Of Queues and Cures
| Of Queues and Cures | ||||
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| Studio album by National Health | ||||
| Released | December 1978 | |||
| Recorded | July 1978 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, avant-garde jazz, psychedelic rock, art rock | |||
| Length | 52:02 | |||
| Label | Esoteric Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Dunne | |||
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Of Queues and Cures (also identified as Of Queues & Cures) is the second album recorded by the progressive rock and jazz fusion group National Health, one of the last representatives of the artistically prolific Canterbury scene.
Track listing
- "The Bryden Two-Step (For Amphibians), Pt. 1" (Dave Stewart) - 8:54
- "The Collapso" (Stewart) - 6:19
- "Squarer for Maud" (John Greaves) - 11:51
- "Dreams Wide Awake" (Phil Miller) - 8:50
- "Binoculars" (Pip Pyle) - 11:45
- "Phlâkatön" (Pyle) - 0:09
- "The Bryden Two-Step (For Amphibians), Pt. 2" (Stewart) - 5:31
- "Paracelsus" (Excerpt) (Bonus Track)
- "The Apocalypso" (Bonus Track)
Personnel
- Dave Stewart - Organ and electric piano (tracks 1-5, 7), piano (tracks 1-3, 7), minimoog (tracks 3-5, 7)
- Phil Miller - Guitar (tracks 1-5, 7)
- John Greaves - Bass (tracks 1-5, 7), piano innards (track 3), crooning (track 5)
- Pip Pyle - Drums (tracks 1-5, 7), breakage (track 2), percussion (track 3), handclaps (track 3)
Also:
- Selwyn Baptiste - Steel drums (track 2)
- Rick Biddulph - Bass on 6, bass & organ solo (track 4)
- Peter Blegvad - Spoken word excerpt (track 3)
- Georgie Born - Cellos (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7)
- Mike Dunne - Engineer, Producer
- Brian Gaylor - Engineer
- Jimmy Hastings - Clarinets (tracks 3, 5), bass clarinet (track 3), flute (track 5)
- Phil Minton - Trumpet (track 1), trumpets (track 5)
- Paul Nieman - Trombones (tracks 1, 5)
- Keith Thompson - Oboe (tracks 3, 5)
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | (not rated) [2] |
The Allmusic review by Dave Lynch awarded the album 4 stars and states "Of Queues & Cures is one of the last and finest examples of the instrumental Canterbury sound on record during the 1970s.".[1]
References
- 1 2 Dave Lynch Allmusic Review.
- ↑ Kelman, John (30 July 2009). "National Health: National Health / Of Queues and Cures". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
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