Octopuss is the third solo album by English drummer Cozy Powell, released in 1983.

Octopuss
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1983[1]
RecordedSeptember – October 1982
StudioBritannia Row Studios, London
GenreHard rock, instrumental rock
Length33:32
LabelPolydor
ProducerBruce Payne, John Makepeace
Cozy Powell chronology
Tilt
(1981)
Octopuss
(1983)
The Drums Are Back
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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Side one

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  1. "Up on the Downs" (Mel Galley, Cozy Powell) – 3:55
  2. "633 Squadron" (Ron Goodwin) – 4:13
  3. "Octopuss" (Powell, Colin Hodgkinson) – 5:35
  4. "The Big Country" (Jerome Moross, Morty Neff, Jack Lewis) – 2:56

Side two

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  1. "Formula One" (Galley, Powell) – 3:21
  2. "Princetown" (Galley, Powell) – 4:37
  3. "Dartmoore" (Gary Moore) – 5:41
  4. "The Rattler" (David Coverdale, Powell) – 2:57

Personnel

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Technical
  • Bruce Payne & John Makepeace – production
  • Mike Johnson & Nick Griffiths – engineering, mixing

References

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  1. ^ Shenton, Laura (2020). Dance with the Devil. Wymer. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-912782-33-8.
  2. ^ Octopuss at AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2012.