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The Time Is Near is the third album by the Keef Hartley Band.

1970 LP

Deram SML 1071 (UK), DES 18047 (US)

All songs written by Miller Anderson

Miller Anderson

Miller Altman Anderson was a diver from the United States, who won his first national diving championship in 1942, in the 3-meter springboard. A flyer during World War II, he was forced to parachute from his plane on his 112th mission, and his left leg was severely injured...

, except "Premonition", written by Dave Caswell

Tracks 1, 7 recorded at Trident Studios

Trident Studios

Trident Studios was a British recording facility, originally located at 17 St. Anne's Court in London's Soho district. It was constructed in 1967 by Norman Sheffield a drummer of former 1960's group The Hunters and his Brother Barry....

in December 1969

Tracks 2,3,4,5,6 recorded at Morgan Studios

Morgan Studios

Morgan Studios, also known as Morgan Sound Studios, were recording studios in Willesden, North London. The studios were notable for many recordings of the 1960s and 1970s by many British bands and artists such as Ten Years After, Yes, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Joan Armatrading, Cat...

in April and May 1970

"Morning Rain" - 3:00
"From The Window" - 3:28
"The Time Is Near" - 10:09
"You Can't Take It With You" - 7:19
"Premonition" - 4:24
"Another Time, Another Place" - 2:35
"Change" - 4:00

Personnel

Keef Hartley
Keef Hartley
Keef Hartley was an English drummer and bandleader. He fronted the Keef Hartley Band, and played at Woodstock. Hartley was later a member of Dog Soldier, and variously worked with Rory Storm, The Artwoods and John Mayall.-Biography:Hartley was born in Preston, Lancashire, England...

- Drums, Percussion
Miller Anderson
Miller Anderson (musician)
Miller Anderson is a UK based blues guitarist and singer.Apart from pursuing his own solo career, he was a member of the Keef Hartley Band. Other groups Anderson has been associated with are; the Spencer Davis Group, Broken Glass, The Dukes, Savoy Brown, T.Rex and Chicken Shack...

- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Henry Lowther
Henry Lowther (musician)
Henry Lowther is an English jazz trumpeter.Lowther's first experience was on cornet in a Salvation Army band. He studied violin briefly at the Royal Academy of Music but returned to trumpet by 1960 though he sometimes played violin professionally...

- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Violin, Piano, Brass arrangements on tracks 1,7
Jim Jewell - Tenor Saxophone on tracks 1,7
Gary Thain
Gary Thain
Gary Mervin Thain was a rock bassist, best known for his work with British band, Uriah Heep.-Biography:Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thain was part of the rock trio The New Nadir, and with the drummer Peter Dawkins, he travelled from New Zealand to London, and once jammed with Jimi Hendrix...

- Bass Guitar
Dave Caswell - Flugelhorn, Euphonium, Trumpet, Electric Piano, Brass arrangements on tracks 2,3,4,5,6
Lyle Jenkins - Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Baritone Saxophone on tracks 2,3,4,5,6
Stewart Wicks - Piano, Organ on tracks 2,3
Del Roll - Percussion on track 7
Robin Black - Engineer, Morgan Studios
Peter Flanagan - Assistant Engineer, Morgan Studios
Colin Caldwell - Engineer, Trident Studios

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