Two Sides of the Moon

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Two Sides of the Moon

Studio album by Keith Moon
Released	March, 1975 (US) April, 1975 (UK) July 3rd, 2006 (Deluxe Edition)
Recorded	Record Plant Studios, L.A.
Genre	60's Rock 'n' Roll
Length	32:21
Label	MCA / Polydor (1975) Repertoire (1997) Sanctuary (2006)
Producer(s)	Keith Moon, Mal Evans, Skip Taylor, John Stronach, Steve Cropper
	Two Sides Of the Moon (1975)	Who's The Most Dangerous Man Alive (2005)

Two Sides Of the Moon is the only solo album from the original drummer from The Who, Keith Moon. Surprisingly, rather than using the album as a chance to showcase his legendary drumming skill, he chose to sing on all the songs. He only drums on "Crazy Like A Fox", "The Kids Are Alright" and "Move Over Ms. L". The album features contributions from Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, Joe Walsh, Jim Keltner, Bobby Keys, Klaus Voorman, John Sebastian, Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan of The Turtles, Spencer Davis, Dick Dale and Suzi Quatro's sister Patti.

Keith Moon was inspired to release a solo album after bandmates John Entwistle and Roger Daltrey both released solo albums. With Pete Townshend soon to write a solo album, Keith decided to make one too. Keith, a big fan of Beach Boys-style surf rock decided to make a cover album, with help from his good friend Ringo Starr. The album was widely considered a joke, with Keith showing his poor singing voice, and received many bad reviews.

Keith was not dissuaded by the reviews, and started work on another similar album. The album was never finished, though. Two Sides of the Moon was re-released by Repertoire Records in 1997, including the finished songs that Keith had made for his next album.

Two Sides... was again re-released by Castle Music and Sanctuary Records in July, 2006, as a two-disc Deluxe Edition, featuring the original 10 songs plus 41 bonus tracks.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Two Sides Of the Moon (original 1975 release)
  - 1.1.1 Bonus tracks (1997 re-release)
- 1.2 Two Sides of the Moon - Deluxe Edition (2006)
  - 1.2.1 Disc one
  - 1.2.2 Disc two
2 Personnel
3 External link

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Keith Moon unless otherwise stated.

[edit] Two Sides Of the Moon (original 1975 release)

1. "Crazy Like A Fox" (Staehely)

2. "Solid Gold" (Barclay)

3. "Don't Worry Baby" (Wilson/Christian)

4. "One Night Stand" (Larden)

5. "The Kids Are Alright" (Townshend)

6. "Move Over Ms. L" (Lennon)

7. "Teenage Idol" (Lewis)

8. "Back Door Sally" (Marascalaco)

9. "In My Life" (Lennon/McCartney)

10. "Together" (Nilsson/Moon/Starkey)

[edit] Bonus tracks (1997 re-release)

11. "U.S. Radio Spot" (Moon/Starkey)

12. "I Don't Suppose"

13. "Naked Man" (Newman)

14. "Do Me Good" (Cropper)

15. "Real Emotion" (Cropper)

16. "Don't Worry Baby" - U.S. single A-side (Wilson/Christian)

17. "Teenage Idol" - U.S. single B-side (Lewis)

18. "Together 'Rap'" (Nilsson/Moon/Starkey)

[edit] Two Sides of the Moon - Deluxe Edition (2006)

[edit] Disc one

The original 1975 album: 1. "Crazy Like A Fox" (Staehely); 2. "Solid Gold" (Barclay); 3. "Don't Worry Baby" (Wilson/Christian); 4. "One Night Stand" (Larden); 5. "The Kids Are Alright" (Townshend); 6. "Move Over Ms. L" (Lennon); 7. "Teenage Idol" (Lewis); 8. "Back Door Sally" (Marascalaco); 9. "In My Life" (Lennon/McCartney); 10. "Together" (Nilsson/Moon/Starkey)
Out-takes from the album: 11. "Lies"; 12. "I Don't Suppose"; 13. "Hot Rod Queen"
The original 1974 U.S. single: 14. "Don't Worry Baby" (Wilson/Christian); 15. "Teenage Idol" (Lewis)
The Mal Evans mixes: 16. "Back Door Sally" (Marascalaco); 17. "One Night Stand" (Larden); 18. "Crazy Like A Fox" (Staehely); 19. "In My Life" (Lennon/McCartney); 20. "Move Over Ms. L" (Lennon); 21. "Solid Gold" (Barclay)
The Unreleased Xmas '74 Single: 22. "We Wish You A Merry Xmas" (Traditional)
The 1975 Clover masters: 23. "Do Me Good" (Cropper); 24. "Real Emotion" (Cropper); 25. "Naked Man" (Newman)

[edit] Disc two

Record Plant, L.A., August - November 1974: 1. "Keith & Ringo 'Together' session dialogue #1"; 2. "Don't Worry Baby" - John Sebastian guide vocal (Wilson/Christian); 3. "Don't Worry Baby" - Keith lead vocal (Wilson/Christian); 4. "Teenage Idol" (Lewis); 5. "Crazy Like A Fox" (Staehely); 6. "Solid Gold" (Barclay); 7. "A Touch Of The Moon Madness" - link piece; 8. "Move Over Ms. L" (Lennon); 9. "Lies"; 10. "My Generation" (Townshend); 11. "The Kids Are Alright" (Townshend); 12. "Keith & Ringo 'Together' session dialogue #2"; 13. "Together" - take one (Nilsson/Moon/Starkey); 14. "Together" - Keith & Ringo vocals (Nilsson/Moon/Starkey); 15. "Together" - Harry Nilsson ending tag (Nilsson/Moon/Starkey); 16. "I'm Not Angry"; 17. "Hot Rod Queen"; 18. "Solid Gold Ad-libs #1"; 19. "Teenage Idol" (Lewis); 20. "Solid Gold Ad-libs #2"
Clover Recorders, L.A., August 1975: 21. "Real Emotion" (Cropper); 22. "OK Mr. Starkey"; 23. "Do Me Good" (Cropper)
And finally...: 24. "Keith & Ringo - Together (Again)" - Record Plant session (Nilsson/Moon/Starkey); 25. "In My Life" - Record Plant session - Keith solo (Lennon/McCartney); 26. "The Kids Are Alright" - hidden bonus track (Townshend)

[edit] Personnel

The Following list includes the artists credited in the original LP.

Vocals: Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, Gerald Garrett, Jim Gilstrap, Ira Hawkins, Ron Hicklin, Augie Johnson, Howard Kaylan, Clyidie King, Dennis Larden, Gregory Matta, Sherlie Matthews, Rick Nelson, Harry Nilsson, Irma Routen, Julia Tillman Waters, Mark Volman, Jay DeWitt White, Andrea Wills, Carolyn Wills, David Bowie.