The Polite Force
The Polite Force is the second album by British band Egg, released in February 1971.
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| Released | February 1971 | |||
| Studio | Morgan Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Label | Deram | |||
| Producer | Neil Slaven | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Classic Rock | [2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Visit to Newport Hospital" | Mont Campbell, Dave Stewart | 8:19 |
| 2. | "Contrasong" | Campbell | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Boilk" | Stewart | 9:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Long Piece No. 3 — Part 1" | Campbell | 5:07 |
| 2. | "Long Piece No. 3 — Part 2" | Campbell | 7:37 |
| 3. | "Long Piece No. 3 — Part 3" | Campbell | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Long Piece No. 3 — Part 4" | Campbell | 2:51 |
The tracks all appear separately with spaces in between them on both the long playing record and the Compact Disc. On the original long playing record from Deram, "Long Piece No. 3" is listed with the four parts. A time of 20:42 is given as the overall length of the piece, with separate incremental lengths of time given for each of the parts. The reference to the side number and tracks therein is the same as the vinyl album. In turn, the compact disc has 7 tracks.
Personnel
- Dave Stewart - organ, piano, tone generator, orchestron
- Mont Campbell - bass, vocals (1, 2); piano and organ on "Long Piece No. 3 - Part 1"; french horn on "Long Piece No. 3 - Part 2"
- Clive Brooks – drums
Guests
- Henry Lowther - trumpet on "Contrasong"
- Mike Davis - trumpet on "Contrasong"
- Bob Downes - tenor saxophone on "Contrasong"
- Tony Roberts - tenor saxophone on "Contrasong"
References
- Eder, Bruce. "Egg The Polite Force review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- Henderson, Paul (February 2005). "Egg 'The Polite Force'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 102.
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