ROBIN TROWER. "LONG MISTY DAYS" CHRYSALIS UK 1976 LP. EX COND.
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Robin Trower ?– Long Misty Days Label: Chrysalis ?– CHR-1107 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: UK Released: 1976 Genre: Rock Style: Blues Rock, Hard Rock Tracklist A1 Same Rain Falls Written-By – Dewar*, Trower* 3:12 A2 Long Misty Days Written-By – Dewar*, Trower* 5:41 A3 Hold Me Written-By – Dewar*, Trower* 3:34 A4 Caledonia Written-By – Dewar*, Trower* 3:38 B1 Pride Written-By – Dewar*, Trower* 3:08 B2 Sailing Written-By – Sutherland* 3:43 B3 S.M.O. Written-By – Lordan*, Dewar*, Trower* 3:41 B4 I Can't Live Without You Written-By – Miller*, Dewar*, Trower* 4:22 B5 Messin The Blues Written-By – Lordan*, Dewar*, Trower* 3:54 Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chrysalis Records Ltd. Copyright (c) – Chrysalis Records Ltd. Published By – Chrysalis Music Ltd. Published By – Island Music Ltd. Published By – Misty Days Music Ltd. Recorded At – Air Studios Printed By – Robor Ltd. Credits Bass, Vocals – James Dewar Design [Cover Design] – Funky Paul* Drums – Bill Lordan Guitar, Producer – Robin Trower Producer, Engineer – Geoff Emerick Tape Op – Jon Kelly, Nigel Walker Notes Recorded at Air London
? & © 1976 Chrysalis Records Ltd. (On spine)
All songs published by Misty Days Music Ltd./Chrysalis Music Ltd. except track B2 (Island Music Ltd.)
Artist Biography by Greg Prato Procol HarumThroughout his long and winding solo career, guitarist Robin Trower has had to endure countless comparisons to Jimi Hendrix due to his uncanny ability to channel Hendrix's bluesy/psychedelic, Fender Strat-fueled playing style. Born on March 9, 1945 in Catford, England, Trower spent the early '60s playing guitar in various London-based outfits, the most successful being the R&B group the Paramounts, who specialized mostly in covers, but managed to issue several singles between 1963 and 1965. It wasn't until 1967 that Trower received his big break, however, when he joined Procol Harum. The group had just scored a worldwide smash hit with "A Whiter Shade of Pale," but the only problem was that the band's leader, singer/pianist Gary Brooker, didn't have a proper band to back him. Brooker was previously a bandmate of Trower's in the Paramounts, and offered the guitar slot in his new fast-rising project to his old friend. As a result, Trower appeared on such Procol Harum classics as 1967's Procol Harum, 1968's Shine on Brightly, 1969's A Salty Dog, 1970's Home (which spawned the popular Trower tune "Whiskey Train"), and 1971's Broken Barricades.
Twice Removed from YesterdayWhile Procol Harum helped launch Trower's career, the guitarist realized there was limited space for his guitar work and eventually left for a solo career. Enlisting singer/bassist James Dewar and drummer Reg Isidore (who was soon replaced by Bill Lordan) as a backing band, Trower issued his solo debut, Twice Removed from Yesterday, in 1973. The album barely made a dent in the U.S. charts, but that would change soon enough with his next release, 1974's Bridge of Sighs. With rock fans still reeling from Hendrix's death a few years earlier, the album sounded eerily similar to the late guitarist's work with the Jimi Hendrix Experience (especially his 1968 release, Electric Ladyland), and as a result, the album skyrocketed into the U.S. Top Ten, peaking at number seven.
For Earth BelowAlthough Bridge of Sighs was to be his most popular solo release, Trower's stock continued to rise throughout the mid-'70s, as he became an arena headliner on the strength of such hit albums as 1975's For Earth Below, 1976's Robin Trower Live!, and Long Misty Days, plus 1977's In City Dreams. Further releases followed, yet by the dawn of the '80s, it became quite obvious that Trower's star was rapidly fading, as each album sold less than its predecessor. A brief union with ex-Cream bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce spawned a pair of releases, 1981's B.L.T. and 1982's Truce, before Trower returned to his solo career.
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