
[edit]- The song "Wal to Wal" is the first recorded song on which Phil Collins used a Roland drum machine. (The first recorded Genesis song on which he used a drum machine is "Duchess".)
- Both "Don't Make Waves" and "Soho" were released as singles and feature Phil Collins on vocals.
- The non-album songs "Pool Room Blues" and "Noddy Goes to Sweden" were outtakes from the Product sessions and used as B-sides to one of the singles. "Noddy Goes to Sweden" was also used on the 1980 album release of Do They Hurt?
- Various releases of the album switch the tracks "...And So to F..." and "Not Good Enough - See Me!"
References
[edit]- ^ "allmusic ((( Product > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ Taylor, Steve (10 November 1979). "Hard working for a living". Melody Maker. pp. 27–28.