Anthony Moore - 1976 - Out

Anthony Moore

1976

Out

01. Stitch In Time 3:12
02. A Thousand Ships 2:49
03. The River 3:58
04. Please Go 2:44
05. You Tickle 2:43
06. Lover of Mine 3:34
07. Johnny's Dead 3:16
08. Dreams of His Laughter 3:42
09. Catch A Falling Star 3:14
10. Wrong Again 2:41
11. Driving Blind 4:46
12. The Pilgrim 3:27


Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer [String], Celesta - Anthony Moore
Guitar - Andy Summers, Anthony Moore, Peter Blegvad
Bass - Dave Wintour, Kevin Ayres, Steve Thompson
Drums - Barry Da Souza, Eddie Sparrow
Mandolin, Violin - Graham Preskett
Organ - Anthony Moore, Graham Preskett

The tracks were arranged in the studio by myself and the musicians. My special thanks to them. I would also like to credit the various engineers who gave so much more than their time. Finally, a dutiful bow in the direction of Blackhill, Virgin and the Manor. a moore
Sleeve design by Hipgnosis

All songs written by Anthony Moore c Blackhill Music Ltd, except Catch a Falling Star words & music by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss c Marvin Music, and lyrics to Johnny's Dead by Peter Blegvad.

Anthony Moore (full name: Anthony John Moore) is not a particularly well-known name even to aficionados. Yet he has a large and very important record production and was a key figure in a certain British psychedelic pop-rock scene. Apart from producing as a soloist, he was founder of Slapp Happy, collaborator of the Henry Cow project and also among others of Pink Floyd on "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" (EMI, 1987) and "The Division Bell" (EMI, 1994) ). At the end of 2020 the Drag City re-released this 1976 LP. It is called "Out", it is produced by the historian Peter Jenner, "accompanist" in the years of Pink Floyd and Billy Bragg, and with the collaboration of important technicians such as John Leckie and Phil McDonald, musicians of the caliber of drummer Barry De Souza, the legendary Andy Summers of The Police, bassist Steve Thompson, then Kevin Ayers, Graham Preskett, Eddie Sparrow etc. etc. It was recorded in several sessions (including at Abbey Road Studios) between the fall of 1975 and the beginning of 1976. The story of the record is controversial, as Moore was under contract with Virgin which was supposed to release the record, but things did not go smoothly and the work did not end up on the market. So this recovery is welcome and that the record ends up in the spotlight. Moore's style is inspired by a psychedelic progressive pop-rock typically seventies, the taste for arrangements (by David Bedford) is elegant, often also accompanied by orchestral ornaments and a "baroque" taste, but does not betray a certain experimental approach and deriving from its basic approach " If a record like this came out today - think of Jacco Gardner's best moments - we would cry out for a miracle. Britprog!