Oyster Band, Deep Dark Ocean

 

UK (CD) Cooking Vinyl COOKCD 128 (11 August 1997) - USA (CD) Cooking Vinyl COOKCD 128 (1997) - CANADA (CD) True North TNSD 0152 (1997)

 

Non è questa, forse, una delle migliori prove della band, gli arrangiamenti appaiono a tratti un po' caotici e il suono un po' troppo confuso e festaiolo. Qualche critica si può forse avanzare riguardo al lavoro di registrazione e masterizzazione effettuato negli studi di Brighton. Nulla si sa sugli autori delle foto: quella in copertina ha un effetto "sfumato" e mostra il gruppo in atteggiamento solo apparentemente spontaneo.

 

Tracks:

Sail On By (John Jones / Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer) 3'33" - Little Brother (John Jones / Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer) 3'12" - Only When You Call (John Jones / Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer) 3'34" - Native Son (John Jones / Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer) 4'40" - Not Like Jordan (Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer) 3'57" - North Star (Chopper / Alan Prosser) 1'30" - Milford Haven (John Jones / Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer) 3'45" - The Story (Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer) 4'23"

Be My Luck (Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer) 2'48" - No Reason To Cry (John Jones / Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer) 4'48" - Drunkard's Waltz (Rev Hammer) 3'14" - Native Son [in Welsh](John Jones / Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer) 1'28"

 

Produced by: Oysterband and Alan Scott - Recorded at: Esselle Beat Co., Brighton and The Windings, Ffrwd Valley, Clwyd - Engineered by: Alaric Neville and Mike Roberts (Brighton)Martin Wilding assisted by Jason - Roberts (Clwyd) - Mixed at: The Metway, Brighton

 

Muscians:

John Jones, Vocals, Melodeon - Chopper, Bass Guitar, Cello, Mandolin, Harmonica, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals - Lee Partis, Drums, Vocals - Alan Prosser, Acoustic Guitar, Stratocaster, GR-1, Violin, Octave Mandola, Vocals - Ian Telfer, Fiddle, Concertina, Korkenzieher

with Alan Scott, 12-String Guitar, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Octave Mandola, Percussion