''Mainstream'' is the only album of the UK band

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. The band had originally split up in 1972.

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joined

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joined

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, Charles Hayward joined

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and Dave Jarrett became a mathematics teacher. In 1975, Manzanera booked a studio for 26 days to record his first solo album '' Diamond Head'' and got Quiet Sun together again to record a studio album from their previously composed material at the same time. The result ''Mainstream'' was critically acclaimed and became the

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' album of the month, apparently

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' fourth or fifth biggest seller at the time, close up to

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and

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. Reworked versions of three tracks from ''Mainstream'' – "Mummy was an Asteroid, Daddy was a Small Non-Stick Kitchen Utensil" (merged with Manzanera's track from ''Diamond Head'' "East of Echo," and rechristened "East of Asteroid"), "Rongwrong," and the intro portion of "Sol Caliente" (which also appeared on ''Diamond Head'' as "Lagrima") – were performed by Manzanera's 801 project during 1976 and featured on their acclaimed LP ''

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''. A CD release of ''Mainstream'' was released in 1997 on Manzanera's label, Expression Records.

Track listings

Original version

#"Sol Caliente" (Phil Manzanera) – 8:02 #"Trumpets with Motherhood" (Charles Hayward) – 1:30 #"Bargain Classics" (Dave Jarrett) – 5:37 #"R.F.D." (Jarrett) – 3:09 #"Mummy was an Asteroid, Daddy was a Small Non-Stick Kitchen Utensil" (Bill MacCormick) – 6:09 #"Trot" (Manzanera) – 5:00 #"Rongwrong" (Hayward) – 9:39

2011 reissue

#"Sol Caliente" (Phil Manzanera) – 8:02 #"Trumpets With Motherhood" (Charles Hayward) – 1:30 #"Bargain Classics" (Dave Jarrett) – 5:37 #"R.F.D." (Jarrett) – 3:09 #"Mummy was an Asteroid, Daddy was a Small Non-Stick Kitchen Utensil" (Bill MacCormick) – 6:09 #"Trot" (Manzanera) – 5:00 #"Rongwrong" (Hayward) – 9:39 #"Years of the Quiet Sun" (Original Demo) #"Trot" (Original Demo) #"R.F.D." (Warner Bros Demo) #"R.F.D., Pt. 1" (Mainstream Session) #"Talking History"

Personnel

;Quiet Sun *

– electric and treated 6 and 12 string guitars,

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piano * Dave Jarrett – Fender Rhodes and

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grand pianos,

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and Hammond organs,

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–

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and treated basses, backing vocals * Charles Hayward – drums, lead vocals, percussion, keyboards ;Additional personnel *

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– synthesizer, treatments &

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* Ian MacCormick – backing vocals ;Technical personnel *

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– engineer *Robert Ash – assistant engineer *Nigel Soper – cover art

References

* from www.manzanera.com with pictures, interviews and more * from manzanera.com * from manzanera.com {{Authority control 1975 debut albums Quiet Sun albums Island Records albums