Quatermass (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Quatermass
| type = studio
| artist = Quatermass
| cover = Quatermass_(album).jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = May 1970
| studio = E.M.I., London
| genre = {{hlist
}}
| length = {{Duration|m=50|s=35}}
| label = Harvest
| producer = Anders Henriksson
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Quatermass II: Long Road
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = studio
| cover = Quatermass_-_Quatermass_(1975_re-issue).jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = 1975 re-issue
}}
{{Singles
| name = Quatermass
| type = studio
| single1 = Black Sheep of the Family
| single1date = July 1970 (W. Germany)
| single2 = Gemini
| single2date = 1971 (Italy)
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=quatermass-mw0000043305 |label=Quatermass: Quatermass > Review |first=Mike |last=DeGagne |access-date=23 July 2018}}
}}
Quatermass is the only studio album by English progressive rock band Quatermass, released in May 1970 by Harvest Records. It was produced by Sweden's {{ill|Anders Henriksson (record producer)|sv|Anders Henriksson (musikproducent)|lt=Anders "Henkan" Henriksson}}.{{Cite web|title=Quatermass (3) - Quatermass|url=https://www.discogs.com/Quatermass-Quatermass/master/56897|access-date=2020-12-21|website=Discogs|language=en}}
Critical reception
Despite the album not performing well on the charts at the time of the release, it started to attract considerable attention in 1975, when guitarist Ritchie Blackmore covered the second track, "Black Sheep of the Family" - itself a cover, originally by Fat Mattress - for the debut album from Rainbow. As a consequence of the revived interest, Quatermass was re-released and sold a further 20,000 copies. Since then, it has gained a cult status {{cite book |last=McCarraher |first=James |year=2012 |title=101 Songs to Discover from the Seventies |publisher=Lulu.com |page=19 |isbn=9781447862666}} and has received favorable retrospective reviews. Mike DeGagne has given the album a rating of four stars out of five on AllMusic. He called Quatermass "a must-have for prog rock enthusiasts, especially lovers of the keyboard-dominated style which flourished in the early '70s".
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headlin Side one
| title1 = Entropy
| writer1 = Pete Robinson
| length1 = 1:10
| title2 = Black Sheep of the Family
| writer2 = Steve Hammond
| length2 = 3:41
| title3 = Post War Saturday Echo
| writer3 = Robinson, John Gustafson, Graham Ross
| length3 = 9:43
| title4 = Good Lord Knows
| writer4 = Gustafson
| length4 = 2:54
| title5 = Up on the Ground
| writer5 = Gustafson
| length5 = 7:11
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 50:35
| title6 = Gemini
| writer6 = Hammond
| length6 = 5:54
| title7 = Make Up Your Mind
| writer7 = Hammond
| length7 = 8:44
| title8 = Laughin' Tackle
| writer8 = Robinson
| length8 = 10:35
| title9 = Entropy (Reprise)
| writer9 = Robinson
| length9 = 0:42
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 1990 Repertoire Records CD edition bonus tracks
| total_length = 61:01
| title10 = One Blind Mice
| writer10 = Gustafson
| length10 = 3:17
| title11 = Punting
| writer11 = Gustafson
| length11 = 7:10
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2013 Esoteric Records CD edition
| title1 = One Blind Mice
| note1=bonus track - 45 A-side
| title2 = Entropy
| title3 = Black Sheep of the Family
| title4 = Post War Saturday Echo
| title5 = Good Lord Knows
| title6 = Up on the Ground
| title7 = Gemini
| title8 = Make Up Your Mind
| title9 = What Was That
| title10 = Make Up Your Mind (reprise)
| title11 = Laughin Tackle
| title12 = Punting
| note12=bonus track - 45 B-side
| title13 = Afraid Not
| note13=bonus track - rehearsal
| title14 = Bluegaloo/Broken Chords/Scales
| note14=bonus track - live 1974
}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.cherryred.co.uk/artist/quatermass/ | title=Quatermass Archives }}
Personnel
=Quatermass=
- J. Peter Robinson – keyboards
- John Gustafson – vocals, bass guitar
- Mick Underwood – drums
=Technical personnel=
- Anders Henriksson – producer
- Jeff Jarratt – engineer
- Andy Stevens – engineer
- Hipgnosis – cover design, photography
- Steve Newport – design, illustration (1975 re-issue)
References
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Category:Quatermass (band) albums