Max Webster was the first record released by Canadian rock band Max Webster. The record was released in 1976 on Taurus Records, a short-lived label created by Rush manager Ray Danniels. The album was re-issued in January 1977 by Anthem Records in Canada and on Mercury Records in the US, with the title Hangover and different artwork.
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Released | 3 May 1976 | |||
Recorded | 4 May – October 1975 | |||
Studio | Toronto Sound Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
Genre | Hard rock, Progressive rock | |||
Length | 36:10 | |||
Label | Taurus | |||
Producer | Max Webster, Terry Brown, Tom Berry | |||
Max Webster chronology | ||||
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Singles from Max Webster | ||||
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US edition cover | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[2] |
Max Webster was certified gold in 1979 by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.[3]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Kim Mitchell and Pye Dubois, except where indicated
- Side one
- "Hangover" – 4:36
- "Here Among the Cats" – 3:07
- "Blowing the Blues Away" (Terry Watkinson) – 3:33
- "Summer Turning Blue" – 3:05
- "Toronto Tontos" – 3:40
- Side two
- "Coming Off the Moon" – 3:38
- "Only Your Nose Knows" – 4:16
- "Summer's Up" – 2:45
- "Lily" (Mitchell) – 7:42
Personnel
edit- Max Webster
- Kim Mitchell – guitars and lead vocals
- Terry Watkinson – keyboards and vocals, cover art and design
- Mike Tilka – bass and vocals
- Paul Kersey – drums and percussion
- Pye Dubois – lyrics
- Production
- Terry Brown – producer, engineer
- Tom Berry – executive producer
- Ray Danniels, Vic Wilson (SRO Productions Inc.) – management
- Jon Erickson, Robert Gunn – road crew
References
edit- ^ Hill, Gary. "Max Webster Max Webster review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 181–182. ISBN 978-1894959025.
- ^ "Gold Platinum Database Artist: Max Webster". Music Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-21.