First Base

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Wells Fargo Written-By – Alan Shacklock	6:13
2	The Runaways Arranged By [Oboe And Strings] – Alan ShacklockDrums – Jeff Allen Lyrics By – David WhitingMusic By – Alan Shacklock	7:25
3	King Kong Written-By – Frank Zappa	6:43
4	Black Dog Written-By – Jesse Winchester	8:01
5	The Mexican Written-By – Ennio Morricone	5:44
6	Joker Written-By – Alan Shacklock	7:40
Additional Tracks
Track 7 and 8 Taken From Harvard Single HAR 5007 ℗ 1972
7	Wells Fargo (7 Inch Version) Written-By – Alan Shacklock	3:32
8	Theme From 'For A Few Dollars More' Written-By – Ennio Morricone	2:19

Companies, etc.

• Engineered At – Abbey Road Studios

Credits

• Arranged By – Alan Shacklock
• Bass – Dave Hewitt
• Cello – Boris Rickleman, Clive Anstee, Manny Fox
• Cello [Lead] – Peter Halling
• Congas, Bongos, Cabasa [Kabasa] – Caspar Lawal*
• Design [CD] – Martyn Dean
• Design [Original Cover Design], Photography By – Roger Dean
• Drums, Percussion – Dick Powell
• Electric Piano, Piano – Dave Punshon
• Engineer – Kete Go, Tony Clark
• Guitar, Vocals, Organ, Percussion – Alan Shacklock
• Oboe – Harry Mier
• Producer – Alan Shacklock, Nick Mobbs
• Saxophone – Brent Carter
• Vocals – Janita Haan*

Notes

Originally released in 1972 by Harvest Records.

Engineered at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, 1972.

Tracks 7 & 8 taken from Harvest single HAR 5087, ℗ 1972.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (String): 4 009910 516522
• Label Code: LC 8065

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SHSP 4022	Babe Ruth	First Base ‎(LP, Album)	Harvest, EMI	SHSP 4022	UK	1972
TOCP-7692	Babe Ruth	First Base ‎(CD, Album)	EMI	TOCP-7692	Japan	1993
WPCR-17314	Babe Ruth	First Base ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Parlophone	WPCR-17314	Japan	2016
SHSP 4022	Babe Ruth	First Base ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Harvest	SHSP 4022	UK	Unknown
0114C 062-1051591, SHSP 4022, 062-1051591	Babe Ruth	First Base ‎(LP, Album)	Harvest, Harvest, Harvest	0114C 062-1051591, SHSP 4022, 062-1051591	Greece	1978