Nicely Out of Tune

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Nicely Out of Tune
Studio album by Lindisfarne
Released	1970
Recorded	1970
Genre	Rock
Length	52 mins
Label	Charisma (UK), Elektra Records|Elektra (US)
Producer	John Anthony
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link
Lindisfarne chronology
Nicely Out of Tune (1970) Fog on the Tyne (1971)

Nicely Out of Tune is the debut album by Lindisfarne, released in late 1970. It was thus titled as the group considered themselves 'nicely out of tune' with other prevailing musical trends at the time. It charted more than a year after release, thanks to the huge success of their second album Fog on the Tyne, which topped the charts early in 1972.

"Lady Eleanor" and "Clear White Light" were both released as singles. The former was reactivated once the group became successful, and gave them a No. 3 hit in 1972. "We Can Swing Together", a song written by Hull about an abortive police raid on a party, became one of their favourites on stage, featuring an extended medley of traditional folk tunes played on harmonica by Ray Jackson. A live version can be found on the group's 'Lindisfarne Live', recorded in 1971 and released in 1973, and as a bonus track on their third album, 'Dingly Dell'.

The last two tracks were originally the B-sides of the first two singles and did not appear on the album until it was reissued on CD.

The title of the seventh track, "Alan in the River With Flowers", is a parody[1] of The Beatles' song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, and was given its original title of "Float Me Down The River" on the American version.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Lady Eleanor" (Hull)
2. "Road to Kingdom Come" (Clements)
3. "Winter Song" (Hull)
4. "Turn a Deaf Ear" (Rab Noakes)
5. "Clear White Light" (Pt. 2) (Hull)
6. "We Can Swing Together" (Hull)
7. "Alan in the River With Flowers" (Hull)
8. "Down" (Hull)
9. "The Things I Should Have Said" (Clements)
10. "Jackhammer Blues" (Woody Guthrie)
11. "Scarecrow Song" (Hull)
12. "Knackers Yard Blues" (Hull)
13. "Nothing But the Marvellous Is Beautiful" (Hull)

[edit] Personnel

• Alan Hull - vocals, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, organ, piano, electric piano
• Ray Jackson - vocals, mandolin, harmonica, flatulette (sic)
• Rod Clements - electric bass, organ, piano, violin, guitars, vocals
• Simon Cowe - lead, acoustic and 12-string guitars, mandolin, banjo, vocals
• Ray Laidlaw - drums