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Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night

Peter Hammill

1973 · Rock

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Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night by Peter Hammill

Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night is a Rock album by Peter Hammill, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 33 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1German Overalls
  2. A2Slender Threads
  3. A3Rock And Rôle
  4. A4In The End

Side B

  1. B1What's It Worth
  2. B2Easy To Slip Away
  3. B3Dropping The Torch
  4. B4In The Black Room (I)
  5. B5The Tower
  6. B6In The Black Room (II)

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Art Rock
  • raw
  • brooding
  • bohemian

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

1st Release with Textured Gatefold Cover and Large Mad Hatter label
Recorded in February and March 1973 at Sofa Sound, Sussex and Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire.
Mixed at Trident Studos, London W.1.
Notes on tracks:
A1) has "(Jaxononsax)" after the title
A3) has "(Nic "Killer" Potter, Randolph (a), The Honker)" after the title
B1) has "(Mellifluteous David)" after the title
B2) has "(Ni..... And Davi.....)" after the title
B4) has "Sandwiching" after the title
B5) has "(Electrostatic Retrospective)" after the title
Ancillaries: The Tin, dogs, socks, the Beaufort Arms, Antipodeanism ("The tape is rolling"), pink champagne, General Hospital, Nationwide and Subbutio (Poland 3 Scotland 2).
Individual track times are not supplied, but times for each side are:
Side 1 - 24.40
Side 2 - 24.12
Runouts are stamped. 'SOFA SOGOOD.', on side B, is etched, and the 2 x 'S' are larger than the other capitals.

Credits

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Performers

  • David JacksonSAXOPHONE , FLUTE, OTHER SAXOPHONE, FLUTE TENOR SAXOPHONE , ALTO SAXOPHONE , FLUTE
  • Guy EvansDRUMS DRUMS, CYMBAL DRUMS, CYMBAL, OTHER
  • Hugh BantonORGAN, PIANO ORGAN, PIANO , BASS , OTHER ORGAN, PIANO , BASS
  • Nic PotterBASS BASS, OTHER BASS, PERCUSSION
  • Peter HammillVOCALS , ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC PIANO, GRAND PIANO , MELLOTRON , HARMONIUM VOCALS , ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, PIANO , HARMONIUM , MELLOTRON , WRITTEN BY WRITTEN-BY, VOCALS , ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, PIANO , HARMONIUM , MELLOTRON

3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 33 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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