TRB Two
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TRB Two is the second studio album by Tom Robinson Band
. It was recorded days after the original drummer, Dolphin Taylor
, had left the band. The TRB disbanded four months after the release. Steve Ridgeway was responsible for the cover design. The album was dedicated to Mrs. Mary Towers, the mother of Liddle Towers. Liddle Towers was an amateur boxer who had died in police custody the previous year.
Tom Robinson Band
Tom Robinson Band were a British rock band, established in 1976 by singer, songwriter and bassist Tom Robinson...
. It was recorded days after the original drummer, Dolphin Taylor
Dolphin Taylor
Brian "Dolphin" Taylor is a British drummer.-Tom Robinson Band:His career started when he gave a friend a lift to an audition as bass guitarist for the Tom Robinson Band in 1976. As the band had no drummer at that point, Dolphin filled in...
, had left the band. The TRB disbanded four months after the release. Steve Ridgeway was responsible for the cover design. The album was dedicated to Mrs. Mary Towers, the mother of Liddle Towers. Liddle Towers was an amateur boxer who had died in police custody the previous year.
Tracklisting
All tracks composed by Tom Robinson; except where indicated- "All Right All Night" (Robinson, Kustow, Dolphin TaylorDolphin TaylorBrian "Dolphin" Taylor is a British drummer.-Tom Robinson Band:His career started when he gave a friend a lift to an audition as bass guitarist for the Tom Robinson Band in 1976. As the band had no drummer at that point, Dolphin filled in...
) - "Why Should I Mind?" (Robinson, Kustow)
- "Black Angel"
- "Let My People Be"
- "Blue Murder"
- "Bully for You" (Robinson; music: Peter GabrielPeter GabrielPeter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
) - "Crossing Over the Road" (Robinson, Kustow)
- "Sorry, Mr. Harris"
- "Law & Order" (Robinson, Nick Plytas, Taylor; lyrics: Robinson, Taylor)
- "Days of Rage" (Robinson, Taylor)
- "Hold Out"
Personnel
- Tom RobinsonTom RobinsonTom Robinson is an English singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter, better known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with his Tom Robinson Band...
- vocals, bass - Danny KustowDanny KustowDanny Kustow is an English guitar player best known for his work with Tom Robinson Band.- Career :Kustow grew up in North London and started his professional guitar playing career as a member of Tom Robinson Band in January 1977...
- guitar, vocals - Ian "Quince" ParkerIan ParkerIan Parker is a Scottish keyboard player.He showed a natural ability to play the piano from a very early age. He started piano lessons when he was seven. His early influences were The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Stax and Atlantic Soul...
- keyboards, vocals on "Law & Order" - Preston HeymanPreston HeymanPreston Heyman is a British session drummer. His credits include playing with the Tom Robinson Band on the album TRB Two. He is the co-founder of London based production company Flipside Productions and plays live with Zohar and Avivit on the London circuit....
- drums, background vocals - Carol GrimesCarol GrimesCarol Grimes is a smooth jazz and world music singer.Grimes came to prominence in 1969 as a member of Delivery, associated with the Canterbury Scene. During the 1970s she performed regularly on the London blues circuit with her band The London Boogie Band...
, Kasim SultonKasim SultonKasim Sulton is an American bass guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist. Best known for his work with Utopia, Sulton sang lead on 1980's "Set Me Free," Utopia's only top 40 hit in the United States...
, Niamh Chambers, Barry St. John - backing vocals - Bill PriceBill Price (record producer)Bill Price is a producer and engineer famed for his work with The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Guns N' Roses, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Nymphs and The Waterboys....
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