John Cale
Fear Is A Man's Best Friend - John Cale

Solo albums

Slow Dazzle

Slow Dazzle

About this album

Released in 1975. Island ILPS 9317.

Tracks:

  1. Mr. Wilson
  2. Taking It All Away
  3. Dirty Ass Rock 'n' Roll
  4. Darling I Need You
  5. Rollaroll
  6. Heartbreak Hotel
  7. Ski Patrol
  8. I'm Not The Loving Kind
  9. Guts
  10. The Jeweller

All songs written by John Cale, except Heartbreak Hotel written by Mae Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley.

Vinyl reissue with bonus tracks

Reissued in 2008 on Vinyl Lovers with two bonus tracks: Sylvia Said and You & Me. Distributed through Lowlands:

Side A:

  1. Mr. Wilson
  2. Taking It All Away
  3. Dirty Ass Rock 'n' Roll
  4. Darling I Need You
  5. Rollaroll
  6. Sylvia Said

Side B:

  1. Heartbreak Hotel
  2. Ski Patrol
  3. I'm Not The Loving Kind
  4. Guts
  5. The Jeweller
  6. You & Me
Slow Dazzle reissue

CD reissue

American CD label Culture Factory reissues the album in 2013 on compact-disc which reproduces meticulously all the components of the original LP and are their exact replicas in compact-disc size (5.3 x 5.3 inches). The music is encoded using state of the art, high definition remastering in 96 kHz / 24 BIT audio.

Musicians:
John Cale: piano, organ, clavinet, vocals
Gerry Conway: drums
Pat Donaldson: bass
Tim Donald: drums
Eno: synthesizer
Phil Manzanera: guitar
Geoff Muldaur: harmony on Guts and Darling I Need You
Chris Spedding: guitar
Chris Thomas: violin, electric piano

Other credits:
Producer: John Cale
Executive producer: John Wood, A. Secunda (Heartbreak Hotel)
Engineering: Vic Gamm and John Wood
Cover photo: Keith Morris
Design: Michael Wade
Recorded at Sound Techniques, London, United Kingdom


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