The Battle of North West Six

The Battle of North West Six
The Battle of North West Six
Studio album by Keef Hartley Band
Released	November 1969
Recorded	April and July 1969
Studio	Decca, London
Genre	Blues rock
Length	41:36
Label	Deram
Producer	Neil Slaven
Keef Hartley Band chronology

The Battle of North West Six is the second album by the Keef Hartley Band. At the time, Hartley's six-piece group was appearing augmented with a brass section as The Keef Hartley Big Band, and a number of songs on the album feature this extended line-up.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Rolling Stone	(positive) ^[3]

Track listing

1969 LP

Deram SML 1054 (UK), DES 18035 (US)

"The Dansette Kid / "Hartley Jam for Bread" (Fiona Hewitson, Spit James, Keef Hartley, Gary Thain) – 3:59
"Don't Give Up" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 4:07
"Me and My Woman" (Gene Barge) – 4:24
"Hickory" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 2:45
"Don't Be Afraid" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Peter Dines, Thain) – 4:25
"Not Foolish, Not Wise" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:56
"Waiting Around" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 2:29
"Tadpole" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 7:00
"Poor Mabel (You're Just Like Me)" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:08
"Believe In You" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 5:23

Fiona Hewitson is Miller Anderson writing under his wife's name for contractual reasons.

1995 CD reissue

One Way Records OW 30333
Same track listing as the 1969 LP

Personnel

Keef Hartley Band

Keef Hartley – drums, percussion
Miller Anderson – vocals, guitars (various)
Henry Lowther – trumpet, flugelhorn, violin, brass arrangements
Jim Jewell – tenor saxophone
Gary Thain – bass guitar
"Spit James" (real name: Ian Cruickshank) – guitar (Tracks 1 & 5)

Additional musicians

Mick Weaver – organ, piano, percussion
Mike Davis – trumpet
Harry Beckett – trumpet, flugelhorn
Lyn Dobson – tenor saxophone, flute
Chris Mercer – tenor saxophone
Barbara Thompson – baritone saxophone, flute
Ray Warleigh – flute
Mick Taylor – guitar (Track 10)

Technical

Neil Slaven – producer
Derek Varnals – engineer
Adrian Martins, John Punter – assistant engineers
Art Wood - artwork
Richard Sacks - photography

References

^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 8 December 1969. p. 25. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ The Battle of North West Six at AllMusic
^ Morthland, John (7 March 1970). "Records". Rolling Stone (53). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 46.

[1] "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 8 December 1969. p. 25. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[2] The Battle of North West Six at AllMusic

[3] Morthland, John (7 March 1970). "Records". Rolling Stone (53). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 46.

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