One Eyed Jacks (album)
Encyclopedia
One Eyed Jacks is the second studio album
by Spear of Destiny
, released by Burning Rome Records in 1984
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August saw Spear of Destiny return to the stage, this time with the introduction of Dolphin Taylor
on drums, Neil Pyzer on saxophone, piano, and organ, and John Lennard on saxophone. The new line up featured a dramatic reworking of the songs that were to eventually become One Eyed Jacks, along with the introduction of Playground of the Rich and Rosie, a song that would later be featured as the b-side to the line up's first recorded out put, the single Prisoner of Love. A tour in November premiered The Last Card. Although it proceeded the release of One Eyed Jacks by six months, The Last Card would not be featured on a studio recording until the release of the All My Love (Ask Nothing) single in 1985.
Prisoner of Love was added to the live set in December of 1983 and would be released as the first single for the record in January of 1984. By this time, John Lennard had left the band, replaced by Mickey Donnelly. The band also added Alan St. Clair as a second guitar. Alan St. Clair had previously worked for Kirk Brandon
as a guitar technician.
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 Spear of Destiny
Spear of Destiny (band)
Spear of Destiny is a British rock band, established in 1982 by singer and songwriter Kirk Brandon and bassist Stan Stammers. It has had an ever-changing line-up through the years.-Biography:...
, released by Burning Rome Records in 1984
1984 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.-Janury-March:*January 21 – "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart, despite being banned by the BBC; it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40.*January 27 – Michael Jackson's...
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Track listing
All songs written by Kirk BrandonKirk Brandon
Kirk Brandon is an English musician.-Musical career:Brandon's music career started in 1978, in Clapham, South London, with the formation of punk group The Pack, in which he was the singer/songwriter....
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- "Rainmaker" - 2:55
- "Young Men" - 3:13
- "Everything You Ever Wanted" - 4:36
- "Don't Turn Away" - 3:38
- "Liberator" - 3:39
- "Prisoner of Love" - 3:36
- "Playground of the Rich" - 4:45
- "Forbidden Planet" - 3:14
- "Attica" - 2:34
- "These Days Are Gone" - 5:41
Personnel
- Kirk BrandonKirk BrandonKirk Brandon is an English musician.-Musical career:Brandon's music career started in 1978, in Clapham, South London, with the formation of punk group The Pack, in which he was the singer/songwriter....
- Vocals and guitar - Stan StammersStan StammersStan Stammers is best known as the bass player for British post punk band Theatre of Hate, Spear Of Destiny and Plastic Eaters co. founded with Robdaly. In 1999 Stammers and Plastic Eaters gained an artist sponsorship from Adidas. Stan uses Wal basses produced by renowned bass manufacturer ...
- Bass guitar - Dolphin TaylorDolphin TaylorBrian "Dolphin" Taylor is a British drummer.-Tom Robinson Band:His career started when he gave a friend a lift to an audition as bass guitarist for the Tom Robinson Band in 1976. As the band had no drummer at that point, Dolphin filled in...
- Drums and vocals - Neil Pyzer - Keyboards, saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, and piccoloPiccoloThe piccolo is a half-size flute, and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. The piccolo has the same fingerings as its larger sibling, the standard transverse flute, but the sound it produces is an octave higher than written... - Micky Donnelly - Saxophones
- Alan St. Clair - Guitar
Recording
With the exception of These Days Are Gone, Playground of the Rich, and Prisoner of Love, all songs had been performed live by the original Spear of Destiny line up for nearly a year prior to the recording of One Eyed Jacks. Everything You Ever Wanted, Attica, Rainmaker, Young Men, Forbidden Planet, and Don't Turn Away were introduced to live sets in March of 1983, with Young Men going by the title of "Remembrance (Every Other Day)". Liberator was introduced to live shows in the early summer of 1983. The final live performance of the original line up of Spear of Destiny took place on June 9th of 1983, followed by a television studio performance on July 8th.August saw Spear of Destiny return to the stage, this time with the introduction of Dolphin Taylor
Dolphin Taylor
Brian "Dolphin" Taylor is a British drummer.-Tom Robinson Band:His career started when he gave a friend a lift to an audition as bass guitarist for the Tom Robinson Band in 1976. As the band had no drummer at that point, Dolphin filled in...
on drums, Neil Pyzer on saxophone, piano, and organ, and John Lennard on saxophone. The new line up featured a dramatic reworking of the songs that were to eventually become One Eyed Jacks, along with the introduction of Playground of the Rich and Rosie, a song that would later be featured as the b-side to the line up's first recorded out put, the single Prisoner of Love. A tour in November premiered The Last Card. Although it proceeded the release of One Eyed Jacks by six months, The Last Card would not be featured on a studio recording until the release of the All My Love (Ask Nothing) single in 1985.
Prisoner of Love was added to the live set in December of 1983 and would be released as the first single for the record in January of 1984. By this time, John Lennard had left the band, replaced by Mickey Donnelly. The band also added Alan St. Clair as a second guitar. Alan St. Clair had previously worked for Kirk Brandon
Kirk Brandon
Kirk Brandon is an English musician.-Musical career:Brandon's music career started in 1978, in Clapham, South London, with the formation of punk group The Pack, in which he was the singer/songwriter....
as a guitar technician.