''Silver Pistol'' is an album by
Brinsley Schwarz
Brinsley Schwarz were a 1970s English pub rock band, named after their guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. With Nick Lowe on bass and vocals, keyboardist Bob Andrews and drummer Billy Rankin, the band evolved from the 1960s pop band Kippington Lo ...
, released in 1972. It was the first album to include
Ian Gomm
Ian Robert Gomm (born 28 March 1947 in Chiswick, West London) is a British guitarist, singer and songwriter who was the rhythm guitarist for Brinsley Schwarz from 1970 to 1974. He was named "Best Rhythm Guitarist" by ''NME'' in 1971.
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Critical reception
AllMusic
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wrote: "''Silver Pistol'' isn't the definitive pub rock album, but it is the first great record to surface from the scene. Like much of the first wave of pub rock, ''Silver Pistol'' is quiet, laid-back and low-key -- with its warm, rustic sound and a gentleness that infuses even the rockers, this is the closest to the Band that the Brinsleys got."
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'' said of the single "Nightingale" that "this lilting
ballad is a perfect wedding of music and lyrics."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Nick Lowe; except where indicated
#"Dry Land" (Ian Gomm
Ian Robert Gomm (born 28 March 1947 in Chiswick, West London) is a British guitarist, singer and songwriter who was the rhythm guitarist for Brinsley Schwarz from 1970 to 1974. He was named "Best Rhythm Guitarist" by ''NME'' in 1971.
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) – 2:42
#"Merry Go Round" – 4:11
#"One More Day" (Ian Gomm) – 2:54
#"Nightingale" – 3:07
#"Silver Pistol" – 3:38
#"The Last Time I Was Fooled" – 4:05
#"Unknown Number" – 2:58
#"Range War" (Ian Gomm) – 2:34
#"Egypt" – 5:23
#"Niki Hoeke Speedway" ( Jim Ford) – 3:30
#"Ju Ju Man" (Jim Ford, Lolly Vegas) – 3:37
#"Rockin' Chair" (Ian Gomm) – 2:27
Personnel
;Brinsley Schwarz
* Brinsley Schwarz
Brinsley Schwarz were a 1970s English pub rock band, named after their guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. With Nick Lowe on bass and vocals, keyboardist Bob Andrews and drummer Billy Rankin, the band evolved from the 1960s pop band Kippington Lo ...
- guitar
* Ian Gomm
Ian Robert Gomm (born 28 March 1947 in Chiswick, West London) is a British guitarist, singer and songwriter who was the rhythm guitarist for Brinsley Schwarz from 1970 to 1974. He was named "Best Rhythm Guitarist" by ''NME'' in 1971.
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- guitar, bass, vocals
* Billy Rankin - drums
* Bob Andrews - keyboards, vocals
* Nick Lowe
Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in Pub rock (United Kingdom), pub rock, power pop and New wave music, new wave,[engineer
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, mixing
*Chris Hollebone - mobile engineer
*Jeff Powell - design, art direction
*Dave Robinson - producer
References
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Brinsley Schwarz albums
1972 albums
United Artists Records albums