LINDISFARNE - We Can Swing Together
LINDISFARNE - We Can Swing Together
ALBUM Nicely Out Of Tune (1970)
Nicely Out of Tune is the debut album by Lindisfarne, released in late 1970. It charted more than a year after release, thanks to the huge success of their second album Fog on the Tyne, which topped the charts early in 1972.
"Lady Eleanor" and "Clear White Light" were both released as singles. The former was reactivated once the group became successful, and gave them a No. 3 hit in 1972. "We Can Swing Together", a song written by Hull about an abortive police raid on a party, became one of their favourites on stage, featuring an extended medley of traditional folk tunes played on harmonica by Ray Jackson. A live version can be found on the group's Lindisfarne Live, recorded in 1971 and released in 1973, and as a bonus track on their third album, Dingly Dell.
Alan Hull - vocals, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, organ, piano, electric piano
Ray Jackson - vocals, mandolin, harmonica, flatulette (sic)
Rod Clements - electric bass, organ, piano, violin, guitars, vocals
Simon Cowe - lead, acoustic and 12-string guitars, mandolin, banjo, vocals
Ray Laidlaw - drums