''Masques'' is the third album by the British

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. This was the band's first studio recording without drummer

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. The rear of the album cover has a photo of the crowd from the

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, 1978 — a bill that included both Brand X and

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, Collins' other band.

Track listing

;Side one # "The Poke" (Goodsall) - 5:10 # "Masques" (Jones, Robinson) - 3:16 # "Black Moon" (Pert) - 4:48 # "Deadly Nightshade" (Pert) - 11:22 ;Side two # "Earth Dance" (Pert) - 6:06 # "Access to Data" (Goodsall) - 8:00 # "The Ghost of Mayfield Lodge" (Jones) - 10:17

Personnel

Brand X *

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– keyboards *

John Goodsall John Goodsall (15 February 1953 – 10 November 2021) was a British-American progressive rock and jazz fusion guitarist most noted for his work with Brand X, Atomic Rooster, and The Fire Merchants. Life and career Goodsall was born in Middlese ...

– guitars * Percy Jones – bass * Chuck Burgi – drums *

Morris Pert Morris David Brough Pert (8 September 1947 – 27 April 2010) was a Scottish composer, drummer/percussionist, and pianist who composed in the fields of both contemporary classical and jazz-rock music. His compositions include three symphonies, p ...

– percussion, Fender Rhodes electric piano (3) Production * Robin Lumley – producer * Stephen W. Tayler – engineer * Michael Donegani – assistant engineer * Colin Green – assistant engineer * Rene Ruocco – assistant engineer * A.D. Design – layout *

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– sleeve design, front cover photography * Hag – back cover photography * Pete Donovan, Steve Jones and Dave Powell – equipment * Hit & Run Music – management

Notes

* "The Ghost of Mayfield Lodge" is based on a true story (se
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for more info) about a carriage house where Percy Jones was staying which was said to be haunted * This album is the first album on which Percy Jones played the fretless Wal bass, which became his trademark sound

References

External links

* {{Authority control Brand X albums 1978 albums Charisma Records albums Albums recorded at Trident Studios