ROY HILL - ROY HILL
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Signed to Arista Records on the basis of his demos (see Hello Sailor which included a number of those demos from 1976-1977), Arista got Gus Dudgeon to produce the album. In a strange parallel with Strawbs first record, also produced by Dudgeon, Roy felt that the music was way over-produced. Roy writes:
"In 1977 I recorded my first album with former Elton John producer, Gus Dudgeon and a host of top session men. It was an expensive and overblown affair but it would have been churlish to complain when I was the only one there I hadn't heard of. Any hope of working with some Strolling Players was dashed by Gus's ability to locate and destroy unknown musicians from a distance of several miles. Saxophonist, Bimbo Acock, survived by disguising himself as Lulu. An appearance on So It Goes provided brief respite from anecdote hell. It's impossible to do justice to the very colourful time I spent with 70's superstar producer and all-round megalomaniac, Gus Dudgeon, in this brief guide."
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Tracks
- Join Me (Hill)
- When The Time Came (Hill)
- The Boys Would Like You To Know (Hill)
- She Sits Alone (Hill)
- After Tonight (Hill)
- George's Bar (Hill)
- Dance Into My Heart (Hill)
- Marionettes (Hill)
- Liner To Tangiers (Hill)
- Piccadilly Lights (Hill)
Versions
Vinyl
UK VINYL
UK release
LP: SPART 1034 (Arista, 1978). Single sleeve album, with card inner lyrics sleeve, with the lyrics presented in Roy's distinctive handwriting.
Cover
Lyrics inner front and back
Labels
CANADA VINYL
Canadian release
LP: AB 4151 (Arista, Canada, 1978). Bottom right of back cover - "Manufactured and Distributed in Canada by CAPITOL RECORDS - EMI of Canada Limited, 3109 American Drive, Missisauga, Ontario, L4V 1B2". Bottom left Canadian cat number. On spine "Litho in Canada". No lyrics inner sleeve with my copy, maybe the Canadians didn't run to having one .....
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