Lancashire Hustler is the debut solo album by Keef Hartley. Robert Palmer, Elkie Brooks and Pete Gage of the band Vinegar Joe (with whom Hartley worked on the 1972 album Rock 'n Roll Gypsies) provided support on some tracks.

Track listing

1973 LP

Deram SDL 13 (UK), XDES 18070 (US)

Lancashire Hustler

"Circles" (Robert Palmer) - 5:21

"You and Me" (Hartley) - 3:57

"Shovel a Minor" (Hartley) - 4:22

"Australian Lady" (Hartley, John Mayall) - 4:36

"Keef's Mom" (Hartley) - 1:01

"Action" (John Burns) - 5:52

"Something About You" (John Burns) - 3:58

"Jennie's Father" (Ken Cumberbatch) - 3:12

"Dance to the Music" (Sylvester Stewart) - 6:19

Personnel

Jess Roden - vocals

Junior Kerr - vocals, guitar

Jean Roussel - keyboards

Mick Weaver - organ, Moog

Philip Chen - bass

Keef Hartley - drums

Elkie Brooks - backing vocals

Robert Palmer - backing vocals

Pete Gage - orchestration - tracks 3,7

Derek Wadsworth - orchestration - track 8

John Burns - engineer, producer

References

1973 debut albums

Keef Hartley Band albums

Albums produced by John Wood (record producer) Deram Records albums

Lancashire Hustler