Vertigo 6360 129, 4/1976, UK Vertigo 6360 129, 4/1976, UK

Mercury SRM-1-1095, 7/1976, USA

HOWLIN' WIND, Vertigo 6360 129, 4/1976, UK, and Mercury SRM-1-1095, 7/1976, USA


GRAHAM PARKER: acoustic guitars, lead vocals and Fender rhythm guitar on "Howling Wind."

THE RUMOUR are
BRINSLEY SCHWARZ: guitar, Hammond organ, tenor sax and backing vocals.
Courtesy of U.A. Records.
BOB ANDREWS: Lowrey and Hammond organs, piano and backing vocals.
Courtesy of U.A. Records.
MARTIN BELMONT: guitar and backing vocals.
STEVEN GOULDING: drums and backing vocals.
ANDREW BODNAR: Fender bass.

BRASS:
Arranged by STEWART LYNAS who also played alto sax on "Lady Doctor."
HERSHALL HOLDER: trumpet.
DAVE CONNERS: first tenor sax.
BRINSLEY SCHWARZ: second tenor sax.
DANNY ELLIS: trombone.
JOHN (VISCOUNT) EARLE: baritone sax

NOEL BROWN: dobro guitar on "Not If It Pleases Me" and slide guitar on "Back To Schooldays."
DAVE EDMUNDS: rockabilly guitar on "Back To Schooldays."
ED DEAN: slide guitar on "Soul Shoes."

Special thanks
Paul (Bassman) Riley. Paul (Banjo) Bailey. Noel Brown. Nigel Grainge.
Alan Cowderoy. Charlie Gillett. Will Stallidrass. Dave (Which's Brew).

Freg Granger. Jon Eichler. Jackie, Doreen, David Baker, & all the people at Phonogram who got it off, Reg & Sue at Newlands for all the help.

Cover photography: front ERIC HOWARD  back STEVE JOESTER
Typography (front cover) GEOFF HALPIN
Art direction SUE DUBOIS, Phonogram art department





Side One
WHITE HONEY
NOTHIN'S GONNA PULL US APART
SILLY THING
GYPSY BLOOD
BETWEEN YOU AND ME
BACK TO SCHOOLDAYS

Side Two
SOUL SHOES
LADY DOCTOR
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING
HOWLIN' WIND
NOT IF IT PLEASES ME
DON'T ASK ME QUESTIONS

Produced by NICK LOWE
Executive Producer DAVE ROBINSON
Recorded and mixed at Eden Studios, London, England.
Special thanks to Philip Love.
Engineer on all sessions MICHAEL GARDNER
All tracks arranged by GRAHAM PARKER AND THE RUMOUR
All songs written by GRAHAM PARKER

"Between you and me" is included in the album in its original demo form as recorded at the now-defunct Hope & Anchor recording studio. It was played on Charlie Gillett's Radio London show 'Honky Tonk' and record contract followed (July 1975)
A subsequent recording of the song did not match the feel of the original and for all these reasons - here it is!



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