Brand X
Morrocan Roll
The Story
"Morrocan Roll" was the second release from this truly original jazz-rock group, which was formed when Atomic Rooster guitarist John Goodsall hooked up with Genesis drummer Phil Collins to record music distinctly different from their main bands. The CD contains only one vocal track, "Sun In The Night", a first for Brand X, but it fits the fusion mood with Collins' weird vocal treatment and Sanskrit lyrics. Overall, "Morrocan Roll" offers superb muscianship, fiery, furious guitar courtesy of Goodsall, and a tripped-out spacy fusion feel. A great introduction to Brand X.
The Music
| 04:25 | Sun In The Night | Vocal |
| 11:16 | Why Should I Lend You Mine... | Instrumental |
| 02:10 | ...Maybe I'll Lend You Mine After All | Instrumental |
| 04:41 | Hate Zone | Instrumental |
| 01:33 | Collapsar | Instrumental |
| 07:55 | Disco Suicide | Instrumental |
| 01:38 | Orbits | Instrumental |
| 08:28 | Malaga Virgen | Instrumental |
| 07:24 | Macrocosm | Instrumental |
The Artists
| John Goodsall | Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Zone Boxes, Space Echo, Sitar, Backing Vocals, Voltage-Controlled Aluminum Bidet |
| Percy Jones | Fender Bass, Amos Effects Boxes, Autoharp on "Orbits", Marimba on "Malaga Virgen" |
| Robin Lumley | Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano, Autoharp on "Collapsar", Mini-Moog Synthesizer, ARP Odyssey Synthesizer, Roland String Synthesizer, Backing Vocals, Clavinet, Pulsar Processor, Space Echo |
| Phil Collins | Drums, Lead Vocals, Acoustic Piano on "Maybe I'll Lend You Mine After All", Frequency Eater |
| Morris Pert | Percussion, A Vast Number of Bits and Things that he hit while the tape was running, including: The QEZ, Idi Amin and undisovered parts of Scotland |
| Stephen W. Tayler | Engineering |
| Dennis Mackay | Production |
| Neil Ross | Tape-op |
| Geoff Leach | Tape-op |
| Steve Short | Tape-op |
| John Brand | Tape-op |
| Chris Tsangarides | Tape-op |
| Ray Staff | Mastering |
| Rob Brimson | Group Photography |
| Recorded in Panavision at Trident Studios, London, December, 1976 to January, 1977, and mixed at Morgan Studios, London, February, 1977 where the curtains are drawn, but the rest of the furniture is real.
Sleeve design by Hipgnosis/Hardie. Cover Photography by Hipgnosis. "Why Should I Lend You Mine" was recorded "live" in the studio: there are no overdubs. |
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