Album: Roger Ruskin Spear
Artist: Electric Shocks +
2002: DJC Records
CD: DJC 005

Roger Ruskin Spear: bass (1, 2), saxophones (1-3), tenor saxophones (4-7, 9), bass sax (4, 6, 12), trumpets (1, 3), trombone (1, 6), clarinet (12), bass clarinets (8), B♭ clarinets (8), electric piano (1), vocal (2, 3, 5-13), kazoos (2), celeste (2), organ (3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13), piano (4-8), electric piano (4), orchestral bells (4), glockenspiel (4), bass (9), hand-clapping (9), other effects (6, 7, 9-11)
Maggie Stredder: vocal harmonies (1-9)
Nick Curtis: vocal harmonies (1-9)
Ken Barry: vocal harmonies (1-9)
Arran Roe: drums (1, 2, 4, 6), hand-clapping (9), vocals (9)
Thunderclap Newman: bass sax (1, 2), kazoos (2), hand-clapping (9), vocals (9), piano (12), soprano sax (12), contra-bass sax (12), starting pistol (12)
Dave Glasson: piano (1, 2), hand-clapping (9)
Jerry Gardiner: guitars (1), rhythm guitar (2)
Graham Preskett: not specified (1), violins (2, 4, 5, 8, 9), bass (5, 7), 12-string (5, 7), piano (5)
Sam Spoons: spoons (2)
C Jordan: guitars (3)
J Ferrell: guitars (3)
G Alexander: bass (3)
D Mihm: drums (3)
C Wilson: vocals (3)
Chris Glass: effects (3, 6-8)
Chris Welch: drums (4-8, 9 but erased)
Steve Waller: guitars (4, 6, 8, 9 but erased)
Roy Hollingworth: guitars (4, 6, 9 but erased)
Pete Banks: lead guitar (4, 6)
Dave Clague: bass (4, 6, 8, 9 but erased, 10-13), banjo (10, 12), lead guitar (13)
BJ Cole: steel guitar (5, 7)
Roger C Mitchell: gasps (6), vocals (8)
Wentzell: guitars (9 but erased)
Tat Meager: drums (10-13), vocal (10)
Harry Hamint Jnr: vocal (10)
Dennis Cowan: guitar (11)
Bud Parkes: trumpets (11)
Mike Davis: trumpets (11)
Leon Williams: trumpets (11)
Tony Hazzard: vocals (11)
Richard Barnes: vocals (11)
Dick Sudhalter: cornet (12)
The Putney Male Voice Choir (1)
Acme Brass Band (1)


Majority of backing tracks engineered by Chris Glass (1-9)
Multi-tracking, dubbing and final mix by Bob Hall (1-9)
Engineer: Phil Dunne (10), Roger Wilkinson (12, 13)
Produced by Art Direction (1-9), Spear (10-13)
Artistic interference: Pierre Tubbs (1-9)
Photographs: Nevis Cameron, Tom Browne, Chris Welch and others (1-9)
Sleeve design: Spear (10-13)

Credits only given for (1-9); details for (10-13) obtained online


Tracks:
1. "All By Yourself in the Moonlight" [Wallace] (5:27)
2. "I'm a Fly" [Spear] (2:59)
3. "Matress Man" [Spear] (5:18)
4. "Blue Baboon" [Spear] (5:13)
5. "The Liberty Laughing Song" [Spear] (4:02)
6. "Doctor Rock" [Spear] (4:07)
7. "Patrick Moore" [Spear] (4:38)
8. "Make Yourself a Happiness Pie" [Nelson/Perkins] (3:27)
9. "Living Doll" [Lionel Bartl] (2:18)
10. "Trouser Freak" [Spear] (2:52)
11. "Trouser Press" [Spear] (3:01)
12. "Release Me" [Miller/Williams/Yount/Harris, arr. Spear] (2:48)
13. "Drop Out" [Spear] (2:02)

All musical & vocal arrangements by Spear (1-9)


Notes: Spear was formerly a founding member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. This is a CD release of his 1972 album Electric Shocks (United Artists UAG 29381) combined with his 4-track EP 'Rebel Trouser' (United Artists UP 35221) from 1971. Banks plays on two tracks: his part on (4) is fairly limited, while he delivers some nice blues playing on (6). Note also music writer and Yes biographyer Chris Welch on drums and Graham Preskett, later a sessioner on 90125, on violin and more. (HP, 20 Mar 13)

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