Quatermass
Studio album by
Quatermass
ReleasedMay 1970
StudioE.M.I., London
Genre
Length50:35
LabelHarvest
ProducerAnders Henriksson
Quatermass chronology
Quatermass
(1970)		 Quatermass II: Long Road
(1997)
Alternative cover
1975 re-issue
Singles from Quatermass
  1. "Black Sheep of the Family"
    Released: July 1970 (W. Germany)
  2. "Gemini"
    Released: 1971 (Italy)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Quatermass is the only studio album by English progressive rock band Quatermass, released in May 1970 by Harvest Records. It was produced by the Swedish producer Anders "Henkan" Henriksson.[2]

Critical reception

Despite the album not performing well on the charts at the time of the release, it started to attract considerable attention in 1975, when guitarist Ritchie Blackmore covered the second track, "Black Sheep of the Family" - itself a cover, originally by Fat Mattress - for the debut album from Rainbow. As a consequence of the revived interest, Quatermass was re-released and sold further 20,000 copies. Since then, it has gained a cult status [3] and has received favorable retrospective reviews. Mike DeGagne has given the album a rating of four stars out of five on AllMusic. He has called Quatermass "a must-have for prog rock enthusiasts, especially lovers of the keyboard-dominated style which flourished in the early '70s".[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Entropy"Pete Robinson1:10
2."Black Sheep of the Family"Steve Hammond3:41
3."Post War Saturday Echo"Robinson, John Gustafson, Graham Ross9:43
4."Good Lord Knows"Gustafson2:54
5."Up on the Ground"Gustafson7:11
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Gemini"Hammond5:54
7."Make Up Your Mind"Hammond8:44
8."Laughin' Tackle"Robinson10:35
9."Entropy (Reprise)"Robinson0:42
Total length:50:35
1990 Repertoire Records CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."One Blind Mice"Gustafson3:17
11."Punting"Gustafson7:10
Total length:61:01
2013 Esoteric Records CD edition
No.TitleLength
1."One Blind Mice" (bonus track - 45 A-side) 
2."Entropy" 
3."Black Sheep of the Family" 
4."Post War Saturday Echo" 
5."Good Lord Knows" 
6."Up on the Ground" 
7."Gemini" 
8."Make Up Your Mind" 
9."What Was That" 
10."Make Up Your Mind (reprise)" 
11."Laughin Tackle" 
12."Punting" (bonus track - 45 B-side) 
13."Afraid Not" (bonus track - rehearsal) 
14."Bluegaloo/Broken Chords/Scales" (bonus track - live 1974) 

[4]

Personnel

Quatermass

Technical personnel

  • Anders Henriksson – producer
  • Jeff Jarratt – engineer
  • Andy Stevens – engineer
  • Hipgnosis – cover design, photography
  • Steve Newport – design, illustration (1975 re-issue)

References

  1. 1 2 DeGagne, Mike. Quatermass: Quatermass > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Quatermass (3) - Quatermass". Discogs. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. ↑ McCarraher, James (2012). 101 Songs to Discover from the Seventies. Lulu.com. p. 19. ISBN 9781447862666.
  4. ↑ "Quatermass Archives".
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