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01) London
02) The Bosnian Hornpipes
03) Orfeo / Nathan's Reel
04) The Twelve Witches
05) The Brown Girl
06) Fighting for Strangers
07) Sligo Maid
08) Sir James the Rose
09) The Drunkard
01) London
02) The Bosnian Hornpipes
03) Orfeo / Nathan's Reel
04) The Twelve Witches
05) The Brown Girl
06) Fighting for Strangers
07) Sligo Maid
08) Sir James the Rose
09) The Drunkard
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1976
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"Rocket Cottage" is a 1976 album by the electric folk band Steeleye Span.
This was the band's 9th album, and the 2nd produced by Mike Batt. The album was poised to cement the band's success, building off their breakthrough into the UK Top 10 with their previous album, All Around My Hat . Unfortunately, the album was a victim of bad timing. 1976 and 1977 saw the sudden explosion of the British Punk scene, and popular music tastes rapidly shifted away from the sound and style that the band was known for. It failed to break into the Top 40.
The album is perhaps the band's most rock-influenced album, with very prominent guitars and a strong rhythm section. Some fans consider this one of the band's best efforts, pointing to strong tracks like "London", "Fighting for Strangers", "Sir James the Rose", and "Orfeo/Nathan's Reel", the first three of which became classics of the band and fan favorites. This was the band's 9th album in 5 years, and many feel that their exhaustion is evident.
Peter Knight has said that the band was being pressured to write and adapt music for the commercial market, which led to considerable dissatisfaction among the band members. Both he and Bob Johnson were seriously considering leaving the band, particularly because they wanted to work on a musical version of "The King of Elfland's Daughter". Chrysalis Records agreed to allow them to record the album if they agreed to record 'Rocket'. Lacking any interest in the album that Knight and Johnson produced, Chrysalis made little effort to promote the album, and Knight and Johnson chose to depart the band after 'Rocket' was released.
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"Rocket Cottage" is a 1976 album by the electric folk band Steeleye Span.
This was the band's 9th album, and the 2nd produced by Mike Batt. The album was poised to cement the band's success, building off their breakthrough into the UK Top 10 with their previous album, All Around My Hat . Unfortunately, the album was a victim of bad timing. 1976 and 1977 saw the sudden explosion of the British Punk scene, and popular music tastes rapidly shifted away from the sound and style that the band was known for. It failed to break into the Top 40.
The album is perhaps the band's most rock-influenced album, with very prominent guitars and a strong rhythm section. Some fans consider this one of the band's best efforts, pointing to strong tracks like "London", "Fighting for Strangers", "Sir James the Rose", and "Orfeo/Nathan's Reel", the first three of which became classics of the band and fan favorites. This was the band's 9th album in 5 years, and many feel that their exhaustion is evident.
Peter Knight has said that the band was being pressured to write and adapt music for the commercial market, which led to considerable dissatisfaction among the band members. Both he and Bob Johnson were seriously considering leaving the band, particularly because they wanted to work on a musical version of "The King of Elfland's Daughter". Chrysalis Records agreed to allow them to record the album if they agreed to record 'Rocket'. Lacking any interest in the album that Knight and Johnson produced, Chrysalis made little effort to promote the album, and Knight and Johnson chose to depart the band after 'Rocket' was released.
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