''The Marblehead Messenger'' is the third album by the band Seatrain, recorded in 1971. As with Seatrain's previous album, it was produced by

George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the "Fifth Beatle" because of his extensive involvement in each of the B ...

Reception

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's brief retrospective review said the album was "better played and sung" and "much more of a band effort" than '' Seatrain''.

Track listing

# "Gramercy" (Kulberg, Roberts) 2:59 # "The State of Georgia's Mind" (Kulberg, Roberts) 4:01 # "Protestant Preacher" (Rowan) 5:23 # "Lonely's Not the Only Way to Go" (Baskin) 2:23 # "How Sweet Thy Song" (Rowan) 5:00 # "Marblehead Messenger" (Kulberg, Roberts) 2:40 # "London Song" (Kulberg, Roberts) 4:20 # "Mississippi Moon" (Rowan) 3:13 # "Losing All the Years" (Kulberg, Roberts) 4:34 # "Despair Tire" (Greene, Kulberg, Roberts) 5:29

Personnel

* Peter Rowan – vocals, guitar * Richard Greene — violin * Lloyd Baskin — keyboards, vocals *

Andy Kulberg Andy Kulberg (April 30, 1944 – January 28, 2002) was an American musician notable for his bass playing with the groups Blues Project and Seatrain. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in Amherst, New York. In 1965, he became a f ...

— bass, flute * Larry Atamanuik — drums, percussion * Jim Roberts — lyrics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marblehead Messenger 1971 albums Seatrain (band) albums Albums produced by George Martin Capitol Records albums One Way Records albums