''Igginbottom's Wrench'' is a studio album by the band

'Igginbottom Igginbottom was an English progressive rock band, formed in Bradford West Riding of Yorkshire in 1968, featuring Steven Robinson (guitar), Allan Holdsworth (guitar, vocals), Dave Freeman (drums) and Mick Skelly (bass). They were managed by a co ...

, released in 1969 through

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originally on

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only. It has been reissued a number of times (sometimes under the group title of "Allan Holdworth & Friends"), most notably on CD for the first time on 5 March 1989, as well as a

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ed edition in 2000 through Angel Air Records with extensive liner notes detailing the band's history. It is one of the first recordings to feature guitarist

Allan Holdsworth Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British jazz and rock music, rock guitarist, violinist and composer. He contributed to numerous bands, including Soft Machine, U.K. (band), U.K., The Tony Williams Lifetime, Pierre Moerl ...

Track listing

Personnel

;'Igginbottom *

– vocals, guitar *Steven Robinson – vocals, guitar *Dave Freeman – drums *Mick Skelly –

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;Technical *Nick Watson –

ing (reissue) *

Morgan Fisher Stephen Morgan Fisher (born 1 January 1950) is an English keyboard player and composer, and is most known as a member of Mott the Hoople in the early 1970s. However, his career has covered a wide range of musical activities, and he is still ac ...

– production *Maurice Bacon – production *Michael Jackson – production

References

*Contemporary Musicians. (n.d.). United States: Gale Research, Incorporated. https://www.google.ru/books/edition/Contemporary_Musicians/dxk6AQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=%27Igginbottom%27s%20Wrench *Everlasting Love and Love Affair: A Pop Idol's Life and Secret Romance in the Swinging 60s. (2022). (n.p.): Fonthill Media. https://www.google.ru/books/edition/Everlasting_Love_and_Love_Affair/Y0BpEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 *https://jazzrocksoul.com/artists/igginbottom/ *https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/igginbottoms-wrench {{DEFAULTSORT:Igginbottom's Wrench 1969 debut albums Deram Records albums Albums produced by Morgan Fisher 'Igginbottom albums