{"id":551,"date":"2009-03-30T21:56:30","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T18:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bendirecords.com\/?p=551"},"modified":"2021-11-24T13:12:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T10:12:11","slug":"drew-mcculloch-a-salty-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bendirecords.com\/?p=551","title":{"rendered":"Drew McCulloch – A Salty Tale"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"BEN-CD-022_hi\"<\/a>BEN-CD-022 – March 30, 2009<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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People have kindly called it a lost masterpiece from the seventies. For me it simply brings back a lot of memories of growing up in Ardrossan. Drew McCulloch, 2009<\/em><\/p>\n

Tracks:<\/strong>
\n1. You
\n2. Born To Lose
\n3. Storybooks & Rhymes
\n4. A Salty Tale
\n5. Superlady
\n6. Guitar Playing Made Easy
\n7. Anne Marie
\n8. Garden Of Pain (Fly Away)
\n9. Halloween
\n10. Now & Then & Tomorrow<\/p>\n

All songs written by Drew McCulloch<\/strong> except track 7 written by Drew McCulloch<\/strong> and Robin Lucas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Produced by Bruce Lynch<\/strong>
\nArrangements by Richard Niles<\/strong>
\nEngineered by Graeme Myres<\/strong>
\nRecorded 1977 at Good Earth Studios, London
\nMastered 2008 at Mayfield Studios, Twechar, Scotland
\nSleeve design by Stefan Wesley<\/strong>.
\nDrew McCulloch<\/strong> – vocals, keyboards, guitar and backing vocals
\nDave Mattacks<\/strong> – drums
\nBruce Lynch<\/strong> – bass
\nLaurence Juber<\/strong> – guitar
\nRicky Hitchcock<\/strong> – guitar
\nKenny Slaven<\/strong> – fiddle, mandolin
\nB.J.Cole<\/strong> – pedal steel guitar
\nRay Warley<\/strong> – flute
\nTessa Niles<\/strong> – backing vocals
\nChris Thompson<\/strong> – backing vocals
\nOrchestra led by Gavyn Wright<\/strong><\/p>\n

“A Salty Tale”<\/em>, Drew McCulloch’s previously unreleased album from 1977 features a true all star line up: Dave Mattacks<\/strong> (Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Brian Eno, EBTG, George Harrison, XTC, Paul McCartney\u2026), Bruce Lynch<\/strong> (Cat Stevens, Murray Head, Mickey Jupp, Kate Bush\u2026), Laurence Juber<\/strong> (Wings, Alan Parsons, Belinda Carlisle, Ringo Starr, solo), Ricky Hitchcock<\/strong> (Love & Kisses, Walker Brothers, Roger Daltrey), Kenny Slaven<\/strong> (Ronnie Lane\u2019s Slim Chance), B.J.Cole<\/strong> (Elvis Costello, Humble Pie, Joe Strummer, Beck, Bjork, Squeeze, Julian Cope and almost everybody else\u2026), Ray Warley<\/strong> (Roy Harper ), Tessa Niles<\/strong> (Paul McCartney, David Bowie, George Harrison, Rolling Stones, The The, Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys\u2026), Chris Thompson<\/strong> (Manfred Mann\u2019s Earth Band, Mike Oldfield, Alan Parsons\u2026), orchestra led by Gavyn Wright<\/strong> (Penguin Caf\u00e9 Orchestra, Simpy Red, EBTG, The The, XTC, Prefab Sprout\u2026) and arrangements by Dr. Richard Niles<\/strong> (Paul McCartney, Dusty Springfield, Cat Stevens, Swing Out Sister, Pet Shop Boys, Kylie Minogue and many others)!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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