Atomic Rooster - Atomic Rooster (1970)

Atomic Rooster - Atomic Rooster (1970)

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Atomic Rooster - Atomic Rooster

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Side One

"Friday the 13th" (Crane)   3:31

"And So to Bed" (Crane)   4:09

"Broken Wings" (John Mayall)   5:47

"Before Tomorrow" (Crane)   5:52

Side Two

"Banstead" (Crane, Graham, Palmer)   3:29

"S.L.Y." (Crane)   4:43

"Winter" (Crane)   6:53

"Decline and Fall" (Crane, Graham, Palmer)   5:45

"Play the Game" (Du Cann)   4:45 - "Tomorrow Night" B-side 1971, bonus track on 1990 CD release

On the 2004 CD reissue of the album, tracks 3 and 4 on the A-side were transposed with tracks 3 and 4 on the B-side

2004 Castle Music CD reissue

"Friday the 13th" (Crane)   3:31

"And So to Bed" (Crane)   4:09

"Winter" (Crane)   6:53

"Decline and Fall" (Crane, Graham, Palmer)   5:45

"Banstead" (Crane, Graham, Palmer)   3:29

"S.L.Y." (Crane)   4:43

"Broken Wings" (John Mayall)   5:47

"Before Tomorrow" (Crane)   5:52

"Friday the 13th" (Crane)   3:28 - US version: original vocals and piano overdubbed with Du Cann vocals and guitar

"Before Tomorrow" (Crane)   5:47 - US version: original piano, flute and congas overdubbed with Du Cann guitar

"S.L.Y." (Crane)   4:53 - US version: original piano overdubbed with Du Cann guitar

"Friday the 13th" (Crane)   4:28 - BBC Radio Session 1970

"Seven Lonely Streets" (Du Cann)   6:15 - BBC Radio Session 1970

2006 Akarma Records unlicensed CD reissue bonus tracks

"Play the Game" (Du Cann)   4:45

"VUG" (Crane)   4:32 - demo with Carl Palmer 1970

"Devil's Answer" (Du Cann)   3:59 - demo with Carl Palmer 1970

"Friday the 13th" (Crane)   4:28 - BBC Radio Session 1970

"Seven Lonely Streets" (Du Cann)   6:15 - BBC Radio Session 1970

Atomic Rooster Band Members Musicians 

Vincent Crane - Hammond organ, piano, backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 7)

Nick Graham - bass guitar, lead vocals; flute (tracks 4, 7); guitar (track 6)

Carl Palmer - drums, percussion; congas (tracks 4, 9); glockenspiel (track 7)

John Du Cann: guitar, vocals (on tracks overdubbed for US release)

Atomic Roooster, also spelled Atomic Ro-o-oster on some later CD reissues, is the first album by British rock band Atomic Rooster, with keyboardist Vincent Crane, bassist and vocalist Nick Graham and drummer Carl Palmer.

A few weeks after its release, guitarist and vocalist John Du Cann joined and Nick Graham, the original vocalist and bassist, left. Du Cann subsequently overdubbed three of the album's tracks for a projected US release. However, in the event, the album never saw US release and the overdubbed tracks eventually surfaced on a second pressing of the album in the UK (though with no corrections to the album credits), and subsequent CD reissues.

On the Australian pressing on Interfusion, the rooster's breasts were painted over with feathers on the cover. The album was reissued on vinyl in 2016.

Atomic Rooster are a British rock band, originally formed by members of the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, organist Vincent Crane and drummer Carl Palmer. Throughout their history, keyboardist Vincent Crane was the only constant member and wrote the majority of their material. Their history is defined by two periods: the early-mid-1970s and the early 1980s. The band went through radical style changes, but they are best known for the hard, progressive rock sound of their hit singles, "Tomorrow Night" (UK No. 11) and "Devil's Answer" (UK No. 4), both in 1971.

Atomic Rooster Band Members Musicians

Pete French – vocals (1971, 2016–present)

Steve Bolton – guitar (1971–1972, 2016–present)

Adrian Gautrey – keyboards (2017–present)

Shug Millidge – bass guitar (2016–present)

Bo Walsh – drums (2016–present)

Atomic Rooster Discography Full - Studio Albums

Atomic Roooster (1970)

Death Walks Behind You (1970)

In Hearing of Atomic Rooster (1971)

Made in England (1972)

Nice 'n' Greasy (1973)

Atomic Rooster (1980)

Headline News (1983)

Atomic Rooster Live Albums Discography

BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert 1972 (1993)

Devil's Answer 1970-81 BBC Radio sessions (1998)

Live and Raw 70/71 (2000)

Live in Germany 1983 (2000)

Live at the Marquee 1980 (2002)

Atomic Rooster Compilation Albums Discography

Assortment (1973)

Home to Roost (1977)

The Devil Hits Back (1989)

Space Cowboy (1991)

The Best of Atomic Rooster Volumes 1 & 2 (1992)

In Satan's Name: The Definitive Collection (1997)

The First 10 Explosive Years (1999)

Rarities (2000)

The First 10 Explosive Years Volume 2 (2001)

Heavy Soul (2001)

Homework (2008)

Close Your Eyes: A Collection 1965-1986 (2008; released under the name Vincent Crane)

Anthology 1969-81 (2009)

Box sets

Resurrection (2001) - Akarma unlicensed CD reissues of first three albums, with 24-page illustrated booklet

Devil's Answer: The Singles Collection (2006) - reissue of first six UK singles on 7" or individual CDs