Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
1973 studio album by Budgie
Never Turn Your Back on a Friend | ||||
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![]() Cover art by Roger Dean | ||||
Studio album by Budgie | ||||
Released | June 1973 | |||
Recorded | February–March 1973 | |||
Studio | Rockfield Studios, Rockfield, Wales | |||
Genre | Heavy metal[1] | |||
Length | 41:29 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Budgie | |||
Budgie chronology | ||||
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Never Turn Your Back on a Friend is the third studio album by Welsh heavy metal band Budgie, released in June 1973. This was drummer Ray Phillips' final appearance on a Budgie recording date. The album shows the band continuing the successful heavy metal formula of their previous album Squawk, adding a hint of speed metal in the single "Breadfan", one of the band's best known songs.[1][2]
Roger Dean created the artwork for the album.[2]
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Source | Rating |
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge and Ray Phillips, except "Baby, Please Don't Go", written by Big Joe Williams
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Breadfan" | 6:04 |
2. | "Baby, Please Don't Go" | 5:25 |
3. | "You Know I'll Always Love You" | 2:12 |
4. | "You're the Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk" | 8:45 |
No. | Title | Length |
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5. | "In the Grip of a Tyrefitter's Hand" | 6:18 |
6. | "Riding My Nightmare" | 2:35 |
7. | "Parents" | 10:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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8. | "Breadfan" (2003 version) | 5:27 |
9. | "Parents" (2004 acoustic version) | 5:37 |
10. | "Breadfan" (Live, 1973) | 6:10 |
Personnel
- Budgie
- Burke Shelley - bass, lead vocals
- Tony Bourge - guitar, backing vocals
- Ray Phillips - drums
References
- ^ a b c Allmusic review
- ^ a b Dick, Chris (1 August 2018). "Budgie – 'Budgie'". Decibel. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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