Kingdom Come (Sir Lord Baltimore album)
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Kingdom Come is the first studio album
by American
heavy metal
band Sir Lord Baltimore
, released on Mercury Records
in 1970. It was reissued on PolyGram
in 1994, on Red Fox in 2003, and on Anthology Recordings
in 2007. The 1994 and 2003 re-releases also contained 1971's Sir Lord Baltimore
, and were titled Kingdom Come/Sir Lord Baltimore
.
This album is notable for the fact that its 1971 review in Creem
contains an early documented use of the term "heavy metal" to refer to a style of music. It features very fast-paced, rhythm & blues-based rock 'n' roll
with high levels of distortion in the guitar
and, in some cases, the bass
. Though this style of rock 'n' roll would become extremely popular in later years, it was considerably different from the majority of that era's contemporary rock music. Kingdom Come also makes extensive use of multi-tracking to enhance the guitar sound.
All of the songs on Kingdom Come were co-written and arranged by Mike Appel
, who would later become Bruce Springsteen
's manager. Co-produced by Appel and Jim Cretecos, the album was recorded at Vantone Studios in West Orange
, New Jersey
, before being mixed by Eddie Kramer
and Kim King at Electric Lady Studios
in New York
, New York
. Kramer is well-known for his work with such artists and bands as Jimi Hendrix
, The Beatles
, The Rolling Stones
, KISS
, Led Zeppelin
, David Bowie
, Curtis Mayfield
, and many others.
' 2007 re-release contains an altered track listing, transposing sides 1 and 2 of the original record. (Polygram
and Red Fox's reissues also used this track listing.)
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American
United States
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heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Sir Lord Baltimore
Sir Lord Baltimore
Sir Lord Baltimore is a pioneering American heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 1968 by lead vocalist/drummer John Garner, guitarist Louis Dambra, and bass player Gary Justin. They are notable for the fact that a 1971 review of their debut record, Kingdom Come, contained the first...
, released on Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
in 1970. It was reissued on PolyGram
PolyGram
PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:...
in 1994, on Red Fox in 2003, and on Anthology Recordings
Anthology Recordings
Anthology Recordings is an all digital reissue label, providing an online outlet for rare and out-of-print music of all eras, genres and cultures...
in 2007. The 1994 and 2003 re-releases also contained 1971's Sir Lord Baltimore
Sir Lord Baltimore (album)
Sir Lord Baltimore is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Sir Lord Baltimore, released on Mercury Records in 1971. It was re-issued on PolyGram in 1994, and on Red Fox in 2003...
, and were titled Kingdom Come/Sir Lord Baltimore
Kingdom Come/Sir Lord Baltimore
Kingdom Come/Sir Lord Baltimore is the first compilation album by American heavy metal band Sir Lord Baltimore, released on Polygram in 1994 and on Red Fox in 2003. It contains Sir Lord Baltimore's first two studio albums, 1970's Kingdom Come and 1971's Sir Lord Baltimore...
.
This album is notable for the fact that its 1971 review in Creem
Creem
Creem , "America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine," was a monthly rock 'n' roll publication first published in March 1969 by Barry Kramer and founding editor Tony Reay. It suspended production in 1989 but received a short-lived renaissance in the early 1990s as a glossy tabloid...
contains an early documented use of the term "heavy metal" to refer to a style of music. It features very fast-paced, rhythm & blues-based rock 'n' roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
with high levels of distortion in the guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and, in some cases, the bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. Though this style of rock 'n' roll would become extremely popular in later years, it was considerably different from the majority of that era's contemporary rock music. Kingdom Come also makes extensive use of multi-tracking to enhance the guitar sound.
All of the songs on Kingdom Come were co-written and arranged by Mike Appel
Mike Appel
Mike Appel is an American music industry manager and record producer, most known for his role in both capacities early in the career of Bruce Springsteen....
, who would later become Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
's manager. Co-produced by Appel and Jim Cretecos, the album was recorded at Vantone Studios in West Orange
West Orange, New Jersey
West Orange is a township in central Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 46,207...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, before being mixed by Eddie Kramer
Eddie Kramer
Edwin H. Kramer is an audio engineer and producer who has worked with, among others, Led Zeppelin, Triumph, Kiss , Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Spooky Tooth, Peter Frampton, Curtis Mayfield, Santana, Anthrax, Carly Simon, Loudness, and Robin Trower.-1960s:Eddie...
and Kim King at Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street, in New York City's Greenwich Village, is a recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and designed by John Storyk in 1970...
in New York
New York City
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, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Kramer is well-known for his work with such artists and bands as Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
, The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
, KISS
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
, Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
, David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
, Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
, and many others.
Side 1
- "Master Heartache" – 4:37
- "Hard Rain Fallin'" – 2:56
- "Lady Of Fire" – 2:53
- "Lake Isle Of Innersfree" – 4:03
- "Pumped Up" – 4:07
Side 2
- "Kingdom Come" – 6:35
- "I Got A Woman" – 3:03
- "Hell Hound" – 3:20
- "Helium Head (I Got A Love)" – 4:02
- "Ain't Got Hung On You" – 2:24
Re-release
Anthology RecordingsAnthology Recordings
Anthology Recordings is an all digital reissue label, providing an online outlet for rare and out-of-print music of all eras, genres and cultures...
' 2007 re-release contains an altered track listing, transposing sides 1 and 2 of the original record. (Polygram
PolyGram
PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:...
and Red Fox's reissues also used this track listing.)
- "Kingdom Come" – 6:35
- "I Got A Woman" – 3:03
- "Hell Hound" – 3:20
- "Helium Head (I Got A Love)" – 4:02
- "Ain't Got Hung On You" – 2:24
- "Master Heartache" – 4:37
- "Hard Rain Fallin'" – 2:56
- "Lady Of Fire" – 2:53
- "Lake Isle Of Innersfree" – 4:03
- "Pumped Up" – 4:07
Personnel
- John Garner - lead vocals/drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Louis Dambra - guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Gary Justin - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Production
- Producers: Mike AppelMike AppelMike Appel is an American music industry manager and record producer, most known for his role in both capacities early in the career of Bruce Springsteen....
, Jim Cretecos - Engineers: Eddie KramerEddie KramerEdwin H. Kramer is an audio engineer and producer who has worked with, among others, Led Zeppelin, Triumph, Kiss , Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Spooky Tooth, Peter Frampton, Curtis Mayfield, Santana, Anthrax, Carly Simon, Loudness, and Robin Trower.-1960s:Eddie...
, Kim KingKim KingD. Kimbrough King was Georgia Tech's starting quarterback for three years beginning in 1965. During his career, he led the team in 712 plays, completing 243 passes for 2763 yards and 21 touchdowns while rushing for 506 yards, placing him in Tech's all-time top 10 quarterbacks...