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Little River Band – First Under The Wire
Little River Band - First Under The Wire album cover
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFSL 1-036
Series: Original Master Recording
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Rock
Style: Country Rock
A1 Lonesome Loser
Written-By – David Briggs (3)
3:58
A2 The Rumor
Acoustic Guitar – John Boylan
Written-By – Glenn Shorrock
4:18
A3 By My Side
Vibraphone – Barry Quinn
Written-By – B. Birtles-G. Goble*
4:25
A4 Cool Change
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Harrower
Written-By – Glenn Shorrock
5:14
A5 It's Not A Wonder
Written-By – Graham Goble
3:56
B1 Hard Life (Prelude)
Written-By – David Briggs (3)
2:42
B2 Hard Life
Written-By – Graham Goble
4:46
B3 Middle Man
Alto Saxophone – Bill Harrower
Written-By – B. Birtles-G. Goble*
4:24
B4 Man On The Run
Written-By – B. Birtles-G. Goble*
4:16
B5 Mistress Of Mine
Sitar – David Briggs (3)
Written-By – Graham Goble
5:32
Licensed From – Capitol Records, Inc.
Distributed By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
Manufactured By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Capitol Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Capitol Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd.
Recorded At – AAV
Recorded At – T.C.S. Studios
Remastered At – Original Masteringworks
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmony Vocals – Beeb Birtles, Graham Goble
Arranged By – Little River Band
Artwork – Ian McCausland
Bass – Clive Harrison (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B4, B5), Mike Clarke (4) (tracks: A3, A4, B1 to B3, B5)
Design – Jo Ford, Ray Wilkinson
Drums, Percussion – Derek Pellicci
Engineer – Ern Rose
Engineer [Assistant] – Ian McKenzie, Jim Barton*, Ross Cockle
Harmony Vocals – Glenn Shorrock
Keyboards – Peter Jones (6) (tracks: B3, B5)
Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – David Briggs (3)
Lead Vocals – Beeb Birtles (tracks: A3, B3, B4), Glenn Shorrock (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B2, B3, B5)
Management – Glenn Wheatley
Mastered By – SR/2*
Orchestrated By – Peter Jones (6)
Photography By – Graeme Webber
Piano – Peter Jones (6) (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B2), Peter Sullivan (2) (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B4)
Producer – John Boylan, Little River Band
Produced in Australia By John Boylan and Little River Band.
Issued with a 12x12" color lyric and credits/photo sheet.
Half-speed production and mastering by Original Mastering Works.™
Specially plated and pressed on high definition super vinyl by Victor Company of Japan Ltd.
Special static free-dust free inner sleeve.
Special Heavy Duty Protective Packaging.
Source: The original stereo master tape.
Mastered with the ortofon cutting system.
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.................. Track Listing: .........................
A1
Lonesome Loser 3:58 .........................
A2
Rumor 4:18 .........................
A3
By My Side 4:25 .........................
A4
Cool Change 5:14 .........................
A5
It's Not A Wonder 3:56 .........................
B1
Hard Life (Prelude) 2:42 .........................
B2
Hard Life 4:46 .........................
B3
Middle Man 4:24 .........................
B4
Man On The Run 4:16 .........................
B5
Mistress Of Mine 5:32 .........................
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Album notes: .......
When Little River Band formed in 1975, Australia immediately took notice. The key bandmembers were already well known to Australians. Lead singer Glenn Shorrock had made his name in mid-'60s group the Twilights, a Beatles-sounding pop group that scored a national number one record with its version of the Velvelettes' "Needle in a Haystack." When the group broke up in 1969, Shorrockbecame lead singer of Axiom, whose "A Little Ray of Sunshine" is still an Australian classic rock staple. LRB's Beeb Birtles had been the bass player for a popular Twilights-era pop group called Zoot (Rick Springfield was a later member). When that group broke up, in search of musical credibility, Birtles auditioned as the bass player, but was instantly elevated to a front-line position alongside Graham Goble. Even LRB's manager was well-known. Glenn Wheatley had been the bassist with another of Australia's bands, and possibly its most legendary, the Masters Apprentices. Given all that background, when Shorrock and Birtles revealed they were forming a group withGoble, managed by Wheatley, it was major event in Australian music. .............................
They had all had a shot at international stardom via England, without success. Little River Band were formed to conquer the world from Australia via America. With that in mind, they almost immediately went into the studio, even before the rest of the band had been consolidated. They were retaining Mississippi drummerDerek Pellicci and were on the lookout for a guitarist and a bass player. A very early version of the group recorded the Everly Brothers' "When Will I Be Loved" as a single, a recording that was shelved when Linda Ronstadt also happened to choose that song as a single. The blueprint for Little River Band was country-rock as practiced by exponents like the Eagles.
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Rare Japanese Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab LP released in 80's. Cat. MFSL1036. This was the last time this popular Australian band released an album that matched the earlier Sleeper catcher and Diamantina cocktail. With a mix of harmony-drenched pop tunes and unthreatening rockers, they appealed to a wide audience. .................................
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