Murray Head - Nigel Lived (2LP, 45RPM)
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Murray Head – acoustic guitar, vocals
Mark Warner – acoustic, electric and slide guitar
Dave Wintour – bass guitar
Peter Giles – bass guitar
Phil Chen – bass guitar
Clive Chaman – bass guitar, horn
Spike Heatley – double bass
Peter Robinson – organ, piano, Clavinet
Fiachra Trench – piano, pipe organ, conductor
John Donnelly – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn
Nick DeCaro – accordion, horn and string arrangements
James Harpham – contrabass
Tony Coe – clarinet, saxophone
Jimmy Chester – clarinet, oboe, baritone saxophone
Tommy Coe – clarinet, saxophone
Jimmy Hastings – clarinet, saxophone
Tommy Whittle – clarinet, saxophone
Chris Mercer – baritone, tenor and toy saxophone
Henry Lowther – trumpet, horn
David Chapman – trombone
Martin Fry – tuba, horn
Ralph Ho – horn
Michael Giles – drums, percussion
Cozy Powell – drums
Miguel Baradas – steel drums
Ray Cooper – percussion
Frank Ricotti – percussion, conga, marimba
Barry DeSouza – conga, drums
Glen LeFleur – drums
Chris Karan – tabla
Sue Glover – vocals
Sunny Leslie – vocals
Friendly Sisters – backing vocals
Kay Garner – backing vocals
Sue Garner – backing vocals
Skaila Kanga – harmonica, electric harp
Christopher Neil – harmonica
Graham Preskett – mandolin, electric violin
Michael Rennie – strings, violin
Jack Rothstein – violin
1 LP, "Old-Style" Gatefold Jacket + Authentic 8-Page Book Printed By Stoughton
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g Ultra-Quiet Vinyl
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Intervention Records
Original Label : CBS
Recorded 25 June – 30 July 1972 in London
Engineered by Phill Brown
Produced by Joseph Wissert
Mastered by Kevin Gray At CoHEARent Audio
Originally released in 1973
Reissued in 2017
Tracks:
LP 1 (Success):
Side A:
- Pacing On The Station
- Big City
- Bed & Breakfast
Side B:
- The Party
- Ruthie
- City Scurry
- When You Wake Up In The Morning
LP 2 (Failure):
Side C:
- Why Do We Have To Hurt Our Heads?
- Pity The Poor Consumer
- Dole
- Nigel, Nigel
- Miss Illusion
Side D:
- Religion
- Junk
Awards :
TAS Super LP List! Special Merit: Informal
Reviews :
« Recorded in the summer of 1972 and released the following year, Nigel Lived is Murray Head's first solo LP. A rarity for this singer, it takes the form of a concept album. A songwriter found the diary of a stranger and wrote songs out of some fragments. The booklet reproduces pages of the fake diary along with the lyrics, weaving a believable fiction that helps in distancing or objectifying the autobiographical nature of the songs. They are split between the "success" and "failure" sides of the LP and tell the story of an artist (actor? singer? -- both would apply to Head) who leaves his small hometown, comes to the "big city" to make it, and, after an initial encouraging period, watches his life fall apart. Head is surrounded by an impressive cast of session musicians from folk, rock, and jazz realms, including Caravan flutist Jimmy Hastings, jazz clarinetist Tony Coe, and original King Crimson drummer Michael Giles. The whole album seems to foretell Chris DeBurgh's Spanish Train and Other Stories, especially because of the daring arrangements (a Gregorian choir and a steel drums ensemble in "Religion"). Other comparisons would include Shawn Phillips and Cat Stevens' records around the same time. Head still had to write a memorable song like "Say It Ain't So, Joe," but despite the lack of shining moments, Nigel Lived makes a solid and surprisingly uncompromising album. And "Junk" is the longest, weirdest song this singer ever recorded. » AllMusic Review by François Couture
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.57 / 5