Escalator (album)

Escalator
Studio album by Sam Gopal
Released	January 1969
Recorded	De Lane Lea 10 Oct – 26 Nov 1968 Morgan Sound 10, 12 & 15 Nov 1968
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Label	Stable Records SLE 80001
Producer	Trevor Walters

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Escalator is the only album by the Sam Gopal band, released in 1969 on the small Stable Records label. The band also recorded "Horse" and a Willie Dixon cover "Back Door Man", which survive on acetate, and appear on the re-released album as bonus tracks. Ian Kilmister, later known as Lemmy, had joined the band after playing in the Rockin' Vickers, and appears as "Ian Willis", as he was considering changing his surname to that of his stepfather George Willis.

Track listing

All tracks are written by the band except where indicated.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cold Embrace"	3:20
2.	"The Dark Lord"	3:40
3.	"The Sky is Burning" (Ian Willis)	2:30
4.	"You're Alone Now"	3:41
5.	"Grass" (Ian Willis)	4:03
6.	"It's Only Love" (Ian Willis)	4:18

Side B

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Escalator" (Ian Willis)	2:49
8.	"Angry Faces" (Leo Davidson)	4:03
9.	"Midsummer Night's Dream"	2:14
10.	"Season of the Witch" (Donovan)	4:27
11.	"Yesterlove" (Ian Willis)	4:55

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Horse"	3:33
13.	"Back Door Man" (Willie Dixon)	3:06

Personnel

• Sam Gopal – tabla, percussion; drums in "Season of the Witch" and "Midsummer Night's Dream"
• "Ian Willis" (Lemmy Kilmister) – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
• Roger D'Elia – lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar in "Yesterlove"
• Phil Duke – bass guitar