High in the Morning: The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1973

Overview

High in the Morning continues an ongoing chronological series of box sets from the Grapefruit label, each one focusing on a single year of British prog and prog-adjacent sounds. The year presented by High in the Morning is 1973, a time when glam rock theatrics and sensitive singer/songwriter fare were both starting to creep into the broader scope of progressive rock & roll. Like other volumes in the series, the compilation covers extensive ground by including well-loved songs and verifiable hits from the era, as well as significant tracks from lesser-known artists. Over the course of about four hours and 65 tracks, the collection showcases 1973 chart highlights like Nazareth's shuffling "Broken Down Angel," Mott the Hoople's Bowie-nicking boogie anthem "All the Way from Memphis," and Roxy Music's For Your Pleasure standout "Do the Strand." More toned-down entries come from former Soft Machine member Kevin Ayers with his tropically schmaltzy number "Caribbean Moon," the Kinks' lazy and contented "Sitting in the Midday Sun," and singer/songwriter fare from Rupert Hine, Al Stewart, Paul Brett, and others. The lengthy collection flows well through its moments of pop and experimentalism alike, including songs that never made it into heavy radio rotation from Thin Lizzy, Badfinger, and Hawkwind, as well as tunes from more obscure acts like Ducks Deluxe and the Pink Fairies. ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	09/23/2022
Label:	Grapefruit
UPC:	5013929191709
Rank:	50044

Tracks

Disc 1

1. All the Way From Memphis [Album Version]  -  Mott the Hoople
2. Joybringer  -  Manfred Mann's Earth Band
3. Surprise, Surprise  -  Caravan
4. Marlene  - Kevin Coyne
5. The Sergeant Says  -  Spirogyra
6. Wildfire  -  Rococo
7. Medusa  -  Marigolds
8. Randolph's Tango  -  Thin Lizzy
9. A Rum Tale  -  Procol Harum
10. Terminal Eyes  - Al Stewart
11. An Appointment With the Master [Single Version]  -  Bachdenkel
12. Star  -  Stealers Wheel
13. Ragged Rain Life  - Duncan Browne
14. High in the Morning  -  Rare Bird
15. Birdman  -  Joe Soap
16. Urban Guerrilla  -  Hawkwind
17. Love Is Easy  -  Badfinger
18. Mr. Custer  - Paul Brett
19. All the Fallen Teen Angels  -  Mouse
20. Towers  - Mick Audsley
21. Too Hot to Handle [Alternative Early Mix]  -  Ducks Deluxe
22. Pick Up the Phone  -  Patto

Disc 2

23. Do the Strand  -  Roxy Music
24. Caribbean Moon  - Kevin Ayers
25. (I Don't Wanna Love You) But You Got Me Anyway  -  Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
26. Travellin' in Style  -  Free
27. Pale Green Vauxhall Driving Man  -  Prowler
28. Running Away  -  Duffy
29. Showdown  -  England's Glory
30. On the Frontier  -  Shoot
31. Caroline [Album Version]  -  Status Quo
32. The Award  -  Fantasy
33. Temple Song  -  Greenslade
34. Orange Song  - Rupert Hine
35. Rising Sun  -  Medicine Head
36. Dreams (Story of Our Time/Beneath This Sky)  -  Ithaca
37. Hold On to Your Fire  -  Libido
38. Sweet Desiree  -  Family
39. Legal Eagle Shuffle  -  Davis
40. Come Alive (Slow Rock)  -  Kingdom Come
41. City Kids  -  Pink Fairies
42. Dirty Dick  -  Streak
43. Buffalo [Full-Length Version]  -  Writing on the Wall

Disc 3

44. Swampsnake  -  Harvey
45. Broken Down Angel  -  Nazareth
46. 16 and Savaged  -  Silverhead
47. Man From Galilee  -  Fairfield Ski
48. Girl Said to Me  -  Liverpool Echo
49. Always  -  Big Three
50. Fool's Gold  -  Hemlock
51. Pool Hall Richard  -  Faces
52. Gold Medallions  -  Tucky Buzzard
53. World  -  Curved Air
54. Moving Moor  -  Complex
55. English Morning  -  Jade Warrior
56. I Don't Need Nobody  -  Shape of the Rain
57. Not Fade Away  -  Fler
58. Forever  - Roy Wood
59. I'll Always Be Your Friend  -  Byzantium
60. Out on the Road  - Patrick Campbell-Lyons
61. Bank Holiday  -  Marvin
62. Sitting in the Midday Sun  -  Kinks
63. I'm Gonna Get You  -  Reform
64. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall [Album Version]  - Bryan Ferry
65. Do the Stanley  -  Stackridge

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Byzantium   Primary Artist
Mick Audsley   Primary Artist
Shoot   Primary Artist
Brett Marvin & the Thunderbolts   Primary Artist
Fantasy   Primary Artist
Hemlock   Primary Artist
Kevin Ayers   Primary Artist
Kevin Coyne   Primary Artist
Kingdom Come   Primary Artist
The Kinks   Primary Artist
The Liverpool Echo   Primary Artist
Rococo   Primary Artist
Patrick Campbell-Lyons   Primary Artist
Complex   Primary Artist
Fairfield Ski   Primary Artist
Joe Soap   Primary Artist
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band   Primary Artist
Stealers Wheel   Primary Artist
Spirogyra   Primary Artist
Patto   Primary Artist
Paul Brett   Primary Artist
Silverhead   Primary Artist
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver   Primary Artist
Faces   Primary Artist
Badfinger   Primary Artist
Jade Warrior   Primary Artist
Curved Air   Primary Artist
Duncan Browne   Primary Artist
England's Glory   Primary Artist
Caravan   Primary Artist
Tucky Buzzard   Primary Artist
Family   Primary Artist
Stackridge   Primary Artist
Greenslade   Primary Artist
Free   Primary Artist
Libido   Primary Artist
The Marigolds   Primary Artist
Procol Harum   Primary Artist
Roy Wood   Primary Artist
Mouse   Primary Artist
Nazareth   Primary Artist
Ithaca   Primary Artist
Rare Bird   Primary Artist
Medicine Head   Primary Artist
Reform   Primary Artist
The Spencer Davis Group   Primary Artist
The Pink Fairies   Primary Artist
Bryan Ferry   Primary Artist
Streak   Primary Artist
Thin Lizzy   Primary Artist
Mott the Hoople   Primary Artist
Shape of the Rain   Primary Artist
Hawkwind   Primary Artist
Manfred Mann's Earth Band   Primary Artist
Fler   Primary Artist
Status Quo   Primary Artist
The Big Three   Primary Artist
Writing on the Wall   Primary Artist
Ducks Deluxe   Primary Artist
Roxy Music   Primary Artist
Rupert Hine   Primary Artist
Prowler   Primary Artist
Al Stewart   Primary Artist
Duffy   Primary Artist
Bachdenkel   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Andy Morten   Design,Artwork
Eddy Ball   Licensing
David Wells   Licensing,Project Manager,Annotation
Simon Murphy   Mastering
John Reed   Licensing,Project Manager