Keep Your Hat On

1. You Can Leave Your Hat On (Randy Newman)
2. Jump Mama (Jess Roden)
3. Blowin' (John Cartwright / Jess Roden)
4. I'm a Circle (John Cartwright / Steve Webb)
5. I'm On a Winner With You (Jess Roden / Steve Webb)
6. Mama Roux (Dr John / Hill)
7. Desperado (Don Henley / Glenn Fry)
8. Too Far Gone (Billy Sherrill)
9. Send It To You (John Cartwright)

 

 

 

 

 

Produced by: Geoffrey Haslam

Label: Island ILPS 9349

Released: 1976

Recorded in London at: Island Studios / The Fall Out Shelter Hammersmith

Strings arranged by: Nick Harrison

Horns arranged by: Derek Wadsworth / Chris Mercer

Cover Photography: Gered Mankowitz

Photograph taken at: Island's rehearsal room, 22 St Peters Sq

Personnel:
Jess Roden – Vocals, Guitar
Bruce Roberts – Guitar, Vocals
Steve Webb – Guitar, Vocals
John Cartwright – Bass
Pete Hunt – Drums
Ronnie Taylor – Saxophone
Chris Gower – Trombone







Play It Dirty... Play It Class

1. U.S. Dream (John Cartwright / Steve Webb)
2. Stay In Bed (Jess Roden)
3. Can't Get Next To You (Norman Whitfield / Barrett Strong)
4. Dirty Bars (John Cartwright)
5. Me & Crystal Eye (Jess Roden / Steve Webb)
6. Stone Chaser (Jess Roden / Steve Webb)
7. The Ballad Of Big Sally (John Cartwright / Bruce Roberts)
8. All Night Long (Jess Roden)

 

 

 

 

Produced by: Geoffrey Haslam

Label: Island ILPS 9442

Released: 1976

Recorded in London at Island Studios - Basing St and The Fall Out Shelter, St Peters Sq, London

Cover painting: Tony Wright

Personnel:
Jess Roden – Vocals, Guitar
Bruce Roberts – Guitar, Vocals
Steve Webb – Guitar, Vocals
John Cartwright – Bass
Pete Hunt – Drums
Ronnie Taylor – Saxophone
Chris Gower – Trombone
Billy Livesey – Keyboards






Blowin'

1. The Ballad Of Big Sally (Bruce Roberts / John Cartwright)
2. In A Circle (Steve Webb / John Cartwright)
3. Desperado (Don Henley / Glenn Frey)
4. Me And Crystal Eye (Jess Roden)
5. Blowin' (John Cartrwight / Jess Roden)
6. Jump Mama (Jess Roden)
7. Blowin' Reprise (John Cartwright / Jess Roden)

 


Produced by: Jess Roden

Label: Island ILPS 9496

Released: 1977

Recorded live at Birmingham Town Hall and Leicester University in November 1976.

Studio - The Island Mobile

Engineer: Howard Kilgour
Assistant engineer: Barry Sage

Live sound: Richard Hutchinson

Cover Photography:

Personnel:
Jess Roden – Vocals, Guitar
Bruce Roberts – Guitar, Vocals
Steve Webb – Guitar, Vocals
John Cartwright – Bass
Pete Hunt – Drums
Ronnie Taylor – Saxophone
Chris Gower – Trombone
Billy Livesey – Keyboards

Notes: The British and US copies of Blowin' are slightly different - the American one substituting I Can't Get Next To You for Desperado.

 

Live At The BBC

1. The Ballad Of Big Sally (John Cartwright / Bruce Roberts)
2. On A Winner With You (Jess Roden / Steve Webb)
3. In A Circle (Steve Webb / John Cartwright)
4. Desperado (Don Henley / Glenn Frey)
5. Stay In Bed (Jess Roden)
6. Me And Crystal Eye (Jess Roden)
7. You Can Leave Your Hat On (Randy Newman)
8. Blowin' (John Cartwright / Jess Roden)
9. Can't Get Next To You (Norman Whitfield / Barrett Strong)
10. Jump Mama (Jess Roden)
11. All Night Long (Jess Roden)
12. Lies (John Cartwright)
13. Honey Don't Worry (John Cartwright)
14. Under Suspicion (Jess Roden)
15. What Took Me So Long? (Jess Roden / Steve Webb)

Produced by: Jess Roden

Label: BBC Recordings & Bond Of Joy (USA) BOJCD 015

Released: 1996

Recorded live at BBC Maida Vale Studios

Tracks 12 - 15 are taken from a BBC session - recorded at the BBC Studios in Maida Vale

Cover Photography:

Personnel:
Jess Roden – Vocals, Guitar
Bruce Roberts – Guitar, Vocals
Steve Webb – Guitar, Vocals
John Cartwright – Bass
Pete Hunt – Drums
Ronnie Taylor – Saxophone
Chris Gower – Trombone
Billy Livesey – Keyboards

The Unreleased Album

1. If You Don't Get What You Want (Jess Roden / John Cartwright / Steve Webb)
2. In a Circle (John Cartwright / Steve Webb)
3. Yes Indeed (Jess Roden / Steve Webb)
4. Can't get By Without You (Jess Roden)
5. Honey Don't Worry (John Cartwright)

Produced by: Steve Smith

Unreleased

Recorded (1974 and into '75) at Island studios (St Peters Square and Basing Street in London)

Personnel:
Jess Roden – Vocals, Guitar
Bruce Roberts – Guitar, Vocals
Steve Webb – Guitar, Vocals
John Cartwright – Bass
Pete Hunt – Drums
Ronnie Taylor – Saxophone
Chris Gower – Trombone

Notes: Steve Winwood (Hammond Organ) plays on two tracks - If You Don't Get What You Want and In a Circle

Notes 2: These are only some of the tracks recorded during these (aborted) sessions.