Nicely Out of Tune
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Nicely Out of Tune is the debut album
by Lindisfarne
, released in late 1970. It was thus titled as the group considered themselves 'nicely out of tune' with other prevailing musical trends at the time. It charted more than a year after release, thanks to the huge success of their second album Fog on the Tyne, which topped the charts early in 1972.
"Lady Eleanor
" and "Clear White Light" were both released as singles. The former was reactivated once the group became successful, and gave them a No. 3 hit in 1972. "We Can Swing Together", a song written by Hull about an abortive police raid on a party, became one of their favourites on stage, featuring an extended medley of traditional folk tunes played on harmonica by Ray Jackson. A live version can be found on the group's 'Lindisfarne Live', recorded in 1971 and released in 1973, and as a bonus track on their third album, 'Dingly Dell
'.
The title of the seventh track, "Alan in the River With Flowers", is a parody of The Beatles
' song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
, and was given its original title of "Float Me Down The River" on the American version. The "flatulette" was actually one of the band members blowing raspberries during the instrumental break in "Down".
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne (band)
Lindisfarne were a British folk/rock group from Newcastle upon Tyne established in 1970 and fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. Their music combined a strong sense of yearning with an even stronger sense of fun...
, released in late 1970. It was thus titled as the group considered themselves 'nicely out of tune' with other prevailing musical trends at the time. It charted more than a year after release, thanks to the huge success of their second album Fog on the Tyne, which topped the charts early in 1972.
"Lady Eleanor
Lady Eleanor
"Lady Eleanor" is a song written by Alan Hull, featured on the first Lindisfarne album, Nicely out of Tune. Initially released as a single in 1970, it failed to chart...
" and "Clear White Light" were both released as singles. The former was reactivated once the group became successful, and gave them a No. 3 hit in 1972. "We Can Swing Together", a song written by Hull about an abortive police raid on a party, became one of their favourites on stage, featuring an extended medley of traditional folk tunes played on harmonica by Ray Jackson. A live version can be found on the group's 'Lindisfarne Live', recorded in 1971 and released in 1973, and as a bonus track on their third album, 'Dingly Dell
Dingly Dell
Dingly Dell is a 1972 album by English rock band Lindisfarne.-Production:The album was produced by and mixed by Bob Johnston, who had also worked on the earlier #1 album Fog on the Tyne. However, the band were unhappy with the album, and remixed it themselves shortly before it was released.-Release...
'.
The title of the seventh track, "Alan in the River With Flowers", is a parody of The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is a song written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney, for The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band...
, and was given its original title of "Float Me Down The River" on the American version. The "flatulette" was actually one of the band members blowing raspberries during the instrumental break in "Down".
Track listing
The last two tracks listed below were originally the B-sides of the first two singles and did not appear on the album until it was reissued on CD.- "Lady Eleanor" (Hull)
- "Road to Kingdom Come" (Clements)
- "Winter Song" (Hull)
- "Turn a Deaf Ear" (Rab NoakesRab NoakesRab Noakes is a Scottish singer-songwriter.-Biography:He has performed with Lindisfarne, who recorded his songs "Turn a Deaf Ear" on their first album, Nicely Out of Tune, and "Together Forever" on their second, Fog on the Tyne...
) - "Clear White Light" (Pt. 2) (Hull)
- "We Can Swing Together" (Hull)
- "Alan in the River With Flowers" (Hull)
- "Down" (Hull)
- "The Things I Should Have Said" (Clements)
- "Jackhammer Blues" (Woody GuthrieWoody GuthrieWoodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...
) - "Scarecrow Song" (Hull)
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "Knackers Yard Blues" (Hull)
- "Nothing But the Marvellous Is Beautiful" (Hull)
Personnel
- Alan HullAlan HullAlan Hull was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band, Lindisfarne.-Career:...
- vocals, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, organ, piano, electric piano - Ray Jackson - vocals, mandolin, harmonica, flatulette (sic)
- Rod ClementsRod ClementsRod Clements is a British guitarist and singer-songwriter.-Career:...
- electric bass, organ, piano, violin, guitars, vocals - Simon Cowe - lead, acoustic and 12-string guitars, mandolin, banjo, vocals
- Ray Laidlaw - drums