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The Battle of North West Six
The Battle of North West Six is the second album by the Keef Hartley Band. At the time, Hartley's six-piece group was appearing augmented with a brass section as The Keef Hartley Big Band, and a number of songs on the album feature this extended line-up.
| The Battle of North West Six | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | April and July 1969 | |||
| Studio | Decca, London | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 41:36 | |||
| Label | Deram | |||
| Producer | Neil Slaven | |||
| Keef Hartley Band chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (positive) [3] |
Track listing edit
1969 LP edit
Deram SML 1054 (UK), DES 18035 (US)
- "The Dansette Kid / "Hartley Jam for Bread" (Fiona Hewitson, Spit James, Keef Hartley, Gary Thain) – 3:59
- "Don't Give Up" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 4:07
- "Me and My Woman" (Gene Barge) – 4:24
- "Hickory" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 2:45
- "Don't Be Afraid" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Peter Dines, Thain) – 4:25
- "Not Foolish, Not Wise" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:56
- "Waiting Around" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 2:29
- "Tadpole" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 7:00
- "Poor Mabel (You're Just Like Me)" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:08
- "Believe In You" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 5:23
Fiona Hewitson is Miller Anderson writing under his wife's name for contractual reasons.
1995 CD reissue edit
One Way Records OW 30333
Same track listing as the 1969 LP
Personnel edit
Keef Hartley Band edit
- Keef Hartley – drums, percussion
- Miller Anderson – vocals, guitars (various)
- Henry Lowther – trumpet, flugelhorn, violin, brass arrangements
- Jim Jewell – tenor saxophone
- Gary Thain – bass guitar
- "Spit James" (real name: Ian Cruickshank) – guitar (Tracks 1 & 5)
Additional musicians edit
- Mick Weaver – organ, piano, percussion
- Mike Davis – trumpet
- Harry Beckett – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Lyn Dobson – tenor saxophone, flute
- Chris Mercer – tenor saxophone
- Barbara Thompson – baritone saxophone, flute
- Ray Warleigh – flute
- Mick Taylor – guitar (Track 10)
Technical edit
- Neil Slaven – producer
- Derek Varnals – engineer
- Adrian Martins, John Punter – assistant engineers
- Art Wood - artwork
- Richard Sacks - photography
References edit
- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 8 December 1969. p. 25. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ The Battle of North West Six at AllMusic
- ^ Morthland, John (7 March 1970). "Records". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. (53): 46.