VINEGAR JOE
''VINEGAR JOE''
1971
50:48
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1 Rusty Red Armour 04:55 (Robert Palmer)
2 Early Monday Morning 04:42 (Pete Gage)
3 Ride Me Easy Rider 05:42 (Pete Gage)
4 Circles 04:03 (Robert Palmer)
5 Leg Up 04:54 (Robert Palmer)
6 See The World (Through My Eyes 06:14 (Pete Gage)
7 Never Met A Dog 06:28 (Robert Palmer)
8 Avinu Malkenu 03:23 (Pete Gage)
9 Gettin' Out 05:03 (Pete Gage, Steve York)
10 Live A Little, Get Somewhere 05:21 (Pete Gage)
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Rob Tait/Drums, Percussion
Pete Gage/Lead Guitar, Acoustic & Bottleneck Guitars
Steve York/Harp, Bass Guitar
Tim Hinkley/Piano (Pianoforte), Organ
Robert Palmer/Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Elkie Brooks/Vocals, Percussion
And:
Dave Thompson/Pianofifty, Electric Piano, Organ, Moog, Soprano Saxophone
Dave Brooks/Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Conrad Isadore/Drums
Keef Hartley/Drums
Gaspar Lawal/Afro Percussion
Chamcy/Afro Percussion
Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Mike Rosen/Horn Section
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Bruce Eder
Vinegar Joe might very easily have been Island Records' answer to the Allman Bros. or Wet Willie. A sextet formed out of a busted big-band rock outfit called Dada, they were brought together at the suggestion of Island founder Chris Blackwell. Elkie Brooks (vocals), Robert Palmer (vocals, guitar), Pete Gage (guitars, piano), and Steve York (bass, harmonica), were at the core of the group, with Tim Hinkley and then Mike Deacon on keyboards, and Conrad Isadore and Keef Hartley, and then John Woods and Pete Gavin on drums--the band cut three albums for between 1971 and 1973. Their live shows were well reviewed and attracted significant audiences in England, but this was never reflected in their record sales. They split up in 1973, with Robert Palmer becoming an international star as a pop-rock blue-eyed soul singer and Elkie Brooks a success as an MOR singer with Pete Gage as her arranger.
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BIO/WIKIPEDIA
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''VINEGAR JOE''
1971
50:48
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1 Rusty Red Armour 04:55 (Robert Palmer)
2 Early Monday Morning 04:42 (Pete Gage)
3 Ride Me Easy Rider 05:42 (Pete Gage)
4 Circles 04:03 (Robert Palmer)
5 Leg Up 04:54 (Robert Palmer)
6 See The World (Through My Eyes 06:14 (Pete Gage)
7 Never Met A Dog 06:28 (Robert Palmer)
8 Avinu Malkenu 03:23 (Pete Gage)
9 Gettin' Out 05:03 (Pete Gage, Steve York)
10 Live A Little, Get Somewhere 05:21 (Pete Gage)
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Rob Tait/Drums, Percussion
Pete Gage/Lead Guitar, Acoustic & Bottleneck Guitars
Steve York/Harp, Bass Guitar
Tim Hinkley/Piano (Pianoforte), Organ
Robert Palmer/Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Elkie Brooks/Vocals, Percussion
And:
Dave Thompson/Pianofifty, Electric Piano, Organ, Moog, Soprano Saxophone
Dave Brooks/Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Conrad Isadore/Drums
Keef Hartley/Drums
Gaspar Lawal/Afro Percussion
Chamcy/Afro Percussion
Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Mike Rosen/Horn Section
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Bruce Eder
Vinegar Joe might very easily have been Island Records' answer to the Allman Bros. or Wet Willie. A sextet formed out of a busted big-band rock outfit called Dada, they were brought together at the suggestion of Island founder Chris Blackwell. Elkie Brooks (vocals), Robert Palmer (vocals, guitar), Pete Gage (guitars, piano), and Steve York (bass, harmonica), were at the core of the group, with Tim Hinkley and then Mike Deacon on keyboards, and Conrad Isadore and Keef Hartley, and then John Woods and Pete Gavin on drums--the band cut three albums for between 1971 and 1973. Their live shows were well reviewed and attracted significant audiences in England, but this was never reflected in their record sales. They split up in 1973, with Robert Palmer becoming an international star as a pop-rock blue-eyed soul singer and Elkie Brooks a success as an MOR singer with Pete Gage as her arranger.
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