Scarabus

Scarabus
Studio album by Ian Gillan Band
Released	October 1977
Recorded	Kingsway Recorders, London, UK
Genre	Jazz-Rock fusion
Length	41:20
Label	Island
Producer	Ian Gillan Band
Ian Gillan Band chronology
Clear Air Turbulence (1977) Scarabus (1977) Live at the Budokan (1978)
Alternative cover
Cover of the 1989 release

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Scarabus is an album by British jazz-rock fusion band Ian Gillan Band, released in 1977. The album was reissued in 1989 by Virgin Records on CD. The reissue included an extra track, "My Baby Loves Me". This previously unreleased live track, recorded live at the Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, on 22 September 1977, was originally part of the double LP set Live at the Budokan, and had been omitted from the UK release in error.

Ian Gillan re-used the vocal melody of the title track "Scarabus" on the song "Disturbing the Priest" six years later, on the album Born Again during his short tenure with the British hard rock/heavy metal band Black Sabbath.

Track listing

• All tracks written by Ian Gillan, John Gustafson, Ray Fenwick, Colin Towns and Mark Nauseef.

Side 1

1. "Scarabus" – 4:53
2. "Twin Exhausted" – 4:08
3. "Poor Boy Hero" – 3:08
4. "Mercury High" – 3:31
5. "Pre-release" – 4:22

Side 2

1. "Slags to Bitches" – 5:09
2. "Apathy" – 4:19
3. "Mad Elaine" – 4:15
4. "Country Lights" – 3:16
5. "Fool's Mate" – 4:19

Personnel

• Ian Gillan – vocals
• Colin Towns – keyboards and flutes
• John Gustafson – bass guitar and vocals
• Ray Fenwick – guitars and vocals
• Mark Nauseef – drums and percussion