Audience is the first album by British art rock band Audience, released in 1969. It was deleted shortly after its release and is now collectable in its original vinyl version.[2] The band was soon afterwards signed by Tony Stratton Smith to Charisma Records.
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| Released | December 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Studio | Morgan, London | |||
| Genre | Art rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 40:55 | |||
| Label | Polydor (UK) | |||
| Producer | Chris Brough | |||
| Audience chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editUnless noted, all tracks credited to Howard Werth and Trevor Williams.[3]
Side one
edit- "Banquet" – 3:47[4]
- "Poet" – 3:05
- "Waverley Stage Coach" (Williams) – 2:59[4]
- "Riverboat Queen" – 2:57
- "Harlequin" – 2:35
- "Heaven Was an Island" – 4:18[4]
Side two
edit- "Too Late I'm Gone" – 2:37[4]
- "Maidens Cry" (Gemmell, Richardson, Werth, Williams) – 4:47[4]
- "Pleasant Convalescence" – (Gemmell, Werth) – 2:30
- "Leave It Unsaid"[4]
- "Man On Box" (Gemmell, Werth)[4]
- "House On the Hill"
Re-release bonus tracks
edit- "Paper Round"
- "The Going Song"
- "Troubles" (Werth)
Personnel
edit- Howard Werth[5] – electric classical guitar, vocals
- Trevor Williams – bass
- Keith Gemmell – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Tony Connor – drums, vibes
- Mike d'Abo – piano
- Additional personnel
- Chris Brough – producer
- Andrew Price-Jackman – string arrangements on tracks A3, B1 & B3[6]
- Paragon Publicity – sleeve design
References
edit- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 24 January 1969. p. 23. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Audience". www.alexgitlin.com. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ Audience at AllMusic
- ^ a b c d e f g used on the soundtrack of the film Bronco Bullfrog
- ^ credited as "Howard Alexander Werth"
- ^ "Audience (2) – Audience (LP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 15 April 2010.