Mr. Mick is a rock album released by the British group Stackridge

Stackridge

Stackridge are a British folk, pop and progressive rock group who were at the height of their success during the early 1970s. The band's output is characterized by quirky humour and rhythmic catchy sing-along tunes....

 in 1976. Originally on Rocket Records

Rocket Records

The Rocket Record Company was a record label founded by Elton John, with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others, in 1972. The name is from the hit, "Rocket Man"...

, its catalogue number was ROLL 3.

Overview

The album was produced by Andy Cresswell-Davis (known simply as Andy Davis on this recording) and engineered by Denny Bridges. It was recorded at Ramport Studios

Ramport Studios

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 in South London and mixed at AIR Studios. Pete Gage produced the basic track on "The Dump" and "Steam Radio Song". Some of the keyboards for the album were played by Dave Lawson of Greenslade

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.

Probably the most controversial of all the albums by Stackridge, the version of Mr. Mick that was released in 1976 had many changes ordered by the group's label Rocket Records

Rocket Records

The Rocket Record Company was a record label founded by Elton John, with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others, in 1972. The name is from the hit, "Rocket Man"...

. Although supported with airplay from BBC Radio 1

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's John Peel

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 amongst others, the album was generally considered a disappointment by many fans. It was their first album to go unreleased in the U.S.

The many difficulties the group experienced during this time contributed to their break-up not long after the release of Mr. Mick.

In 2000, DAP Records finally released the album in the form the group originally intended: it was entitled "The Original Mr. Mick". The 2006 re-issue on Angel Air

Angel Air

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 is a 2-disc edition, containing both albums in their entirety.

Track listing

1. "Hold Me Tight" (John Lennon
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   , Paul McCartney
   Paul McCartney
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   ) – 3:33
2. "Breakfast With Werner Von Braun" (Andy Davis) – 4:05
3. "Steam Radio Song" (Davis, Steve Augarde) – 3:34
4. "The Dump" (Davis) – 1:47
5. "Save A Red Face" (Mutter Slater, Augarde) – 3:24
6. "The Slater's Waltz" (Slater, Augarde) – 4:33
7. "Coniston Water" (Slater) – 5:22
8. "Hey Good Looking" (Davis, Crun Walter) – 4:16
9. "Fish In A Glass" (Davis, Walter) – 7:18

Track listing: "The Original Mr. Mick"

1. "Hey! Good Looking" (Davis, Walter) – 4:30
2. "Breakfast With Werner Von Braun" (Davis) – 3:45
3. "Mr Mick's Walk" (Davis, Augarde) – 3:55
4. "Mr Mick's Dream" (Davis, Augarde) – 2:10
5. "The Cotton-reel Song" (Slater, Augarde) – 3:25
6. "The Steam Radio Song" (Davis, Augarde) – 3:20
7. "The Slater's Waltz" (Slater, Augarde) – 4:10
8. "Hazy Dazy Holiday" (Slater) – 2:05
9. "Coniston Water" (Slater) – 4:50
10. "Can Inspiration Save The Nation?" (Davis, Walter) – 2:15
11. "Mr Mick's New Home"(Slater, Davis, Augarde) – 3:30
12. "Fish In A Glass" (Davis, Walter) – 7:50

Personnel

• Andy Davis - guitar
  Guitar
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  , keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , vocals
• Mutter Slater - flute
  Flute
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  , keyboards, vocals and narration
• Keith Gemmell
  Keith Gemmell
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   - saxophone
  Saxophone
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  s, clarinet
  Clarinet
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• Crun Walter - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Pete Van Hooke - drums
  Drum kit
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• Dave Lawson - keyboards
• Ray Russell
  Ray Russell
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  - guitar

with

• Joanna Karlin - vocal on "The Slater's Waltz"

• Engineered by Denny Bridges