First Base (album)

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''First Base''

Studio album by Babe Ruth
Released	1972, P 1973
Recorded	1972
Genre	Rock
Length	41:36 LP (47:30 CD)
Label	Harvest EMI (Capitol Records in US)
Producer(s)	Alan Shacklock, Nick Mobbs
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Babe Ruth chronology
	First Base	Amar Caballero

First Base was the album by the rock music group Babe Ruth. Produced by Alan Shacklock and Nick Mobbs, recorded in 1972, released in 1973.

The album went gold in Canada, sold well in the US, but had disappointing sales by comparison in the UK. The song "The Mexican" has been covered and mixed many times. Among them, it was covered in 1984 by John "Jellybean" Benitez with vocals by the original singer, Janita Haan. "The Mexican" was mixed into the third track of The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One by Liam Howlett of The Prodigy in 1999.

The sleeve design, painting and photography were by Roger Dean. Engineered by Tony Clark and Kete Go at EMI Studios, Abby Road between June and September 1972.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
- 2.1 Others
3 Releases
4 External links

[edit] Track listing

"Wells Fargo" (Alan Shacklock) – 6:14
"The Runaways" (music: Alan Shacklock, words: David Whiting) – 7:12
"King Kong" (Frank Zappa, side 4 of Uncle Meat) – 6:40, recorded in one take, no overdubs
"Black Dog" (Jesse Winchester) – 8:03
"The Mexican" (Alan Shacklock) – 5:45, interpolates Per Qualche Dollaro in Piu (For a Few Dollars More, music by Ennio Morricone)
"Joker" (Alan Shacklock) – 7:42
"Wells Fargo" (single version, CD only; Shacklock) – 3:35
"Theme from For a Few Dollars More" (CD only; Morricone) – 2:19

[edit] Personnel

Janita (Jennie) Haan: vocal power
Dave Hewitt: bass guitar
Dick Powell: drums, percussion
Dave Punshon: electric piano, piano
Alan Shacklock: all guitars, vocals, organ, percussion

[edit] Others

Gaspar Lawal: congas, bongoes, kabasa; Brent Carter: saxaphones; Harry Mier: oboe; Peter Halling: cello (leader); Clive Anstee: cello; Manny Fox: cello; Boris Rickleman: cello; Jeff Allen: drums (on "The Runaways" only).