Aquashow Explained
| Aquashow |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Elliott Murphy |
| Cover: | Aquashow (Elliott Murphy album).jpg |
| Released: | 1973 |
| Studio: | Record Plant East, New York City |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 37:09 |
| Label: | Polydor |
| Producer: | Peter K. Siegel |
| Next Title: | Lost Generation |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
Aquashow was the 1973 debut album by singer-songwriter Elliott Murphy. It was reviewed by Paul Nelson in Rolling Stone along with Bruce Springsteen's The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle under the headline "He's the Best Dylan since 1968", which earned both artists the "New Dylan" tag.[1] When Aquashow was released on CD in 1988 it was reviewed by Robert Hilburn in the Los Angeles Times under the headline "A Compelling Aquashow", and in 2006, thirty-three years after the original release, the album was called an "Album Classic" in a full-page review in Uncut magazine.[2] [3]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Elliott Murphy
- "Last of The Rock Stars"
- "How's The Family"
- "Hangin' Out"
- "Hometown"
- "Graveyard Scrapbook"
- "Poise 'N Pen"
- "Marilyn"
- "White Middle Class Blues"
- "Like a Great Gatsby" (listed as "Like a Crystal Microphone" in the US edition to avoid violating copyrights on the novel)
- "Don't Go Away"
Personnel
- Elliott Murphy – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, backing vocals
- Gene Parsons – drums, backing vocals
- Tasha Thomas – backing vocals
- Dennis Ferrante – backing vocals
- Teddy Irwin – acoustic guitar
- Jim Mason – backing vocals
- Eddie Mottau – backing vocals
- Linda November – backing vocals
- Frank Owens – piano, organ
- Pat Rebillot – piano and organ on "Hangin' Out", "Marilyn" and "Like a Crystal Microphone"
- Maeretha Stewart – backing vocals
- Dick Wagner – backing vocals
- Matthew Murphy – bass, backing vocals
- Rick Marotta – drums on "How's The Family"
- Technical
- Shelly Yakus – recording engineer
- Ed Sprigg, Rod O'Brien - tape operator
- Paula Bisacca – artwork
- Jack Mitchell – photography
Notes and References
- Web site: Archived copy . September 26, 2016 . July 23, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723125206/http://www.elliottmurphy.com/downloads/rsaquashow.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Archives. Los Angeles Times. August 7, 1988 .
- Web site: Archived copy . September 26, 2016 . October 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013074839/http://www.elliottmurphy.com/downloads/uncut.pdf . dead .
