Better Late Than Never (Cold River Lady album)
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Better Late Than Never is the first studio album by Cold River Lady
. It was recorded in 1992, with Pete Brown
producing, and mixed by Pete Kerr.
The recording comprised original band members Phil Weaver (vocals, 12 string acoustic guitar, 6 string electric guitar), Will Wright (descant & tenor recorders, Hammond C3 organ, electric piano, synthesiser), Paul Cheshire (lead guitar, vocals) and Helen Hardy (vocals).
The rhythm section used for this recording was John MacKenzie, one of the UKʼs top session bassists who had become a good friend of band members Helen Hardy and Will Wright (as well as having worked with producer Pete Brown many times) and Bob Jenkins (also a top UK drummer) who was a friend of Helenʼs as well as a regular session partner of Johnʼs.
The rhythm tracks were recorded in Stoke on Trent, with over-dubs at Pete Kerrʼs studio in east London and mixed in Stoke by Pete Kerr, Pete Brown and Will Wright.
The album was released in August 2010 by Angel Air Records
Cold River Lady
Cold River Lady was a rock band that was formed in 1970 in Hereford in the Welsh Marches of England. Their music however drew on far wider influences...
. It was recorded in 1992, with Pete Brown
Pete Brown
Peter Ronald Brown is an English performance poet and lyricist.Best known for his collaborations with Jack Bruce, Brown also worked with The Battered Ornaments, formed his own group Pete Brown & Piblokto!, and worked with Graham Bond and Phil Ryan. Brown also writes film scores and formed a film...
producing, and mixed by Pete Kerr.
The recording comprised original band members Phil Weaver (vocals, 12 string acoustic guitar, 6 string electric guitar), Will Wright (descant & tenor recorders, Hammond C3 organ, electric piano, synthesiser), Paul Cheshire (lead guitar, vocals) and Helen Hardy (vocals).
The rhythm section used for this recording was John MacKenzie, one of the UKʼs top session bassists who had become a good friend of band members Helen Hardy and Will Wright (as well as having worked with producer Pete Brown many times) and Bob Jenkins (also a top UK drummer) who was a friend of Helenʼs as well as a regular session partner of Johnʼs.
The rhythm tracks were recorded in Stoke on Trent, with over-dubs at Pete Kerrʼs studio in east London and mixed in Stoke by Pete Kerr, Pete Brown and Will Wright.
The album was released in August 2010 by Angel Air Records
Angel Air Records
Angel Air Records is an English independent record label established in February 1997, specialising in reissues of classic pop and rock albums originally issued in the 1960s and 70s and latterly new albums from known artists up to the 21st century, formed by Peter and Shirley Purnell...
Track listing
- English Graffiti (Music: Phil Weaver / Lyrics: Mike Lawley)
- The Promise (Music and Lyrics: Phil Weaver)
- Something (Music and Lyrics: Paul Cheshire)
- Soft Spot Rest (Music: Phil Weaver, Will Wright, Paul Cheshire / Lyrics: Mike Lawley)
- Routing Through The Quagmires (Music: Paul Cheshire, Will Wright / Lyrics: Paul Cheshire)
- Hereford Girls (Music: Phil Weaver / Lyrics: Pete Brown)
- Sauna Bath Blues (Music: Phil Weaver, Will Wright / Lyrics: Mike Lawley)
- The Travellers (Music: Phil Weaver / Lyrics: Mike Lawley)
- October Love (Music: Paul Cheshire / Lyrics: Mike Lawley)
- Far In The Fields (Music: Phil Weaver, Will Wright / Lyrics: Mike Lawley)
- Living The Lazy Way (Music: Phil Weaver, Will Wright / Lyrics: Mike Lawley)