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String Driven Thing: Please Mind Your Head

Side A
1. Overdrive
(J.Exell–A.Roberts) 3.10
2. Without You
(K.Beacon) 4.00
3. Josephine
(C.Fairley) 4.10
4. Mrs. O'Reilly
(C.Fairley) 3.40
5. Man of Means
(J.Exell – A.Roberts) 2.46

Side B
1. Black Eyed Queen
(J.Exell–A.Roberts) 4.43
2. Keep on Moving
(J.Exell–A.Roberts) 3.38
3. Timpani for the Devil
(G.Smith) 4.15
4. To Know You Is to Love You
(S.Wright–S.Wonder) 6.25

[Pics coming here later]

String Driven Thing
Kimberley Bacon lead vocal
Graham Smith violin
Alun Roberts lead guitar, banjo, acoustic guitar, bass vocals
James Exell bass, high vocals
Colin Fairley drums, percussion, beer cans, low vocals

Recorded at Escape Studio, Sept. '74
Island Farm, Egerton, Kent
Engineer Tony Taverner
Mixed at Island Studios Oct. '74, Basing St., London
Mixdown engineer Howard Kilgour
Assistant Phil Ault

Produced by String Driven Thing and A. D. Munt
Executive producer A. D. Munt
Sleeve by Hipgnosis and Peter Christopherson
Retouching by Richard Manning

Special thanks to...
Kenny Rowe/Graham White/backup vocals on Mrs. O'Reilly and Overdrive
Harry MacDonald/electric and acoustic pianos
Cuddly Juddley/harmonica and bagpipes
Alan Skidmore/tenor saxophone
Diz/home cooking
Ted/recreation
Big Charlie/Stamina
Eric Snowball and Maurice Placquet/equipment
Andy and Phil/without whom we couldn't work
TSS/for making it all possible

20th Century Records (T-470), 1974

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