Pick Up a Bone is the first album by Rupert Hine, released in 1971.[3][4] Pick Up a Bone was the only album by Hine that he did not produce himself.[5]

Pick Up a Bone
Studio album by
Released1971
Length49:34
LabelPurple (original UK release)
Capitol (original US release)
Line (1988 German CD reissue)
Repertoire (1997 German CD reissue)
Air Mail Archive (2008 Japanese CD reissue)
ProducerRoger Glover[1]
Rupert Hine chronology
Pick Up a Bone
(1971)
Unfinished Picture
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Reception

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In its obituary of Hine, The Guardian wrote that "listeners remained un-stirred by [the album's] somewhat gauche folk-rock."[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by Rupert Hine (music) & David MacIver (lyrics), except "Pick up a Bone" (music by Rupert Hine & Simon Jeffes).

  1. "Landscape"
  2. "Ass All"
  3. "Me You Mine"
  4. "Scarecrow"
  5. "Kerosene"
  6. "Running Away"
  7. "Medicine Munday"
  8. "More Than One, Less Than Five"
  9. "Boo Boo's Faux Pas"
  10. "Pick Up a Bone"
  11. "Intense Muse"

Personnel

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All rhythm track arrangements:

Orchestral arrangements

  • Paul Buckmaster (3,4,5 & 8)
  • Peter Robinson (2 & 7)
  • Del Newman (1)

Saxophone arrangement

Director of the Orchestra

  • David Katz

Rhythm section

  • Rupert Hine — Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
  • Simon Jeffes — Acoustic, Electric & Slide Guitars
  • David MacIver — Guitar
  • Peter Robinson — Piano, Organ
  • Pete Morgan — Acoustic & Electric Bass
  • Terry Cox — Drums

Featured Musicians

  • Clive Hicks, Eric Ford & Joe Moretti — Guitars
  • Steve Hammond — Electric Guitar & Banjo
  • Paul Buckmaster — Electric Cello
  • Eddie Mordue & Roy Willox — Saxophone, Flute
  • Raul Mayora — Congas, Bells & etc.
  • Roger Glover — Tambourine
  • Barry de Sousa — Drums & introducing—The MacIver-Hine Chorale

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rupert Hine obituary". the Guardian. 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ Rupert Hine – Pick Up a Bone at AllMusic. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Ankeny, Ankeny. Rupert Hine: Biography at AllMusic. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Slingerland, Calum (5 June 2020). "Rush Producer Rupert Hine Dead at 72". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ Thompson, Dave (21 February 2015). "Rupert Hine - Unshy on the Skyline and How to Pronounce "Taumata-whaka-tangi-hanga-kuayuwo-tamate-aturi-pukaku-piki-maunga-horonuku-pokaiawhen-uaka-tana-tahu-mataku-atanganu-akawa-miki-tora" (but not really)". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. Retrieved 24 June 2001.