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The Best Years Of Our Lives

Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel

1975 · Rock

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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The Best Years Of Our Lives by Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel

The Best Years Of Our Lives is a Rock album by Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel, originally released in 1975. On Gatefold: 48 pressings tracked.

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Year: 1975 Introducing "The Best Years" The Mad, Mad Moonlight Mr Raffles It Wasn't Me Panorama Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) Back To The Farm 49th Parallel The Best Years Of Our Lives.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Introducing "The Best Years"
  2. A2The Mad, Mad Moonlight
  3. A3Mr Raffles
  4. A4It Wasn't Me
  5. A5Panorama

Side B

  1. B1Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
  2. B2Back To The Farm
  3. B349th Parallel
  4. B4The Best Years Of Our Lives

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Glam Rock
  • layered
  • swaggering
  • art school

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Recorded and Mixed at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, and Air Studios, London, during November and December 1974.
Mastered at EMI Studios.
Comes with an inner sleeve including songtexts
Side 2 ends in a spoken locked groove
The runouts are stamped.
Cat# EMC 3068 on the cover, spine and labels.
Cat# OC 062○05793 on the cover only.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Duncan MackayELECTRIC PIANO, GRAND PIANO, KEYBOARDS , CLAVINET, SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRIC ORGAN ELECTRIC PIANO, GRAND PIANO, KEYBOARDS , CLAVINET, SYNTHESIZER, ELECTRIC ORGAN ELECTRIC PIANO, GRAND PIANO, KEYBOARDS , CLAVINET, SYNTHESIZER, ORGAN
  • George FordBASS GUITAR , DOUBLE BASS , BACKING VOCALS BASS GUITAR, BASS BASS GUITAR, BASS , BACKING VOCALS
  • Jim CreganELECTRIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS MUSICIAN, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
  • Linda LewisBACKING VOCALS
  • Liza StrikeBACKING VOCALS
  • Martin JayBACKING VOCALS
  • Steve HarleyVOCALS LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR
  • Stuart ElliottDRUMS, PERCUSSION , MARIMBA DRUMS, PERCUSSION, MARIMBA MUSICIAN, DRUMS, PERCUSSION , MARIMBA
  • Tina CharlesBACKING VOCALS
  • Yvonne KeeleyBACKING VOCALS
  • Andrew PowellARRANGED BY HORN, BRASS, ARRANGED BY
  • Snowy WhiteGUITAR

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