''Matching Mole'' (1972) is the eponymous debut album from the
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Matching Mole
Matching Mole were an English progressive rock band associated with the Canterbury scene. Robert Wyatt formed the band in October 1971 after he left Soft Machine and recorded his first solo album, '' The End of an Ear'' (4 December 1970). He c ...
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Track listing
*All Songs
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Disc 1
# "O Caroline"
(Sinclair, Wyatt) – 5:05
# "Instant Pussy"
(Wyatt) – 2:59
# "Signed Curtain"
(Wyatt) – 3:06
# "Part of the Dance"
(Miller) – 9:16
# "Instant Kitten"
(Wyatt) – 4:58
# "Dedicated to Hugh, but You Weren't Listening"
(Wyatt) – 4:39
# "Beer as in Braindeer"
(Wyatt) – 4:02
# "Immediate Curtain"
(Wyatt) – 5:57
Esoteric Issue ECLEC22311 Bonus Tracks
# "O Caroline"
(Sinclair, Wyatt) – (Single Version) - 3:33
# "Signed Curtain"
(Wyatt) – (Single Edit) - 3:05
# "Part of the Dance Jam"
(Miller) - 20:57
Disc 2
# "Signed Curtain (Take 2)"
(Wyatt) – 5:32
# "Memories Membrane"
(Wyatt) – 11:16
''CBS Studio 29/12/71''
# "Part of the Dance (Take 1)"
(Miller) – 7:27
''CBS Studio 03/01/72''
# "Horse"
(Wyatt) – 3:47
''CBS Studio 10/01/72''
# "Intermediate Kitten"
(Wyatt) – 9:54
''BBC Radio One Peel Show January 1972''
# "Marchides/Instant Pussy/Smoke Signal"
(MacRae, Wyatt) – 19:36
''BBC Radio One Peel Show April 1972''
Personnel
Matching Mole
*
Phil Miller
Philip Paul Miller (22 January 1949 – 18 October 2017) was an English progressive rock/jazz guitarist and a central part of the Canterbury scene.
He was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire. Self-taught on guitar, Miller formed his first band, Del ...
– guitar
*
David Sinclair – piano,
Hammond organ
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*
Bill MacCormick
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Early life
He is the second son of Ewen and Olwen MacCormick who married in 1946 after serving together in the RAF. His older broth ...
– bass
*
Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945) is a retired English musician. A founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, he was initially a kit drummer and singer before becoming para ...
– drums, voice,
Mellotron
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, piano (3)
Additional musicians
*
Dave MacRae
David Scott MacRae (born 2 April 1940, Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand keyboardist, noted for his contributions in jazz and jazz rock, and his collaborations with musicians from the Canterbury scene.
Life and career
MacRae studied at th ...
– electric piano
Production
*Arranged & produced by Matching Mole
*Recorded & engineered by Richard Dodd & Mike Fitzhenry
*Assistant engineer: Phillip Beckwith
References
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Matching Mole albums
Robert Wyatt albums
1972 debut albums
CBS Records albums