Egg (album)
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| Studio album by Egg | ||||
| Released | March 1970 | |||
| Recorded | October 1969 (Landsdowne Studios, Trident Studios) | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 40:30 | |||
| Label | Deram | |||
| Producer | Egg | |||
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| Classic Rock | [2] |
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Egg is the 1970 debut album of British prog rock band Egg.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
The album was originally released on vinyl by Deram.[3]
[edit] Side one
- "Bulb" (Peter Gallen) – 0:09
- "While Growing My Hair" (Clive Brooks, Mont Campbell, Dave Stewart) – 3:53
- "I Will Be Absorbed" (Brooks, Campbell, Stewart) – 5:10
- "Fugue in D Minor" (Bach) – 2:46
- "They Laughed When I Sat Down at the Piano…" (Brooks, Campbell, Stewart) – 1:17
- "The Song of McGillicudie the Pusillanimous (or don't worry James, your socks are hanging in the coal cellar with Thomas)" (Brooks, Campbell, Stewart) – 5:07
- "Boilk" (Brooks, Campbell, Stewart) – 1:00
[edit] Side two
- "Symphony No. 2" (Brooks, Campbell, Stewart) – 22:26
- Movement 1
- Movement 2
- Blane
- Movement 4
[edit] 2005 re-issue
The album was re-issued on CD in February 2005 by Eclectic Discs. Remastered from the original tapes, the re-issue has three bonus tracks, including both sides of the band's first and only single ("Seven Is a Jolly Good Time"/"You Are All Princes") and "Movement 3" from "Symphony No. 2", which was omitted from the original LP due to copyright difficulties.
The track listing is as follows:
- "Bulb" – 0:09
- "While Growing My Hair" – 4:02
- "I Will Be Absorbed" – 5:11
- "Fugue in D Minor" – 2:49
- "They Laughed When I Sat Down at the Piano…" – 1:21
- "The Song of McGillicudie the Pusillanimous (or don't worry James, your socks are hanging in the coal cellar with Thomas)" – 5:07
- "Boilk" – 1:04
- "Symphony No. 2" – 23:58
- Movement 1
- Movement 2
- Blane
- Movement 3
- Movement 4
- "Seven Is a Jolly Good Time" – 2:47
- "You Are All Princes" – 3:45
[edit] Personnel
- Dave Stewart - organ, piano, tone generator
- Mont Campbell - bass, vocals
- Clive Brooks - drums
[edit] References
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Egg Egg review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/egg-r6638/review. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ Henderson, Paul (February 2005). "Egg 'Egg'". Classic Rock. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. pp. 102.
- ^ "Egg (2) - Egg (LP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Egg-Egg/release/427132. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
[edit] External links
- Lyrics to Egg
- "Review: "Egg: Egg (Remastered)" - Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!". www.seaoftranquility.org. http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=2094. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- "EGG Egg music reviews and MP3". www.progarchives.com. http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3501. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
