The Penthouse Tapes
The Penthouse Tapes is the sixth album by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and is the first one to consist almost entirely of cover songs that range from The Osmonds "Crazy Horses", Alice Cooper's "School's Out", to Lead Belly's "Goodnight Irene".[1] It was originally released in 1976 on Vertigo Records.
The Penthouse Tapes | ||||
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Released | March, 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Studio | Basing Street Studios, London | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 38:42 | |||
Label | Vertigo, 2002 CD reissue released on Universal International | |||
Producer | The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, David Batchelor | |||
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Penthouse Tapes | ||||
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Track listings
- "I Wanna Have You Back" (Alex Harvey, Zal Cleminson) – 2:42
- "Jungle Jenny" (David Batchelor, SAHB) – 4:07
- "Runaway" (Del Shannon, Max Crook) – 2:46
- "Love Story" (Ian Anderson) – 5:10
- "School's Out" (Alice Cooper) – 5:02
- "Goodnight Irene" (Lead Belly) – 4:30
- "Say You're Mine (Every Cowboy Song)" (Harvey) – 3:23
- "Gamblin' Bar Room Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers, Shelly Lee Alley) – 4:09
- "Crazy Horses" (Alan Osmond, Wayne Osmond, Merrill Osmond) – 2:54
- "Cheek To Cheek" (Irving Berlin) – 3:52 (recorded live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, Christmas 1975)
Personnel
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
- Alex Harvey – lead vocals
- Zal Cleminson – guitars
- Chris Glen – bass guitar
- Hugh McKenna – keyboards, synthesizer
- Ted McKenna – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- B.J. Cole – pedal steel guitar on "Say You're Mine" and "Cheek To Cheek"
Technical
- David Batchelor – producer
- John Burns, John Punter, Douglas Hopkins, Denny Bridges – engineer
- Alex Harvey – liner notes
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References
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