Steve Marriott - Marriott (1976) (24-bit 96kHZ vinyl rip)

Steve Marriott - Marriott
Vinyl rip in 24-bit / 96kHZ [and redbook] FLAC + artwork
858 MB / 238 MB | magnet + mega | Rock
Original US pressing mastered by Bernie Grundman

In 1975, Humble Pie came sputtering to a halt after a series of less than inspiring albums. Surprisingly, frontman Steve Marriott's first solo album after the split, 1976's Marriott, is a sprightly, rollicking affair that is light on the blues-rock of Humble Pie and heavy on soul, funk, and hard-charging rock & roll.



The album is divided into a British side (recorded by Marriott's band that included ex-T. Rex guitarist Mickey Finn) and an American side (with backing by a raft of West Coast session players including Michael Nesmith sidekick Red Rhodes on pedal steel). The British side is a rocked-out blast of noise with Marriott's wailing vocals sounding rejuvenated and his live-wire guitar playing fully to the front. Tracks like "East Side Struttin'," "Lookin' for a Love," a fully fleshed-out version of a Small Faces track, "Wam Bam Thank You Ma'am," and "Midnight Rollin'" equal the best moments of Humble Pie, and only the blues ballad "Help Me Through the Day" lets the side down. The American side is unsurprisingly a much slicker proposition, relying on backing vocalists and synths to flesh out the sound. Marriott's ragged soul shines through, however, on rollicking tracks like "Star in My Life," the disco-fied "Late Night Lady," and a slinky cover of Freddie Scott's "Are You Lonely for Me Baby." Again, the ballad drags things down as the cheesy arrangement of "You Don't Know Me" shows that maybe Marriott should have steered clear of the ballads -- the cheesy arrangement is pure supper club, and Marriott sounds very out of place. Batting .800 is nothing to look sideways at, though, and Marriott is a stunning return to form and a powerful two-finger salute to anyone who had written the lad off as washed up. He's dirty as ever and on top of his game, and the album flat out rocks.

British Side
A1 East Side Struttin' 4:47
A2 Lookin' For A Love 3:47
A3 Help Me Through The Day 5:55
A4 Midnight Rollin' 3:30
A5 Wam Bam Thank You Ma'am 3:54
American Side
B1 Star In My Life 3:30
B2 Are You Lonely For Me Baby 3:52
B3 You Don't Know Me 4:56
B4 Late Night Lady 3:00
B5 Early Evening Light 3:48

credits:
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Steve Marriott
Bass – Dennis Kovarik (tracks: B1 to B5)
Bass, Backing Vocals – Greg Ridley (tracks: A1 to A5)
Congas – Alan Estes (tracks: B1 to B5)
Drums, Percussion – Ian Wallace (tracks: A1 to A5)
Guitar – Ben Benay (tracks: B1 to B5)
Keyboards, Arranged By [String & Horn], Written-By [String & Horn], Conductor [String & Horn] – David Foster (tracks: B1 to B5)
Pedal Steel Guitar – Red Rhodes (tracks: B1 to B5)
Percussion – Ian Wallace (tracks: B1 to B5)
Rhythm Guitar – Mickey Finn (tracks: A1 to A5)
Saxophone – Ernie Watts (tracks: B1 to B5)
Backing Vocals – Carlena Williams (tracks: A2, B1 to B5), Greg Ridley (tracks: B1 to B5), Maxayn Lewis (tracks: A2, B1 to B5), Venetta Fields (tracks: A2, B1 to B5)
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman



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transfer: April 11, 2013
Record Doctor RCM
Audio-Technica AT33EV
Sota Sapphire w/ Eminent Technology Tonearm 2 (ET-2)
Cardas 4×33 cryo-treated tonearm wire loom w/ rhodium 1877phono clips and plugs
Tube Box SE II w/NOS Telefunken ECC83
TC Electronic Impact Twin ACD
Sound Studio [capture 24-bit/96kHZ]
Amadeus Pro [Analyze, split tracks, verify waveform, no clipping]
Izotope RX2 [manual de-clicking, dither and resample for redbook]
xACT [sbe correction, encoding to flac + ffp, tagging]