Music to Eat

• Artist: The Hampton Grease Band
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1971
• Total Time: 88:26
• Genre: Rock

Review

Hampton Grease Band's only album, now reissued as a double CD, is a one-of-a-kind item, drawing upon jazz, progressive/psychedelic guitar rock, and a generally surrealist bent to back Bruce Hampton's idiot-savant ravings. Comparisons with Zappa and Beefheart are really inevitable, though Hampton Grease Band really weren't on the level of those two fellow weirdos. They were definitely on their own wavelength, though, carving out a more guitar-oriented sound that skirted even closer to the lunatic fringe. The reissue's enhanced with a lengthy history by guitarist Glenn Phillips that's crammed with believe-it-or-not anecdotes from the group's fascinating career. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Halifax	Col. Bruce Hampton	Hampton Grease Band	(19:39)
Maria	Glenn Phillips	Hampton Grease Band	(5:30)
Six	Col. Bruce Hampton, Harold Kelling	Hampton Grease Band	(19:29)
Evans	Glenn Phillips, Col. Bruce Hampton, Harold Kelling	Hampton Grease Band	(12:28)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Lawton	Glenn Phillips, Jerry Fields	Hampton Grease Band	(7:48)
Hey Old Lady and Bert's Song	Col. Bruce Hampton, Harold Kelling, Charlie Phillips	Hampton Grease Band	(3:19)
Hendon	Glenn Phillips, Jerry Fields, Col. Bruce Hampton, Mike Holbrook, Harold Kelling	Hampton Grease Band	(20:13)

Credits

Tim Geelan (Engineer), Jerry Fields (Vocals), Rob Williams (Engineer), Glenn Phillips (Art Direction), Dave Baker (Producer), Col. Bruce Hampton (Trumpet), Jeff Calder (Reissue Producer), Paul Berkowitz (Engineer), Mike Holbrook (Art Direction), Glenn Phillips (Saxophone), Harold Kelling (Guitar), Glenn Phillips (Guitar), Hampton Grease Band (Producer), Glenn Phillips (Liner Notes), Carter Tomassi (Photography), Ash Arnett (Art Direction), Roger Talkov (Remastering), Bill Fibben (Photography), Jerry Fields (Percussion), Ronnie Hammond (Engineer), Vic Anesini (Remastering), Richie Perez (Photography), Gerry Fields (Vocals), Harold Kelling (Cover Design), Dave Baker (Engineer), Col. Bruce Hampton (Art Direction), Col. Bruce Hampton (Vocals), Tom McNamee (Producer), Caram Costanzo (Engineer), Sam Whiteside (Art Direction), Gerry Fields (Percussion), Glenn Phillips (?), Mike Holbrook (Bass), Harold Kelling (Vocals)

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