Catch My Soul (UK original cast album)
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Catch My Soul. A live recording of the original cast was recorded with the original UK cast of Jack Good's Catch My Soul-The Rock Othello
. It featured the rock band
Gass
who had been the house band for the UK stage production.
The album was made in conjunction with Jack Good Productions who brought in vocal and musical arrangers Emil Dean Zoghby, John Bennett and Phil Kenzie. The album was recorded over several days at The Birmingham Repertory Theatre
using the Pye
mobile studio
and was produced by Peter Knight.
Side two
, the producer of the show, wrote this:
Catch My Soul (UK stage version)
Disambiguation: for Film version see Catch My SoulCatch My Soul was the UK stage version of the rock musical produced by Jack Good. The show was a showcase for the talents of Lance LeGault, PP Arnold, P.J. Proby and an introduction to the rock musician Robert Tench and the band Gass...
. It featured the rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
Gass
Gass (band)
Gass was a rock band formed in May 1965 by Robert Tench, Godfrey and Errol McLean. They were managed by The Active Management Group. The band fused inspired melodies with soul, Latin influences, blues and progressive rock often employing complex rhythms....
who had been the house band for the UK stage production.
The album was made in conjunction with Jack Good Productions who brought in vocal and musical arrangers Emil Dean Zoghby, John Bennett and Phil Kenzie. The album was recorded over several days at The Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Birmingham Repertory Theatre is a theatre and theatre company based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England...
using the Pye
Pye Records
Pye Records was a British record label. In its first incarnation, perhaps Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan , Petula Clark , The Searchers , The Kinks , Sandie Shaw and Brotherhood of Man...
mobile studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
and was produced by Peter Knight.
Track listing
Side one- "Goats And Monkeys'" (performed by GassGass (band)Gass was a rock band formed in May 1965 by Robert Tench, Godfrey and Errol McLean. They were managed by The Active Management Group. The band fused inspired melodies with soul, Latin influences, blues and progressive rock often employing complex rhythms....
) - "Wedding Chant" (performed by Emil Dean Zoghby)
- "Ballad Of Catch My Soul" (performed by Lance LeGaultLance LeGaultLance LeGault , sometimes credited as W. L. LeGault, is an American film and television actor, best known as Colonel Roderick Decker in the 1980s American television series The A-Team.-Personal life:...
) - "Drunk" performed by (P.J. Proby)
- "If Wives Do Fall" (performed by Dorothy Vernon)
- "Cannikins" (performed by Lance LeGaultLance LeGaultLance LeGault , sometimes credited as W. L. LeGault, is an American film and television actor, best known as Colonel Roderick Decker in the 1980s American television series The A-Team.-Personal life:...
)
Side two
- "Put Out The Light" (performed by Robert TenchBobby TenchRobert Tench , also known as Bob Tench, Bobby Tench and Bobby Gass is a British vocalist and guitarist. Originally a bass player he began singing with Gass influenced by artists such as Sam Cooke and Ray Charles...
) - "You Told A Lie" (performed by Dorothy Vernon and Lance LeGaultLance LeGaultLance LeGault , sometimes credited as W. L. LeGault, is an American film and television actor, best known as Colonel Roderick Decker in the 1980s American television series The A-Team.-Personal life:...
) - "Very Well-Go To" (performed by Jeffrey WickhamJeffrey WickhamJeffrey Wickham is a British film and television actor. He is the father of the actress Saskia Wickham.-Selected filmography:* Before Winter Comes * The Breaking of Bumbo * Waterloo...
and Lance LeGault) - "Willow" (performed by Sharon Gurney)
- "Seven Days And Night" (performed by P.P. Arnold and P.J. Proby)
- "Why" performed by (Jack GoodJack Good (producer)Jack Good is a pioneering former TV television producer, musical theatre producer, record producer, musician and painter of icons.-Career:...
) - "Black On White" (performed by P.P. Arnold, P.J. Proby and Robert TenchBobby TenchRobert Tench , also known as Bob Tench, Bobby Tench and Bobby Gass is a British vocalist and guitarist. Originally a bass player he began singing with Gass influenced by artists such as Sam Cooke and Ray Charles...
) - "Death Chant" (performed by Emil Dean Zoghby)
Album sleeve
The album sleeve stated: "Jack Good Production Ltd & Theatre Projects Associates Ltd presents the '69 Theatre Company production of Jack Good's Catch My Soul-The Rock Othello". Jack GoodJack Good (producer)
Jack Good is a pioneering former TV television producer, musical theatre producer, record producer, musician and painter of icons.-Career:...
, the producer of the show, wrote this:
Credits
- The original cast and GassGass (band)Gass was a rock band formed in May 1965 by Robert Tench, Godfrey and Errol McLean. They were managed by The Active Management Group. The band fused inspired melodies with soul, Latin influences, blues and progressive rock often employing complex rhythms....
(UK stage version) - Producer -Peter Knight for Jack Good Productions Ltd
- Vocal arrangements - Emil Dean Zoghby.
- Musical arrangements - John Bennett and Phil Kenzie.
- Pye Studios mobile recording - Vic Maile and Alan Florence.
- Photographs - Flair Photography.
- Inner sleeve design - Graphreaks.
- Cover design - Russell James Associates.
External references
- [ Jack Good at Allmusic]
- PP Arnold official website