The Battle of North West Six
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| The Battle of North West Six | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | April and July 1969 | |||
| Studio | Decca, London | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 41:36 | |||
| Label | Deram | |||
| Producer | Neil Slaven | |||
| Keef Hartley Band chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (positive) [3] |
The Battle of North West Six is the second album by the Keef Hartley Band. At the time, Hartley's six-piece group was appearing augmented with a brass section as The Keef Hartley Big Band, and a number of songs on the album feature this extended line-up.
Track listing[edit]
1969 LP[edit]
Deram SML 1054 (UK), DES 18035 (US)
- "The Dansette Kid / "Hartley Jam for Bread" (Fiona Hewitson, Spit James, Keef Hartley, Gary Thain) – 3:59
- "Don't Give Up" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 4:07
- "Me and My Woman" (Gene Barge) – 4:24
- "Hickory" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 2:45
- "Don't Be Afraid" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Peter Dines, Thain) – 4:25
- "Not Foolish, Not Wise" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:56
- "Waiting Around" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 2:29
- "Tadpole" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 7:00
- "Poor Mabel (You're Just Like Me)" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:08
- "Believe In You" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 5:23
Fiona Hewitson is Miller Anderson writing under his wife's name for contractual reasons.
1995 CD reissue[edit]
One Way Records OW 30333
Same track listing as the 1969 LP
Personnel[edit]
Keef Hartley Band[edit]
- Keef Hartley – drums, percussion
- Miller Anderson – vocals, guitars (various)
- Henry Lowther – trumpet, flugelhorn, violin, brass arrangements
- Jim Jewell – tenor saxophone
- Gary Thain – bass guitar
- "Spit James" (real name: Ian Cruickshank) – guitar (Tracks 1 & 5)
Additional musicians[edit]
- Mick Weaver – organ, piano, percussion
- Mike Davis – trumpet
- Harry Beckett – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Lyn Dobson – tenor saxophone, flute
- Chris Mercer – tenor saxophone
- Barbara Thompson – baritone saxophone, flute
- Ray Warleigh – flute
- Mick Taylor – guitar (Track 10)
Technical[edit]
- Neil Slaven – producer
- Derek Varnals – engineer
- Adrian Martins, John Punter – assistant engineers
- Art Wood - artwork
- Richard Sacks - photography
References[edit]
- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 8 December 1969. p. 25. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ The Battle of North West Six at AllMusic
- ^ Morthland, John (7 March 1970). "Records". Rolling Stone (53). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 46.
