Brand X
Product
The Story
Considered by many critics to be their finest effort, the group's 1979 release, "Product", gave instrumental fans a jolt with the inclusion of two Phil Collins vocal numbers ("Soho", "Don't Make Waves") - blatent attempts to expand the audience by melding pop with fusion. However, the instrumental tracks dominate and continue the brilliant musicianship established by Brand X's first few studio albums. Goodsall manages to fit plenty of furious fusion guitar into the CD's nine tracks, and even fans of bass guitar will love the attention paid to the low end (check out Peter Jones' intro to "Not Good Enough - See Me!"). Essential Brand X.
The Music
| 05:31 | Don't Make Waves | Vocal |
| 07:49 | Dance Of The Illegal Aliens | Instrumental |
| 03:40 | Soho | Vocal |
| 07:29 | Not Good Enough - See Me! | Instrumental |
| 06:08 | A;gon (Where An Ordinary Cup Of... | Instrumental |
| 04:00 | Rhesus Perplexus | Instrumental |
| 03:14 | Wal To Wal | Instrumental |
| 06:28 | ...And So To F... | Instrumental |
| 02:08 | April | Instrumental |
The Artists
| John Goodsall | Guitars, Vocals, Production |
| Mike Clarke | Drums, Production |
| Phil Collins | Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Production, Engineering on "Soho" and "Wal To Wal" |
| John Giblin | Basses, Production, Photography of Mick Clarke |
| Robin Lumley | Keyboards, Gunfire, Chainsaw, Production |
| Peter Robinson | Keyboards, Gunfire, Vocals |
| Peter Jones | Basses |
| Colin Wren | Engineering |
| Neil Kernon | Engineering, Remix Engineering, Production |
| Richard Austin | Remix Engineering |
| Colin Green | Remix Engineering, Production |
| Reno Ruocco | Remix Engineering |
| Ray Staff | Mastering |
| Colin Elgie | Sleeve Design, Graphics |
| Paul Canty | Photography of Morris and Peter |
| Recorded at Startling Studio, Ascot, England, April, 1979.
Remxed at Farmyard Studios, Trident and Startling, June/July 1979. "Soho", "Wal To Wal" recorded at Old Croft, Surrey. Sleeve design - Hipgnosis/Elgie. Photos by Hipgnosis. |
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