Fool's Mate

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Imperial Zeppelin Composed By – Smith*, Hammill*Performer – Dave*, Guy*, Hugh*, Martin*, Nic*, Peter*, Bob*	3:38
A2	Candle Performer – Martin*, Peter*, Ray*, Rod*	4:14
A3	Happy Performer – Dave*, Guy*, Hugh*, Nic*, Peter*	2:33
A4	Solitude Performer – Martin*, Peter*, Ray*, Rod*	4:54
A5	Vision Performer – Hugh*	3:11
A6	Re-Awakening Performer – Benny On The High Bits, Dave*, Guy*, Hugh*, Nic*, Peter*	3:55
B1	Sunshine Performer – Dave*, Guy*, Hugh*, Nic*, Peter*, Bob*	3:55
B2	Child Performer – Dave*, Hugh*, Nic*, Peter*, Bob*	4:22
B3	Summer Song (In The Autumn) Performer – Guy*, Hugh*, Nic*, Peter*	2:14
B4	Viking Composed By – Smith*, Hammill*Performer – Dave*, Martin*, Paul*, Peter*, Ray*, Bob*, Rod*	4:40
B5	The Birds Performer – Guy*, Hugh*, Nic*, Bob*	3:37
B6	I Once Wrote Some Poems Performer – Peter*, Bob*	2:40

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Buddah Records
• Recorded At – Trident Studios
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Buddah Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Buddah Records, Inc.
• Published By – R & M Music
• Published By – Tiflis Tunes, Inc.

Credits

• Artwork By [Cover] – Cleen Mashine Studio, Paul Whitehead
• Bass – Nic Potter
• Bass, Violin – Rod Clements
• Composed By – Peter Hammill (tracks: A2 to B3, B5, B6)
• Drums – Martin Pottinger
• Drums, Percussion – Guy Evans
• Electric Guitar – Bob Fripp*
• Engineer – Robin Cable*
• Harp, Mandolin – Ray Jackson
• Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano – Peter Hammill
• Percussion [Tam-tam] – Paul Whitehead
• Photography – Sebastian Rich
• Piano, Organ – Hugh Banton
• Producer – John Anthony
• Saxophone [Alto+tenor], Flute – Dave Jackson*

Notes

All tracks: Stratsong/Carlin.
Recorded at Trident Studios, London W.1. April 20/21/27/28 1971.
Thank you for the loans of:-
Bob Fripp - Island Records and King Crimson
Rod Clements, Ray Jackson - Lindisfarne (the fabulous Holy Islands)
Martin Pottinger - Aberdeen College of Architecture.

This isn't intended to be any kind of statement of my present musical position, but at the same time it is an album which involves a great deal of me, the person, being basically a return to roots. The songs are, for the most part, three to four years old, and were written in the formative years of Van der Graaf, some of them were originally played by the band in its early days and forms. This is, therefore, an album of songs rather than musical extravaganzae, and as such is dedicated to all the people who encouragised/energised them at the time they were written, who have shed new light on them since, and all those who helped in the making of the album, directly or indirectly.
Peter Hammill.
*and the Fluctuating Chorale:-
Guy, Hugh, Dave, Ray, John, Norman, Alastair, John, Peter.
Distributed By Buddah Records
(P) & (C) 1972 Buddah Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A, scratched, "Bell Sound" stamped): CAS·1037A-2 Bell Sound SON [sign]
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, scratched, "Bell Sound" stamped): CAS·1037B-2 Bell Sound SON [sign]

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CAS 1037	Peter Hammill	Fool's Mate ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Charisma	CAS 1037	UK	1971
VJCP-68760	Peter Hammill	Fool's Mate ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap)	Charisma, Virgin	VJCP-68760	Japan	2005
BT-5199	Peter Hammill	Fool's Mate ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Charisma	BT-5199	Japan	1978
6369 911	Peter Hammill	Fool's Mate ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Philips	6369 911	Australia	1972
6399911L	Peter Hammill	Fool's Mate ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Philips	6399911L	Italy	1972

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