Framed is the 1972 debut album by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. The album was released separately on CD, but is more widely available on a 2 in 1 album, the other album being Next

Next (SAHB album)

Next is the second album by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. The album was released in 1973. It was released separately on CD , though it is widely available on a 2 in 1 album, the other album being their debut album Framed.-Track listing:...

. This album also features a cover of the song written by Willie Dixon

Willie Dixon

William James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...

 and originally performed by Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters

McKinley Morganfield , known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues"...

, "I Just Want To Make Love To You

I Just Want to Make Love to You

In 1961, Etta James recorded the song for her debut album At Last!. Her rendition also served as the b-side to her hit "At Last." In 1996, Etta James' version became popular in the UK after featuring in a Diet Coke ad campaign. As a result, the single was re-released there...

". The title track is a Leiber/Stoller song recorded by The Robins

The Coasters

The Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the late 1950s. Beginning with "Searchin'" and "Young Blood", their most memorable songs were written by the songwriting and producing team of Leiber and Stoller...

. "Hammer Song" and "Midnight Moses" are two Harvey originals that first appeared on his solo LP Roman Wall Blues

Roman Wall Blues

Roman Wall Blues is an album by Alex Harvey made after the Soul Band, and his time in the Hair pit band. This album was released in 1969 and contains one song from Hair , plus some Harvey originals he would later re-record .The album was recorded at Philips Studio, London.-Track listings:#"Midnight...

.

In their early days, under the name The Boys Next Door the Australian post-punk

Post-punk

Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...

 band The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party (band)

The Birthday Party were an Australian rock band, active from 1973 to 1983.Despite being championed by John Peel, The Birthday Party found little commercial success during their career...

 used to cover many of the songs from Framed in their live sets, as vocalist Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...

 was a huge fan of the band.

Track listings

All tracks composed by Alex Harvey; except where indicated

1. "Framed" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)
2. "Hammer Song"
3. "Midnight Moses"
4. "Isobel Goudie
   Isobel Gowdie
   Isobel Gowdie was a Scottish woman who was tried for witchcraft in 1662. Her detailed confession, apparently achieved without the use of torture, offers one of the most detailed looks at European witchcraft folklore at the end of the era of witch-hunts....
   
   " (Part 1: My Lady of the Night, Part 2: Coitus Interruptus, Part 3: Virgin and the Hunter)
5. "Buff's Bar Blues"
6. "I Just Want to Make Love to You
   I Just Want to Make Love to You
   In 1961, Etta James recorded the song for her debut album At Last!. Her rendition also served as the b-side to her hit "At Last." In 1996, Etta James' version became popular in the UK after featuring in a Diet Coke ad campaign. As a result, the single was re-released there...
   
   " (Willie Dixon
   Willie Dixon
   William James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
   
   )
7. "Hole In Her Stocking"
8. "There's No Lights On The Christmas Tree, Mother They're Burning Big Louie Tonight"
9. "St. Anthony"

Personnel

• Alex Harvey - Lead vocals
• Zal Cleminson
  Zal Cleminson
  Alistair "Zal" Cleminson is a Scottish guitarist, best known for his prominent role in The Sensational Alex Harvey Band during the 1970s.-Career:...
  
   - Lead guitar
• Hugh McKenna - Electric piano
• Chris Glen
  Chris Glen
  Christopher 'Chris' Glen is a Scottish bass guitarist who has played in The Jade, Tear Gas, The Party Boys, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and The Michael Schenker Group...
  
   - Bass guitar
• Eddie McKenna
  Ted McKenna
  Edward 'Ted' McKenna , is a Scottish drummer who has played with the bands Tear Gas, Rory Gallagher, The Party Boys, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and The Michael Schenker Group. He also toured with Ian Gillan for a short period alongside fellow former SAHB bassist, Chris Glen...
  
  - Drums
• Phil Kenzie - Tenor saxophone
• Big Bud's Brass - Brass section