Escalator (album)

Escalator
Studio album by
Sam Gopal
ReleasedJanuary 1969
Recorded
GenrePsychedelic rock
LabelStable Records SLE 80001
ProducerTrevor Walters
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Julian Cope(No rating)[2]

Escalator is the only album by the Sam Gopal band, released in 1969 on the small Stable Records label.[1] The band also recorded "Horse" and a Willie Dixon cover "Back Door Man", which survive on acetate, and appear on the re-released album as bonus tracks.[1] Ian Kilmister, later known as Lemmy, had joined the band after playing in the Rockin' Vickers, and appears as "Ian Willis", as he was considering changing his surname to that of his stepfather George Willis.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by the band except where indicated.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Cold Embrace"3:20
2."The Dark Lord"3:40
3."The Sky is Burning" (Ian Willis)2:30
4."You're Alone Now"3:41
5."Grass" (Ian Willis)4:03
6."It's Only Love" (Ian Willis)4:18
Side B
No.TitleLength
7."Escalator" (Ian Willis)2:49
8."Angry Faces" (Leo Davidson)4:03
9."Midsummer Night's Dream"2:14
10."Season of the Witch" (Donovan)4:27
11."Yesterlove" (Ian Willis)4:55
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Horse"3:33
13."Back Door Man" (Willie Dixon)3:06

Personnel

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  • Sam Gopal[3] – tabla, percussion; drums in "Season of the Witch" and "Midsummer Night's Dream"
  • "Ian Willis" (Lemmy Kilmister) – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Roger D'Elia – lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar in "Yesterlove"
  • Phil Duke – bass guitar

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sam Gopal – Escalator (2010, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Sam Gopal—Escalator". Julian Cope Presents Head Heritage. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Sam Gopal". Samgopal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
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