EGG - DISCOGRAPHY [1970-1974] 3CD

With a strong Canterbury influence implanted into their sound, Egg's first album has the band looking to establish their niche as a progressive group, with Dave Stewart's sharp, effective keyboard work outlining much of the album's overall feel. Mixing jazz and progressive rock drifts, the tracks on Egg contain rhythms and meters that are never at a standstill, with ongoing instrumental action encompassing nearly every track. Numerous classical overtones make for a familiar listen against a backdrop of loose-ended jazz fusion and an unordered yet inviting array of haphazard progressive spillages. The fragmented instrumentals sport an attractive inexperience, especially on "Bulb" and "The Song of McGillicudie the Pussilanimous," which also introduce Egg's lighthearted whimsy. Both "Blane" and "I Will Be Absorbed" represent the most colorful example of Egg's progressive rock fundamentals, with quick tempos and assertive keyboard runs. Although Egg's cohesiveness as a band is in its early stages, Dave Stewart ascertains himself as an elite keyboard player throughout the album, later moving on to play with Hatfield and the North and National Health. Egg's next album, 1971's Polite Force, has them sounding firmer and more self-contained, but their debut presents an entertaining example of different progressive genres playing off of one another. by Mike DeGagne   

1970 Egg

Tracklist 

1 Bulb 0:09

2 While Growing My Hair 3:53

Engineer – Roy Thomas Baker

3 I Will Be Absorbed 5:10

4 Fugue In D Minor 2:46

5 They Laughed When I Sat Dawn At The Piano... 1:17

6 The Song Of McGillicudie The Pusillaminous (Or Don't Worry James, Your Socks Are Hanging In The Coal Cellar With Thomas) 5:07

7 Boilk 1:00

Symphony No. 2

8 First Movement 5:47

9 Second Movement 6:20

10 Blane 5:28

11 Third Movement 3:11

12 Fourth Movement 3:10

13 Seven Is A Jolly Good Time 2:45

14 You Are All Princes 3:45

Credits

Bass, Vocals – Mont Campbell

Drums – Clive Brooks

Organ, Piano, Audio Generator [Tone Generator] – Dave Stewart

 

1971 The Polite Force

Tracklist

1 A Visit To Newport Hospital 8:25

2 Contrasong 4:21

3 Boilk 9:23

4 Long Piece No. 3 - Part 1 5:06

5 Long Piece No. 3 - Part 2 7:39

6 Long Piece No. 3 - Part 3 8:01

7 Long Piece No. 3 - Part 4 2:51

Credits

Artwork By [Cover Design], Photography [Cover] – Terry Yetton

Engineer – Robin Black

Engineer [Assistant] – Mike Butcher, Peter Flanagan, Simon Baron

Music By, Words By – Egg 

Producer – Neil Slaven

1974 The Civil Surface 

Tracklist  

1 Germ Patrol 8:31

Bassoon, Oboe – Lindsay Cooper

Clarinet – Tim Hodgkinson

2 Wind Quartet I 2:20

Bassoon – Chris Palmer 

Clarinet – Maurice Cambridge

Flute – Stephen Solloway

French Horn – Mont Campbell

3 Enneagram 9:07

4 Prelude 4:17

Vocals [Vocal] – Amanda Parsons, Ann Rosenthal, Barbara Gaskin

5 Wring Out The Ground (Loosely Now) 8:11

Guitar – Steve Hillage

6 Nearch 3:22

Bass – Dave Stewart

Bassoon, Oboe – Lindsay Cooper

Clarinet – Tim Hodgkinson

7 Wind Quartet II 4:48

Bassoon – Chris Palmer 

Clarinet – Maurice Cambridge

Flute – Stephen Solloway

French Horn – Mont Campbell

Credits

Bass, Voice, Piano – Mont Campbell

Drums – Clive Brooks

Engineer – Dave Ruffell, John Purdy

Organ, Piano – Dave Stewart

Producer – Egg 

EGG - DISCOGRAPHY 

[1970-1974] 3CD / CBR320 / scan

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