
El Pea is a Rock album by Various, originally released in 1971. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Empty Pages
- A2Late November
- A3Thru The Night
- A4Song For Suzie
- A5Lord Marlborough
Side B
- B1Mother Goose
- B2Dive Deep
- B3Spring Season
- B4Extract From Tomorrow's People - The Children Of Today
- B5Our Love Will Not Decay
- B6Don't Look Around
Side C
- C1Highway Song
- C2Waiting For You
- C3Wild World
- C4Sudden Street
- C5Feast Of Stephen
Side D
- D1Knife Edge
- D2One of These Things First
- D3Original Mixed-Up Kid
- D4Can't Stop Worrying, Can't Stop Loving
- D5Greyhound Bus
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- warm
- bittersweet
- bohemian
Release advertised in UK Melody Maker, issue: 17 April 1971.
The original UK release features 'Song For Suzie' by Heads Hands & Feet as track A4; for non-UK versions, this track was replaced by 'Auntie Aviator' by John & Beverley Martyn. Additionally, the portrait illustration of Heads, Hands & Feet on the left inner gatefold panel was removed without a replacement.
Original UK copies of this album were issued with a 'self cleaning' device, which was going to become standard (though it never did). This consisted of the inner edges of the sleeve openings for the records (that had no inner paper sleeves) having strips of soft foam adhered to them, so that when you took the records out or put them back in, they would automatically have any fluff or dust removed from their surfaces. This idea was not very effective, as the foam strips would eventually go dry and the adhesive would fail with constant use, and would eventually be such a nuisance that the only thing to do was discard them and put the records in paper sleeves. The increasingly dry foam strips would also make surface scuffs on the discs. Not well thought through!
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Bill LeaderPRODUCER
- Chris BlackwellPRODUCER
- Chris ThomasPRODUCER
- Fairport ConventionPRODUCER
- Felix PappalardiPRODUCER
- FreePRODUCER
- Greg LakePRODUCER
- Ian AndersonPRODUCER
- Jess RodenPRODUCER
- Joe BoydPRODUCER
- John KellyPRODUCER
- McDonald & GilesPRODUCER
Songwriting
- Alan Bown
- Albert Lee
- Andy Fraser
- Cat Stevens
- Dave Mason
- Dik Fraser
- Gail Collins
- Ian Hunter
- Jeff Bannister
- Jim Capaldi
- John & Beverley Martyn
- John David Gladwin
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 4 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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