''Made in England'' is the fourth album by British

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. Although previously known for generally having a

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style, this album saw the band moving in more of a funk/soul direction, largely influenced by new singer

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. Apart from founder member

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, the album was recorded by an entirely different lineup to that of the band's prior effort, ''

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''. Previous members

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and Paul Hammond had departed in protest at Crane's intended new musical direction. In the UK and Germany, original copies of the LP came wrapped in an actual

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sleeve. Later pressings came in a standard art sleeve. In the US, the record was issued on Elektra in the standard sleeve. It was further reissued in Germany in 1977, this time in yet another new sleeve and retitled ''This is Atomic Rooster''. The only UK single from ''Made in England'' was " Stand by Me". The album reached #60 in Canada.

Track listing

Side one # "Time Take My Life" (Crane) 6:01 # " Stand by Me" (Crane) 3:47 # "Little Bit of Inner Air" (Parnell) 2:39 # "Don't Know What Went Wrong" (Crane) 4:00 # "Never to Lose" (Bolton) 3:17 Side two # "Introduction" (Crane) 0:26 - indexed together with "Breathless" on all CDs # "Breathless" (Crane) 4:51 # "Space Cowboy" (Bolton) 3:20 # "People You Can't Trust" (Crane) 3:53 # "All in Satan's Name" (Parnell) 4:44 # "Close Your Eyes" (Crane) 3:49

2004 Castle Music CD reissue bonus tracks

"Stand by Me" (Crane) 3:24 - BBC Radio Session, 12 June 1972 # "Breakthrough" (Crane/Pat Darnell) 3:07 - BBC Radio Session, 12 June 1972 # "Save Me" aka "Friday the 13th" (Crane) 3:42 - BBC Radio Session, 7 December 1972 # "Close Your Eyes" (Crane) 2:41 - BBC Radio Session, 7 December 1972 # "Stand by Me" (Crane) 5:00 - BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert, 27 July 1972 # "People You Can't Trust" (Crane) 4:40 - BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert, 27 July 1972 # "All in Satan's Name" (Parnell) 4:01 - BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert, 27 July 1972 # "Devil's Answer" (Du Cann) 7:12 - BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert, 27 July 1972 * Tracks 15 to 18 were previously released on

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1991 (and 1995 remastered Digipack) Repertoire Records / 2003 Akarma Records unlicensed CD reissue bonus tracks

"Goodbye Planet Earth" (Mandala) 4:09 - ''

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'' album track # "Satan's Wheel" (Crane) 6:40 - as above

Personnel

;Atomic Rooster *

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, ARP

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* Steve Bolton -

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, vocals on "Little Bit of Inner Air" ;Additional personnel * Bill Smith -

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on "Stand by Me" *

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and Liza Strike -

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on "Stand by Me" and "People You Can't Trust"

References

* The New Musical Express Book of Rock, 1975, Star Books, {{Authority control Atomic Rooster albums 1972 albums Elektra Records albums Dawn Records albums Brain Records albums Pye Records albums Repertoire Records albums Sequel Records albums Castle Communications albums Albums recorded at Trident Studios