Saturday, February 16, 2019

Fickle Pickle






































Artist:   Fickle Pickle
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Pop

Original line-up:

Geoff Gill:  Drums, Vocals
Steve Howden:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Will Malone:  Piano, Organ, Vocals
Cliff Wade:  Guitar, Bass, Piano, Organ, Drums, Vocals

Fickle Pickle was an American Rock Band from London, formed in 1970 by Geoff Gill (Drums, Vocals Ex The Smoke), Cliff Wade (Guitar, Bass, Piano, Organ, Drums, Vocals Ex The Smoke), Will Malone (Vocals, Guitar, Bass Ex Orange Bicycle), and Steve Howden (Vocals, Guitar, Bass Ex Red Dirt).  In 1970, the band released a cover version of Paul McCartney's song "Maybe I'm Amazed" as a single in the UK, the USA and the Netherlands, where it climbed to No. 36 in the Top 40 in 1971, and released "California Calling" reached No. 26.  Due to this success in the Netherlands in 1972 released an album, Sinful Skinful.














Title:   A Complete Pickle  (2018)
Genre:  Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Pop
Label:  Secret Records
Rating:  ****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Sinful Skinful - Original Album Plus Singles:

 1.  California Calling  (2:15)
 2.  Sinful Skinful  (3:12)
 3.  Sandy  (3:21)
 4.  Doctor Octopus  (3:22)
 5.  Saturday  (3:05)
 6.  Only For The Summer  (3:21)
 7.  Let Me Tell You  (2:16)
 8.  Down Smokey Lane  (4:28)
 9.  Blown Away  (2:48)
10. Sunshine Pie  (2:30)
11. Barcelona  (2:51)
12. Our Time Is Thru  (4:03)

Bonus Tracks:  Singles Tracks:

13. Millionaire  (3:23)
14. Sam And Sadie  (2:18)
15. Maybe I'm Amazed  (2:39)
16. Sitting On A Goldmine  (2:20)
17. American Pie  (4:03)
18. Just An Old Fashioned Love Song  (3:06)
19. Ask The People  (3:12)
20. The Letter  (2:17)
21. Here And Now  (3:19)

Disc 2:  Including Previously Unreleased Recordings From The Morgan Blue Town Tape Library:  *Previously Unreleased Tracks:  1-4, 9, 16, 19-23, 25, 26:

 1.  Goodnight  (2:35)
 2.  Keep On Doing What You Do To Me  (2:40)
 3.  Do You Remember My Name  (3:19)
 4.  Tell Me  (3:19)
 5.  Playing With Magic  (3:06)
 6.  Bringing It All Back Home  (2:20)
 7.  Time To Go  (2:59)
 8.  The Man With One Leg  (2:21)
 9.  Through The Days  (2:58)
10. Like A Good Man Should  (3:29)
11. Old Feet, New Socks  (3:43)
12. Poor Little Frogs  (2:38)
13. Sweet Wilfred A Rodent Of Note  (3:00)
14. Ride Ride Ride  (2:38)
15. Guy Fawkes  (2:03)
16. Jesus Cristo  (2:30)
17. Holiday Farm  (3:14)
18. Time To Go  (4:11)
19. Buena Vista  (3:15)
20. Don't Let It Bring You Down  (2:52)
21. Everyday  (3:19)
22. Let Me Be The One  (3:35)
23. I Need You  (2:46)
24. Ring Me  (2:36)
25. I Love Every Little Thing About You  (3:13)
26. Do Wah Diddy Diddy  (2:56)

Disc 3:  Previously Unreleased Studio Rehearsal For Netherlands Tour:

 1.  Maybe I'm Amazed  (3:42)
 2.  Sinful Skinful  (3:11)
 3.  People I Know  (6:01)
 4.  Only For The Summer  (3:12)
 5.  Bringing It All Back Home  (4:09)
 6.  You're Got A Friend  (4:05)

 7.  Silently But I Do  (4:01)
 8.  Woodstock  (11:46)
 9.  Sandy  (3:31)
10. Down Smokey Lane  (3:46)
11. Interlude  (2:49)
12. Buena Vista  (3:22)
13. California Calling  (3:00)
14. Let Me Tell You  (2:50)
15. Time To Go  (4:49)

Personnel:

Cliff Wade:  Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Bass
Steve Howden:  Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Bass
Will Malone:  Piano, Organ, Electric Piano                   
Geoff Gill:  Drums, Vocals All Tracks

A Complete Pickle is a 3CD Box Set by Fickle Pickle, released on October 26, 2018 by Secret Records, including previously unreleased recordings, 24 page booklet plus extensive sleevenotes about the band, remastered from original tapes.


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