''Squawk'' is the second
Roger Bain produced studio album by the
heavy metal power trio
A power trio is a rock band format having a lineup of electric guitar, bass guitar and drum kit, leaving out a dedicated vocalist or an additional rhythm guitar or keyboard instrument that are often used in other rock music bands that are quart ...
band,
Budgie. It was released in September 1972 on
Kapp Records
Kapp Records was an independent record label started in 1954 by David Kapp, brother of Jack Kapp (who set up American Decca Records in 1934). David Kapp founded his own label after stints with Decca and RCA Victor. Kapp licensed its records to L ...
. The album was certified
Gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a brightness, bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal ...
in 1973. The cover art was done by
Roger Dean.
Track listing
Personnel
;Budgie
*
Burke Shelley
John Burke Shelley (10 April 1950 – 10 January 2022) was a Welsh musician, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist of the early heavy metal band Budgie.
Musical career
In 1967, Cardiff-born Shelley co-founded the band Hills Contempor ...
– vocals, bass, Mellotron, piano
*Tony Bourge – guitar
*
Ray Phillips – drums
References
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Budgie (band) albums
Kapp Records albums
Albums with cover art by Roger Dean (artist)
1972 albums
Albums produced by Rodger Bain
Albums recorded at Rockfield Studios