Octopuss

Octopuss is the third solo album by English drummer Cozy Powell, released in 1983.

Octopuss
Studio album by Cozy Powell
Released	1983
Recorded	September – October 1982 Britannia Row Studios
Genre	Hard rock, instrumental rock
Length	32:15
Label	Polydor
Producer	Bruce Payne, John Makepeace
Cozy Powell chronology
Tilt (1981) Octopuss (1983) The Drums Are Back (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Up on the Downs" (Mel Galley, Cozy Powell) – 3:55
2. "633 Squadron" (Ron Goodwin) – 4:13
3. "Octopuss" (Powell, Colin Hodgkinson) – 5:35
4. "The Big Country" (Jerome Moross, Morty Neff, Jack Lewis) – 2:56

Side two

1. "Formula One" (Galley, Powell) – 3:21
2. "Princetown" (Galley, Powell) – 4:37
3. "Dartmoore" (Gary Moore) – 5:41
4. "The Rattler" (David Coverdale, Powell) – 2:57

Personnel

• Cozy Powell – drums, percussion
• Colin Hodgkinson – bass guitar
• Mel Galley – guitar on "Up on the Downs", "633 Squadron", "Octopuss", "The Rattler", and "The Big Country"
• Gary Moore – guitar on "Formula One", "Princetown", "Dartmoore"
• Jon Lord – keyboards
• Don Airey – keyboards

with:

• Bruce Payne & John Makepeace – production
• Mike Johnson & Nick Griffiths – engineering, mixing

References

1. Octopuss at AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2012.