Scarabus is an album by British jazz-rock fusion

Jazz fusion

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 band Ian Gillan Band

Ian Gillan Band

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, released in 1977. The album was reissued in 1989 by Virgin Records

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 on CD. The reissue included an extra track, "My Baby Loves Me". This previously unreleased live track, recorded live at the Budokan Hall

Nippon Budokan

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, Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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, on September 22, 1977, was originally part of the double LP set Live at the Budokan

Live at the Budokan (Ian Gillan Band album)

Live at the Budokan is a live album by the Ian Gillan Band, recorded live on 22 September 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. Originally it was released in two volumes in Japan in late 1977 and early 1978 by EastWorld Records. In July 1983 it was re-issued as a double album in the UK by Virgin Records. CD...

, and had been omitted from the UK release in error. Ian Gillan re-used the vocal melody of the title track "Scarabus" on the song "Disturbing the Priest" six years later, on the album Born Again during his short tenure with the British hard rock/heavy metal band Black Sabbath

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.

Track listing

• All tracks written by Ian Gillan, John Gustafson, Ray Fenwick, Colin Towns and Mark Nauseef.

Side 1

1. "Scarabus" – 4:53
2. "Twin Exhausted" – 4:08
3. "Poor Boy Hero" – 3:08
4. "Mercury High" – 3:31
5. "Pre-release" – 4:22

Side 2

1. "Slags to Bitches" – 5:09
2. "Apathy" – 4:19
3. "Mad Elaine" – 4:15
4. "Country Lights" – 3:16
5. "Fool's Mate" – 4:19

Personnel

• Ian Gillan
  Ian Gillan
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   - vocals
• Colin Towns
  Colin Towns
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   - keyboards
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   and flute
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  s
• John Gustafson
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   - bass guitar
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   and vocals
• Ray Fenwick
  Ray Fenwick
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   - guitars
  Lead guitar
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   and vocals
• Mark Nauseef
  Mark Nauseef
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   - drum
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  s and percussion
  Percussion instrument
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