Early Material (Twelfth Night)
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| Early Material | |||||
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| Studio album by Twelfth Night | |||||
| Released |  October 1980 |
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| Recorded | Summer 1980 | ||||
| Genre | Neo-progressive | ||||
| Length | 32:10 | ||||
| Label | Twelfth Night | ||||
| Producer | Twelfth Night | ||||
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Early Material (also known as 'Twelfth Night' and 'The Electra Tape') is a studio album released by UK neo-progressive band Twelfth Night in 1980.
[edit] Details
This tape was recorded at Arny's Shack, Bournemouth in Summer 1980, during the short-lived Twelfth Night line-up that included female singer Electra McLeod. Electra wrote lyrics to a number of band instrumentals: Cunning Man, Abacus and Keep The Aspidistra Flying were recorded along with the instrumental Afghan Red.
During the recording sessions, a short version of Für Helene Part I (the rhythm section) was also recorded, which was used as the B-side to The Cunning Man on The First 7" Album.
All songs from this tape are available on CD: Electra's contributions are on Voices In The Night and Afghan Red is on the reissue of Live At The Target
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Twelfth Night.
- "The Cunning Man" – 5:43
- "Afghan Red" – 11:23
- "Abacus" – 7:20
- "Keep the Aspidistra Flying" – 7:35
[edit] Personnel
- Brian Devoil drums, percussion
- Clive Mitten bass, keyboards, classical guitar
- Andy Revell electric and acoustic guitar
- Rick Battersby keyboards
- Electra McLeod vocals
