ELLIS – Riding On The Crest Of A Slump/Why Not? (2in1) 1972 / 1973 (2006)

Artist: Ellis
Title Of Album: Riding on the Crest of a Slump / Why Not?
Year Of Release: 1972,73/2006
Label (Catalog#) :AcadiaACA8101
Country: USA
Genre: Rock, Pub Rock, Classic Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks+log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 74:40
Full Size: 511Mb(+3%)(covers)
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British rock group. Formed in December 1971, the group was the brainchild of former vocalist of The Love Affair, Steve Ellis and celebrated keyboard player Zoot Money.
After 1971's Love Affair disbanding, the vocalist Steve Ellis set out to make a solo album. Then, agree with record label CBS, he instead decided to form a new band. The 1st member to join was the known keyboard player George 'Zoot' Money. Completing the original line-up were the guitarist Andy Gee (ex-Peter Bardens band), the bassist Jim Leverton (ex-Fat Mattress) and the drummer David Lutton (ex-Eire Apparent). They begun to rehearsing, before in the cottage of Roger Daltrey (Ellis good friend) and then in the studio of Mitch Mitchell (ex-Jimi Hendrix Experience). Eventually, the band recorded his debut album "Riding On The Crest Of A Slump", at Olympic Studios in West London, with Daltrey as the producer. After the release of the album in 1972, the bassist Jim Leverton quit and was replaced by Nick South from the prog act Second Hand. For the 2nd album, the band went for Mike Vernon (of record label Blue Horizon fame) as the producer of choice. It was mostly recorded at Morgan Studios in London and also at Olympic. At the recordings featured friendly various musicians such as Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company), Julie Tippetts, Maggie Nicols, Mike Patto, Roger Chapman (Family) and Colin Allen (Stone The Crows). The album, called "Why Not?", was issued in 1973 but it wasn't the success the band hoped for. So, after some gigs on the university circuit, the group broke-up.

Tracks:
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1. Good to Be Alive (Colin Allen, George Money) - 3:26
2. Doomo (Steve Ellis) - 6:20
3. You're the Only Reason (Jim Leverton) - 3:42
4. Tune for Brownie (Steve Ellis) - 3:00
5. Your Game (Steve Ellis) - 4:21
6. Three Times Corner (George Money) - 3:55
7. Morning Paper (Steve Ellis) - 3:25
8. Wish I Was Back Home (Steve Ellis, Andy Gee) - 3:00
9. Angela (Colin Allen, George Money) - 7:20
10.Goodbye Boredom (Steve Ellis) - 4:25
11.Opus 17 3/4 (Steve Ellis, George Money) - 4:27
12.Future Passed (Steve Ellis, Andy Gee) - 3:58
13.Loud and Lazy Love Songs (Steve Ellis) - 3:44
14.Open Road (Steve Ellis, George Money) - 2:39
15.All Before (George Money) - 5:49
16.Leaving in the Morning (George Money) - 2:42
17.Mighty Mystic Lady (George Money) - 3:37
18.We Need the George Money Too (Steve Ellis, Gee) - 3:55
19 Gyupp (Courtesy Granny Granger) - 0:05

Personnel:
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Steve Ellis - Vocals
Zoot Money - Keyboards, Piano
Nick South - Bass
Andy Gee - Guitar
Davey Lutton - Drums
Jim Leverton - Bass
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Colin Allen - Percussion
Boz Burrell - Vocals
Roger Chapman - Tambourine, Vocals
Julie Driscoll - Vocals
Gary Farr - Harmonica
Maggie Bell - Vocals
Mike Patto - Vocals
Mick Weaver - Keyboards

All thanks to original releaser