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Hatfield & The North - Hatfield & The North (1973)

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Product Details:
Label: Virgin
Recorded: At The Manor Studios, 1973
Producers & Engineers: Tom Newman & Hatfield And The North

Hatfield & The North - A Brief History:
Formed in 1972 and named after a motorway road sign, Hatfield & The North were one of the most original and musically adventurous English bands of the 1970s. The group wrote and played fearlessly creative music, became a legend with music fans in Europe, America and Japan, but broke up in 1975 just as its reputation began to build. Perhaps the best-loved of the so-called 'Canterbury' bands, Hatfield's music was a unique blend of its four members' ideas and compositions. Hattitude reflects this rich diversity, combining the dreamy lyrical songs of Richard Sinclair, Phil Miller's intricate jazz-tinged melodies, Dave Stewart's complex instrumentals and the free-flowing compositions of Pip Pyle, who also contributed the touching autobiographical song 'Fitter Stoke Has A Bath'. During its brief life span, the group recorded two highly acclaimed albums (Hatfield & The North and The Rotters' Club), played numerous live gigs and recorded four BBC radio shows. Apart from the 1980 compilation Afters (now deleted), no retrospective albums were ever released until the advent of Hatwise Choice in January 2005. Drummer and founder member Pip Pyle, died in Paris on August 28th 2006

Review:
Hatfield and the North were the supergroup of England's Canterbury progressive rock scene, with bassist and vocalist Richard Sinclair from Caravan, guitarist Phil Miller from Matching Mole, keyboardist Dave Stewart from Egg, and drummer Pip Pyle from Gong and Delivery. This brilliant and inventive debut album is a cross between sophisticated, precisely executed jazz-rock and dry-humored, often surreal pop. The album consists of short pieces blended into a Zappa-like collage, providing a thematic work that bests even the most eccentric jazz-rock by bands like Soft Machine. (by Nick Burton, allMusic)

Players:
Richard Sinclair: bass & voice
Phil Miller: guitars
Pip Pyle: drums
Dave Stewart: keyboards
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Amanda Parsons, Barbara Gaskin & Ann Rosenthal: background vocals
Geoff Leigh: sax & flutes
Jeremy Baines: pixiephone
Robert Wyatt: voice on "Calyx"

Track List:
01. The Stubbs Efect
02. Big Jobs (Poo Poo Extract)
03. Going Up To People And Tinking
04. Son Of "There's No Place Like Homerton"
05. Aigrette
06. Riferama
07. Fol DE Rol
08. Shaving Is Boring
09. Licks For The LAdies
10. Bossa Nochance
11. Big Jobs No.2 (By Poo And The Wee Wees)
12. Lobster In Cleavage Probe
13. Gigantic Land Crabas In Earth Takeover Bid
14. The Other Stubbs Effect