Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
1973 studio album by Budgie
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Cover art by
Roger Dean
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Released | June 1973 | ||
Recorded | February–March 1973 | ||
Studio | Rockfield Studios , Rockfield , Wales | ||
Genre | Heavy metal [1] | ||
Length | 41 : 29 | ||
Label | MCA | ||
Producer | Budgie | ||
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Never Turn Your Back on a Friend is the third studio album by Welsh heavy metal band Budgie , released in June 1973. This was drummer Ray Phillips ' final appearance on a Budgie recording date. The album shows the band continuing the successful heavy metal formula of their previous album Squawk , adding a hint of speed metal in the single " Breadfan ", one of the band's best known songs. [1] [2]
Roger Dean created the artwork for the album. [2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Burke Shelley , Tony Bourge and Ray Phillips , except " Baby, Please Don't Go ", written by Big Joe Williams .
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | " Breadfan " | 6:04 |
2. | " Baby, Please Don't Go " | 5:25 |
3. | "You Know I'll Always Love You" | 2:12 |
4. | "You're the Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk" | 8:45 |
No. | Title | Length |
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5. | "In the Grip of a Tyrefitter's Hand" | 6:18 |
6. | "Riding My Nightmare" | 2:35 |
7. | "Parents" | 10:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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8. | "Breadfan" (2003 version) | 5:27 |
9. | "Parents" (2004 acoustic version) | 5:37 |
10. | "Breadfan" (Live, 1973) | 6:10 |
Personnel
- Budgie
- Burke Shelley - bass, lead vocals
- Tony Bourge - guitar, backing vocals
- Ray Phillips - drums
References
- 1 2 3 Allmusic review
- 1 2 Dick, Chris (1 August 2018). "Budgie – 'Budgie' " . Decibel . Retrieved 6 August 2022 .
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