Howard Werth & The Moonbeams – King Brilliant

Howard Werth - King Brilliant album cover

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Label:	The Rocket Record Company – PIG-2180
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Pinckneyville Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1976
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Folk Rock, Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1	Cocktail Shake Arranged By [Brass Arrangement] – Alan Skidmore Backing Vocals – Franky Fish, Kay Garner, Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Vicky Brown*	2:56
A2	Got To Unwind Arranged By [Strings And Brass], Conductor – Richard Hewson	5:03
A3	The Embezzler Shaker – Gus Dudgeon Synthesizer [A.r.p.] – Dave Hentschel*	4:10
A4	A Human Note Arranged By [Brass], Conductor – Richard Hewson	2:45
A5	Ugly Water Arranged By [Strings, Flutes, Cymbalom], Conductor – Richard Hewson	6:00
B1	Midnight Flyer Arranged By [Strings, Soprano Saxophone], Conductor – Richard Hewson Backing Vocals – Franky Fish, Kay Garner, Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Vicky Brown*	4:07
B2	Fading Star Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin – Davey Johnston* Arranged By [Strings], Conductor – Richard Hewson Bass Guitar – Steve Bingham Drums – Terry Stannard Electric Piano – Tony O'Malley	3:00
B3	Dear Joan Tenor Saxophone [Solo] – Allan Skidmore* Vocals [Rebel Yells And Vocal Effects] – Gus Dudgeon	3:07
B4	Roulette Accordion – Trevor Williams Arranged By [Brass] – Allan Skidmore*	3:25
B5	The Aleph Arranged By [Strings And Brass], Conductor – Richard Hewson Electronics [Stylophone] – Howard Werth Synthesizer [A.r.p.] – Dave Hentschel*	5:42

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Charisma Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Charisma Records Ltd.
Recorded At – Marquee Studios
Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
Record Company – MCA Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
Published By – Hudson Bay Music Co.

Credits

Arranged By [Strings], Conductor – Richard Hewson
Artwork [Colouring And Lettering] – Richard Evans (7)
Bass Guitar – Freddy Gandy* (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B3 to B5)
Design [Sleeve] – Hipgnosis (2), Howard Werth
Drums – Roger Pope (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B3 to B5)
Electric Guitar – Bob Weston (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B3 to B5)
Engineer – Phil "Magic" Dunne*
Piano – Mike Moran (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B3 to B5)
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Written-By – Howard Werth

Notes

All selections copywritten © 1976 by The Hudson Bay Music Co.
MCA Records Inc., 100 Universal City Plaza,
Universal City, California, U.S.A.
℗ 1975 Charisma Records Ltd.
© 1975 Charisma Records Ltd.
Recorded in England.
Printed in U.S.A.

Issued with a lyric sheet which also gives individual track credits.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Label A): MCA814
Matrix / Runout (Label B): MCA815
Pressing Plant ID: ◈-P-◈
Matrix / Runout (Runout A): MCA 814 W2 BLUE ◈-P-◈ /
Matrix / Runout (Runout B): MCA 815 W2 BLUE ◈-P-◈ /

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	King Brilliant (LP, Album)	Charisma	CAS 1104	UK	1975
New Submission	King Brilliant (LP, Album)	Charisma	6369 966	Germany	1975
New Submission	King Brilliant (LP, Album, Stereo)	The Rocket Record Company, MCA Records	PIG-2180, (MCA-815)	Canada	1975
New Submission	King Brilliant (LP, Album)	Charisma	CAS 1104	UK	1975
New Submission	King Brilliant (LP, Album, Gloversville Pressing)	The Rocket Record Company	PIG-2180	US	1976

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Reviews

beasley564 Aug 20, 2022
I have a Rocket Records MCA Canada LP pressing with MCA Gloversville etchings in the runouts. The LP did not come with the lyric sheet, just the stock black MCA inner sleeve.