Thousands on a Raft

1970 studio album by Pete Brown and Piblokto!
Thousands on a Raft
Studio album by
Pete Brown and Piblokto!
ReleasedOctober 1970
GenreRock
LabelHarvest
ProducerPete Brown
Pete Brown and Piblokto! chronology
Things May Come and Things May Go but the Art School Dance Goes on Forever
(1970)
Thousands on a Raft
(1970)

Thousands on a Raft is the second album by Pete Brown and Piblokto!, released in 1970 on Harvest Records.[1]

Background

The album was the second one on which Brown and guitarist Jim Mullen collaborated.[1] The album was the first to be released in the US in January 1972 on Blue Horizon.[2]

Cover

The album cover shows a model of the Mauretania and Concorde sinking into water alongside beans on toast.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pete Brown and Jim Mullen, except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Aeroplane Head Woman" 6:44
2."Station Song Platform Two" 3:43
3."Highland Song"Mullen17:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."If They Could Only See Me Now, Parts 1–2"Mullen12:07
5."Got a Letter from a Computer" 5:51
6."Thousands on a Raft" 7:07

Personnel

  • Pete Brown – vocals, talking drum, conga
  • Jim Mullen – guitar, bass guitar on "Station Song Platform Two", percussion
  • Dave Thompson – keyboards, soprano saxophone, Mellotron on "Station Song Platform Two", percussion
  • Steve Glover – bass guitar, percussion
  • Rob Tait – drums, percussion[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Nickson, Chris. "Thousands On A Raft". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Blue Horizon Product Deal". Billboard. 30 October 1971. p. 3.
  3. ^ Thousands On A Raft (Media notes). Harvest Records. SHVL 782.


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