Halfbreed (album)
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Halfbreed is the debut album by the Keef Hartley Band.
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1969 LP
Deram SML 1037 (UK), DES 18024 (US)- "Sacked (Introducing Hearts and Flowers)" (Arr. Hartley) - 0:40
- "Confusion Theme" (Hartley, Cruikshank) - 1:05
- "The Halfbreed" (Hartley, Dines, Cruikshank) - 6:07
- "Born to Die" (Dines, Hartley, Thain, Hewitson) - 9:58
- "Sinnin' For You" (Hartley, Dines, Hewitson, Finnegan) - 5:51
- "Leavin' Trunk" (EstesSleepy John EstesJohn Adam Estes , best known as Sleepy John Estes or Sleepy John, was a American blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, born in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.-Career:...
) - 5:55 - "Just to Cry" (Lowther, Finnegan) - 6:20
- "Too Much Thinking" (Finnegan, Dines, Thain) - 5:30
- "Think it Over" (King) - 4:59
- "Too Much to Take (Speech)" - 0:32
1995 CD reissue
One Way RecordsOne Way Records
One Way Records was a record label established by Larry Norman in 1970 to distribute his own work, and that of other Christian musicians including Randy Stonehill, after he had been released by Capitol Records in 1969.-History:...
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- "Sacked (Introducing Hearts and Flowers)"
- "Confusion Theme"
- "Halfbreed"
- "Born to Die"
- "Sinnin' for you"
- "Leavin' Trunk"
- "Just to Cry"
- "Too Much Thinking"
- "Leave it 'til the Morning"
- "Think it Over"
- "Too Much to Take"
Personnel
- Miller AndersonMiller Anderson (musician)Miller Anderson is a UK based blues guitarist and singer.Apart from pursuing his own solo career, he was a member of the Keef Hartley Band. Other groups Anderson has been associated with are; the Spencer Davis Group, Broken Glass, The Dukes, Savoy Brown, T.Rex and Chicken Shack...
- Vocals, Guitar - Peter DinesDino DinesDino Dines was a keyboardist best known for his work with T. Rex. He also worked with The Apostolic Intervention, The Keef Hartley Band, P.P. Arnold and The Hollies. Dino died of a heart attack in 2004.-External links:*...
- Organ, Harpsichord - Spit James - Guitar
- Gary ThainGary ThainGary Mervin Thain was a rock bassist, best known for his work with British band, Uriah Heep.-Biography:Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thain was part of the rock trio The New Nadir, and with the drummer Peter Dawkins, he travelled from New Zealand to London, and once jammed with Jimi Hendrix...
- Bass Guitar - Keef HartleyKeef HartleyKeef Hartley was an English drummer and bandleader. He fronted the Keef Hartley Band, and played at Woodstock. Hartley was later a member of Dog Soldier, and variously worked with Rory Storm, The Artwoods and John Mayall.-Biography:Hartley was born in Preston, Lancashire, England...
- Drums - Henry LowtherHenry Lowther (musician)Henry Lowther is an English jazz trumpeter.Lowther's first experience was on cornet in a Salvation Army band. He studied violin briefly at the Royal Academy of Music but returned to trumpet by 1960 though he sometimes played violin professionally...
- Trumpet, Violin, Brass arrangements - Harry BeckettHarry BeckettHarold Winston "Harry" Beckett was a British trumpeter and flugelhorn player.-Biography:A resident in the UK since 1954, Harry Beckett had an international reputation. In 1961, he played with Charles Mingus in the film All Night Long. In the 1960s he worked and recorded within the band of bass...
- Trumpet - Lynn Dobson - Tenor Sax, Flute
- Chris Mercer - Tenor Sax
- John MayallJohn MayallJohn Mayall, OBE is an English blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, whose musical career spans over fifty years...
- voice on "Sacked" and "Too Much to Take" - Derek Varnals - Recording Engineer
- Adrian Martins - Assistant Engineer