Escalator (album)

Escalator
Studio album by Sam Gopal
Released	Early 1969
Recorded	De-Lane Lea 10 Oct - 26 Nov & Morgan Sound 10-12-15 Nov 1968 [1]
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Label	Stable Records SLE 80001
Producer	Trevor Walters

Escalator is the only album by the Sam Gopal band, released in 1969 on the small Stable Records label. ^[3] The band also released a single "Horse", with the B-side a Willie Dixon cover "Back Door Man", just before the release of the album, which the re-released album includes as bonus tracks. ^[4] Ian Fraser Kilmister, later known as Lemmy, joined the band after playing in The Rockin' Vickers, but appears as Ian Willis, as he was considering changing his surname to that of his stepfather George Willis.

Track listing

All tracks composed by the band except where indicated. ^[5]

Side 1

1. "Cold Embrace"
2. "The Dark Lord"
3. "The Sky is Burning" (Ian Willis)
4. "You're Alone Now"
5. "Grass" (Ian Willis)
6. "It's Only Love" (Ian Willis)

Side 2

1. "Escalator" (Ian Willis)
2. "Angry Faces" (Leo Davidson) ^[6]
3. "Midsummer Night's Dream"
4. "Season of the Witch" (Donovan Leitch)
5. "Yesterlove" (Ian Willis)

Bonus Tracks

1. "Horse"
2. "Back Door Man" (Willie Dixon) ^[7]

Personnel

• Sam Gopal: ^[8] tabla, percussion
• Ian Willis (Lemmy Kilmister): vocals, lead & rhythm guitar
• Roger D'Elia: guitars
• Phil Duke: Bass guitar

References