The Battered Ornaments
Mantle-Piece (LP)
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Following the breakup of Cream, lyricist/vocalist Pete Brown formed his Battered Ornaments with guitarist Chris Spedding, drummer Rob Tait, bassist Butch Potter, percussionist Pete Bailey and saxophonist Nisar Ahmed Khan, but during the recording of sophomore album Mantle Piece, Brown fell out with Spedding, resulting in his departure. The resultant spacey venture has jazz and blues shades, riding the sonic waves under Spedding’s direction, with Khan’s sax and Potter’s bass fitting foils to Spedding’s guitar and keyboards. This is another great piece of the Spedding puzzle, with pleasantly meandering interludes.
Release notes
Survival Research 167 Kings Way, South Melbourne, VIC 3205, Australia c 1969 p 2022 Not exportable to USA.
| A1 | Sunshades | ||
| A2 | Late Into The Night | ||
| A3 | Then I Must Go | ||
| A4 | The Crosswords And The Safety Pins | ||
| B1 | Staggered | ||
| B2 | Twisted Track | ||
| B3 | Smoke Rings | ||
| B4 | Take Me Now | ||
| B5 | My Love’s Gone Far Away |
- Eddie O'Neill
- Artwork, Design
- Roger Potter
- Bass Guitar, Vocals
- Pete Bailey
- Drums, Percussion
- Rob Tait
- Drums, Tambourine, Vocals
- Peter Bown
- Engineer
- Valero Allen
- Photography
- Chris Spedding
- Piano, Organ, Vocals, Steel Guitar, Guitar
- Andrew King
- Producer
- Nisar Ahmad Khan
- Reeds, Flute, Vocals
