Oyster Band, Deserters

 

UK (LP) Cooking Vinyl Records COOK 041 (1992) - GERMANY (LP) Intercord Record IRS 951.955 (1992)

 

E' un disco che presenta una concezione grafica di Ken Parr che ben rappresenta bene le tematiche affrontate in brani come "Deserters" e "All That Way For This": i deserti dell'umanità, le paure, l'esplosione atomica. Le fotografie sono della fedelissima Sylvia Sass. Nel complesso non si può definire uno dei migliori album del gruppo che vive forse una fase di transizione.

 

Tracks Side A:

All That Way For This (Ian Telfer / John Jones) 4'19" - The Deserter (Ian Telfer / John Jones / Alan Prosser) 5'08" - Angels Of The River (Ian Telfer / John Jones) 5'08" - We Could Leave Right Now (Ian Telfer / Alan Prosser) 3'22" - Elena's Shoes (Janet Burgess / Ian Telfer / Alan Prosser / John Jones) 4'56"

 

Tracks Side B:

Granite Years (Ian Telfer / John Jones) 4'20" - Diamond For A Dime (Ian Telfer / John Jones / Alan Prosser) 4'07" - Never Left (Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer) 3'46" - Ship Sets Sail (Ian Telfer / John Jones) 3'26" - Fiddle Or A Gun (Ian Telfer / John Jones) 4'09" - Bells Of Rhymney (Idris Davies / Pete Seeger) 4'38"

 

Recorded at: Red Fort Studios, London - Produced & Recorded by: John Ravenhall - Mixed at: Gooseberry Studios, London by Trevor Hallesey and John Ravenhall - Mastered at: Transfermation Studios - Cover by: Ken Parr - Photography by: Sylvia Sass

 

Musicians

John Jones, Lead Vocals, Melodeon - Chopper, Bass Guitar, Cello, Tiple, Vocals - Alan Prosser, Guitars, Banjo, Vocals - Lee Partis, Drums, Bodhran, Percussion - Ian Telfer, Fiddle, Concertina

with Tomás Lynch, Whistle on "Granite Years", Uilleann Pipes on "Never Left" - Rory McLeod, Harmonica on "Angels Of The River"