''Pipedream'' is the first solo album from
Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important ...
singer
Alan Hull
James Alan Hull (20 February 1945 – 17 November 1995) was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band Lindisfarne.
Career
Hull was born at 68 Sutton's Dwellings, Adelaide Terrace, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyn ...
. The album reached No. 29 in the UK, while also charting in Australia.
Cover artwork
The cover artwork is based on a painting by
René Magritte
René François Ghislain Magritte (; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and bounda ...
.
Rene Magritte - Culture
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Music
"Blue Murder" has been compared to Neil Young
Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Fu ...
's 1969 song " Down by the River".
Track listing
All songs written by Alan Hull
James Alan Hull (20 February 1945 – 17 November 1995) was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band Lindisfarne.
Career
Hull was born at 68 Sutton's Dwellings, Adelaide Terrace, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyn ...
.
[BBC - Music - Review of Alan Hull's Pipedream]
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# "Breakfast" - 3:29
# "Justanothersadsong" - 2:52
# "Money Game" - 2:41
# "STD 0632" - 3:06
# "United States of Mind" - 3:04
# "Country Gentleman's Wife" - 3:36
# "Numbers (Travelling Band)" - 3:48
# "For The Bairns" - 2:25
# "Drug Song" - 3:07
# "Song for a Windmill" 2:44
# "Blue Murder" - 5:07
# "I Hate To See You Cry" 3:22
]
Charts
Personnel
*Alan Hull - vocals, guitar, piano, harmonium, "Guinness
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, wine, tequila, Pernod, Coca-Cola"
* John Turnbull - guitar, "orange juice, health foods"
* Colin Gibson - bass, "mental indecision, snuff and herbal tobacco"
* Ken Craddock - piano, organ, harmonium, electric piano, guitar, "Guinness, wine, tequila, Pernod, Coca-cola and anything else around at the time"
*Ray Laidlaw - drums, "common sense"
* Ray Jackson - harp, mandolin, vocals, "Rude noises"
*Dave Brooks - saxophone on "For The Bairns"
;Technical
*Mickey Sweeney - producer, "high level energy"
* Roy T. Baker - engineer, mixing, "woofy woofy"
*Ken Scott
Ken Scott (born 20 April 1947) is a British record producer and engineer known for being one of the five main engineers for the Beatles, as well as engineering Elton John, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Duran Duran, the Jeff B ...
, Mike Stone - engineer
*Ian Vincenti - sleeve design
*René Magritte
René François Ghislain Magritte (; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and bounda ...
- "La Lampe Philosophique" front cover
References
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1973 debut albums
Alan Hull albums
Charisma Records albums
Elektra Records albums