''Brinsley Schwarz'' is the eponymous debut album by pub rock band

Brinsley Schwarz Brinsley Schwarz were a 1970s English pub rock band, named after their guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. With Nick Lowe on bass and vocals, keyboardist Bob Andrews and drummer Billy Rankin, the band evolved from the 1960s pop band Kippington Lod ...

, released in April 1970. Recorded shortly after the band had changed its name from Kippington Lodge, the album was released just after the ill-fated " Brinsley Schwarz Hype". It has been described as a "naïve blend of Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dylan & the Band, and Buffalo Springfield, with a heavy dose of early Yes" (

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). Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewineretrieved 30 December 2008 The cover was designed by

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for his short-lived graphic art company "Teenburger Designs". The original vinyl album (Capitol 11869) was re-issued on CD in 1996 (Repertoire 0004421).

Track listing

All songs are written by Nick Lowe except where specified # "Hymn to Me" (Lowe, Rankin, Schwarz, Andrews) - 4:50 # "Shining Brightly" – 4:20 # "Rock and Roll Women" – 3:19 # "Lady Constant" – 7:23 # "What Do You Suggest?" – 4:47 # "Mayfly" – 4:37 # "Ballad of a Has Been Beauty Queen" – 10:26

Personnel

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Billy Rankin -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

, percussion * Bob Andrews -

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

, bass, vocals *

Nick Lowe Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in power pop and new wave,acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...

, vocals ;Technical *Bob Hall - engineer * Teenburger Designs - cover design, typography

References

{{Authority control Brinsley Schwarz albums 1970 debut albums United Artists Records albums Capitol Records albums Albums produced by Brinsley Schwarz (musician) Albums produced by Nick Lowe Albums produced by Billy Rankin (drummer) Albums produced by Bob Andrews (keyboardist) albums recorded at Olympic Sound Studios