Humble Pie
Band members Related acts
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- Clem Clemson - guitar, keyboards (replaced Peter
Frampton) (1971-75)
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- Coloseum (Clem Clemson) - The Herd (Peter Frampton) - The Faces - Fastway (Jerry Shirley) - Peter Frampton (solo efforts) - Magnet (Jerry Shirley) - Natural Gas (Jerry Shirley) - Steve Marriott (solo efforts) - The Small Faces - Spooky Tooth (Greg Ridley)
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Rating: *** (3 stars) Title: As Safe As Yesterday Company: Immediate Catalog: IMSPC25 Year: 1969 Grade (cover/record): VG+/VG+ Comments: UK Pressing Available: 1 Price: $20.00
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Following his departure from The Small Faces, in April 1969 singer/guitarist Steve Marriott was in Paris, providing sessions support to French musician Johnny Halliday. Having just left The Herd, Peter Frampton was working at the same sessions. The two quickly decided on a musical collaboration, recruiting former Art/Spooky Tooth/V.I.P.s bassist Greg Ridley and ex-Apostolic Intervention drummer Jerry Shirley into the line up (see separate entries). Now known as Humble Pie, the quartet spent several months in private rehearsals at Marriott's country home before scoring a recording contract with Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate label. Released in mid-1969, their debut "As Safe As Yesterday Is" highlighted the band's conflicting musical influences and interests. As to be expected, Marriott proved an advocate for a straight-ahead, no-holds-barred style of crotch rock (a roaring cover of Steppenwolf's "Desperation" and the self-penned "Bang!"). Frampton and the rest of the band opted for a much more varied mix, including the Indian-flavored instrumental "I'll Go Alone" and the title track (the only Marriott-Frampton collaboration). Unfortunately, their early efforts to accommodate the dual approaches were less than successful, leaving the debut with a severely unfocused sound. A strong English seller (#32), the album wasn't even released in the States. (Yes, we're offering an English Immediate label copy for sale.) "As Safe As Yesterday Is" track listing: 1.) Bang! (Steve Marriott) - 2.) Alabama '69 (Steve Marriott) - 3.) I'll Go Alone (Peter Frampton) - 4.) A Nifty Number Like You (Steve Marriott) - 5.) What You Will (Steve Marriott) - 6.) Desperation (John Kaye) - 7.) Stick Shift (Peter Frampton) - 8.) Butter Milk Boy (Steve Marriott) 9.) Growing Closer (Ian McLagen) - 10.) As Safe As Yesterday (Steve Marriott - Peter Frampton) - |