''Mr. Mick'' is the fifth studio album released by the British rock group

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in 1976. It originally was released in the UK by

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, and its catalogue number was ROLL 3. This was the first album by Stackridge to go unreleased in the United States.

Overview

The album was produced by Andy Cresswell-Davis (known simply as Andy Davis on this recording) and engineered by Denny Bridges. It was recorded at

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in South London and mixed at

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. Pete Gage produced the basic track on "The Dump" and "Steam Radio Song". Some of the keyboards for the album were played by

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of the band

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. The version of Mr. Mick that was released in 1976 had many changes ordered by the group's label UK label. Although supported with airplay from

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amongst others it was less successful than expected. The many difficulties the group experienced during this time contributed to their break-up not long after the release of ''Mr. Mick''. In 2000, DAP Records finally released the album in the form the group originally intended: it was entitled ''The Original Mr. Mick''. In 2006

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released a 2-disc set containing both albums in their entirety.

Track listing

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) – 3:33 #"Breakfast with Werner von Braun" (Andy Davis) – 4:05 #"Steam Radio Song" (Davis, Steve Augarde) – 3:34 #"The Dump" (Davis) – 1:47 #"Save a Red Face" (Mutter Slater, Augarde) – 3:24 #"The Slater's Waltz" (Slater, Augarde) – 4:33 #"Coniston Water" (Slater) – 5:22 #"Hey Good Looking" (Davis, Crun Walter) – 4:16 #"Fish in a Glass" (Davis, Walter) – 7:18

Track listing: "The Original Mr. Mick"

#"Hey! Good Looking" (Davis, Walter) – 4:30 #"Breakfast With Werner Von Braun" (Davis) – 3:45 #"Mr Mick's Walk" (Davis, Augarde) – 3:55 #"Mr Mick's Dream" (Davis, Augarde) – 2:10 #"Save A Red Face" (Slater, Augarde) – 3:25 #"The Steam Radio Song" (Davis, Augarde) – 3:20 #"The Slater's Waltz" (Slater, Augarde) – 4:10 #"Hazy Dazy Holiday" (Slater) – 2:05 #"Coniston Water" (Slater) – 4:50 #"Can Inspiration Save The Nation?" (Davis, Walter) – 2:15 #"Mr Mick's New Home"(Slater, Davis, Augarde) – 3:30 #"Fish In A Glass" (Davis, Walter) – 7:50

Personnel

*Andy Cresswell-Davis -

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*Mike "Mutter" Slater -

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, keyboards, vocals and

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*Jim "Crun" Walter -

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- keyboards ;Additional personnel *

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- guitar *Joanna Karlin - vocal on "The Slater's Waltz" ;Production * Denny Bridges - engineering * John Swannell - cover photography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mister Mick Stackridge albums 1976 albums The Rocket Record Company albums