Moroccan Roll
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{{Infobox album
| name = Moroccan Roll
| type = Studio album
| artist = Brand X
| cover = Brand_X_Morrocan_Roll.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 1977
| recorded = December 1976–January 1977
| venue =
| studio = Trident Studios and Morgan Studios (London, UK).
| genre = Jazz fusion
| length = 49:30
| label = Charisma (UK)
Passport (USA)
| producer = Dennis Mackay
| prev_title = Unorthodox Behaviour
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = Livestock
| next_year = 1977
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2575 |title=Moroccan Roll Brand X |first= Dave |last= Connolly |website=AllMusic |accessdate=18 June 2011}}
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Record Guide
|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Record Guide |date=1979 |publisher=Random House |page=46}}
}}
Moroccan Roll (1977) is the second studio album by British jazz fusion group Brand X.{{cite news |last1=Perrone |first1=Pierre |title=Morris Pert |work=The Independent |date=24 July 2010 |page=46}} The title is a pun referring to this being their second album: "more rock and roll", however, Moroccan Roll is not a step toward the rock and roll side of the fusion equation, but rather an experiment with Eastern sounds and softer textures.{{Cite web |url=http://aolradio.slacker.com/?aolid= |title=AOL Radio powered by Slacker |access-date=2012-04-01 |archive-date=2012-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401164957/http://aolradio.slacker.com/?aolid= |url-status=dead }} The album is mostly instrumental. "Sun in the Night" contains vocals sung by Brand X drummer Phil Collins in Sanskrit. "Disco Suicide" and "Maybe I'll Lend You Mine After All" also contain vocals, although they are wordless.
Track listing
=Side one=
- "Sun in the Night" (John Goodsall) – 4:25
- "Why Should I Lend You Mine (When You've Broken Yours Off Already)..." (Phil Collins) – 11:16
- "...Maybe I'll Lend You Mine after All" (Collins) – 2:10
- "Hate Zone" (Goodsall) – 4:41
- "Collapsar" (Robin Lumley) – 1:33
=Side two=
- "Disco Suicide" (Lumley) – 7:55
- "Orbits" (Percy Jones) – 1:38
- "Malaga Virgen" (Jones) – 8:28
- "Macrocosm" (Goodsall) – 7:24
Personnel
Based on the album credits of original vinyl release.
- Robin Lumley – Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic piano, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey, Roland string synthesizer, clavinet, Pulsar, space echo, backing vocals, autoharp (5)
- John Goodsall – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, sitar (1), space echo, backing vocals
- Percy Jones – Fender bass, autoharp (7), marimba (8)
- Phil Collins – drums, lead vocals, acoustic piano (3)
- Morris Pert – percussion
Production
- Dennis Mackay – producer
- Brand X – associate producers
- Stephen W. Tayler – engineer, mixing
- Chris Tsangarides – tape operator
- John Brand – tape operator
- Geoff Leach – tape operator
- Neil Ross – tape operator
- Ray Staff – mastering
- Hipgnosis – sleeve design, cover photography
- George Hardie – sleeve design
- Rob Brimson – band photography
Charts
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! Chart (1977) ! Peak{{break}}position |
UK Albums Chart{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/archive/official-albums-chart/ |title=The Official Charts Company - Brand X - Moroccan Roll |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2010-01-09 }}
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References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Brand-X-Moroccan-Roll/master/34861 |title=Brand X (3) - Moroccan Roll at Discogs |date=1977 |publisher=www.discogs.com |accessdate=2010-01-09 }}
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Category:Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis
Category:Charisma Records albums