The Band Plays On
The Band Plays On | ||||
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Studio album by Back Street Crawler | ||||
Released | October 1975 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, blues rock | |||
Length | 44:16 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Back Street Crawler | |||
Back Street Crawler chronology | ||||
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The Band Plays On is the debut album from Back Street Crawler, fronted by ex-Free guitarist Paul Kossoff. Keyboard player Mike Montgomery composed six songs and co-wrote two others on the album, in addition to singing lead vocals on "All the Girls Are Crazy" and "Survivor". He dueted with Terry Wilson-Slesser on "New York, New York" (a Mike Montgomery original, and not the tune made famous by Liza Minnelli and Frank Sinatra). Montgomery subsequently left the band and was replaced by John "Rabbit" Bundrick.
The Mike Montgomery songs, "Jason Blue" and "The Band Plays On", had previously appeared on a self-titled 1973 album by Bloontz, in which Terry Wilson, Mike Montgomery and Tony Braunagel had played together prior to the formation of Back Street Crawler.
Track listing
- Hoo Doo Woman - 4:17
- New York, New York - 4:40
- Stealing My Way - 4:21
- Survivor - 3:35
- It's A Long Way Down To The Top - 5:58
- All The Girls Are Crazy - 3:33
- Jason Blue - 4:57
- Train Song - 4:36
- Rock & Roll Junkie - 3:17
- The Band Plays On - 5:02
Personnel
- Paul Kossoff - guitar
- Terry Wilson-Slesser - vocals
- Terry Wilson - guitar, bass guitar
- Tony Braunagel - drums
- Mike Montgomery - keyboards, vocals
- Pete Van - baritone saxophone on "Jason Blue" & "Rock & Roll Junkie"
- Eddie Quansah - trumpet, flugel horn on "Jason Blue" & "Rock & Roll Junkie"
- George Lee - flutes, tenor & soprano saxophones on "Jason Blue" & "Rock & Roll Junkie"
Production
- Produced by Back Street Crawler for Oak Records Ltd & Steve Smith (track 3)
- Engineered by Rod Thear
- Recorded at Ridge Farm Studios (tracks 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10) & Sawmills (tracks 3, 6)
- Mixed at Olympic Studios, London (tracks 1-2, 4-5, 9-10) & Basing Street Studios, London (tracks 3)
- Remixed at Olympic Studios, London (tracks 6-8)