Session Notes: Pete Atkin -
Secret Drinker

All sessions at Morgan Studio 1, London NW10, except 21 Jun 1974 (Studio 2)
Arranged and produced by Pete Atkin
Engineer Roger Quested
10 Jun 1974, 1000-1300
PA (ac gtr, voc); Paul Keogh (el gtr); Daryl Runswick (bs gtr); Barry Desouza (dms)
        TIME AND TIME AGAIN (+ o/d vocs)
        LITTLE SAMMY SPEEDBALL (x )
15 Jun 1974, 1000-1300
PA (pno, voc); Paul Keogh (el gtr); Daryl Runswick (bs gtr); Barry Desouza (dms)
        TENDERFOOT
        RAIN-WHEELS
        TENDERFOOT
19 Jun 1974, 1000-1300
PA (ac gtr, voc)
        NATIONAL STEEL
o/d PA (pno)
        TIME AND TIME AGAIN
21 Jun 1974, 1000-1300
PA (pno, voc); Daryl Runswick (d bs (1), bs gtr (2)); Barry Desouza (dms)
        SESSIONMAN'S BLUES (1)
        SECRET DRINKER (2)
28 Jun 1974, 1000-1300
PA (voc)
        TIME AND TIME AGAIN (back vocs - not used)
        TENDERFOOT (3 takes)
mix
        NATIONAL STEEL
2 Jul 1974, 1000-1300
PA (pno (1)(3), ac gtr (2), voc); Paul Keogh (el gtr (1)(3)); 
Daryl Runswick (bs gtr (1)(3), d bs (2)); Barry Desouza (dms)
        LITTLE SAMMY SPEEDBALL (1)
        TONGUE-TIED (2)
        NOTHING LEFT TO SAY (3)
        NOTHING LEFT TO SAY (take 2 - no voc)
4 Jul 1974, 1000-1300
PA (el pno, voc); Paul Keogh (el gtr); Daryl Runswick (bs gtr); Barry Desouza (dms)
        I SEE THE JOKER (listed as working title 'Run To The Judge'!)
o/d PA (el pno)
        TIME AND TIME AGAIN
8 Jul 1974, 1000-1300
o/d Ronnie Ross (bar sax (1)); PA (pno (2)(3), voc (2))
        SESSIONMAN'S BLUES (1)
        LITTLE SAMMY SPEEDBALL (2)
        TONGUE-TIED (3)
11 Jul 1974, 1000-1300, 1400-1700
PA
        TONGUE-TIED (re-do pno o/d)
        I SEE THE JOKER (pno o/d, not used)
        TIME AND TIME AGAIN (new voc v.1 + o/ds)
        NOTHING LEFT TO SAY (voc on take 2)
12 Jul 1974, 1000-1300, 1400-1700
mix
        I SEE THE JOKER
        TIME AND TIME AGAIN
        NOTHING LEFT TO SAY
        TONGUE-TIED
15 Jul 1974, 1400-1800
o/d Frank Ricotti (vibes (1), tambourine (2)(3), congas (3), bongos (4)); 
PA (voc v.1 (4))
        SECRET DRINKER (1)
        RAIN-WHEELS (2)
        TENDERFOOT (3)
        LITTLE SAMMY SPEEDBALL (4)
mix
        SECRET DRINKER
17 Jul 1974, 1400-1800
mix
        TENDERFOOT
        LITTLE SAMMY SPEEDBALL
18 Jul 1974, 1200-1800
mix
        I SEE THE JOKER (re-do with reversed echo)
        RAIN-WHEELS
        SESSIONMAN'S BLUES

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