Silver Pistol is an album by Brinsley Schwarz, released in 1972.[8][9] It was the first album to include Ian Gomm.[10]
| Silver Pistol | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1972 | |||
| Recorded | August 1971 | |||
| Genre | Rock Pub rock Country rock | |||
| Length | 41:12 | |||
| Label | United Artists[1] | |||
| Producer | Dave Robinson | |||
| Brinsley Schwarz chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
| Creem | B[4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
| Uncut | [7] |
Critical reception
editAllMusic wrote: "Silver Pistol isn't the definitive pub rock album, but it is the first great record to surface from the scene. Like much of the first wave of pub rock, Silver Pistol is quiet, laid-back and low-key -- with its warm, rustic sound and a gentleness that infuses even the rockers, this is the closest to the Band that the Brinsleys got."[2]
Record World said of the single "Nightingale" that "this lilting ballad is a perfect wedding of music and lyrics."[11]
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Nick Lowe; except where indicated
- "Dry Land" (Ian Gomm) – 2:42
- "Merry Go Round" – 4:11
- "One More Day" (Ian Gomm) – 2:54
- "Nightingale" – 3:07
- "Silver Pistol" – 3:38
- "The Last Time I Was Fooled" – 4:05
- "Unknown Number" – 2:58
- "Range War" (Ian Gomm) – 2:34
- "Egypt" – 5:23
- "Niki Hoeke Speedway" (Jim Ford) – 3:30
- "Ju Ju Man" (Jim Ford, Lolly Vegas) – 3:37
- "Rockin' Chair" (Ian Gomm) – 2:27
Personnel
edit- Brinsley Schwarz
- Brinsley Schwarz - guitar
- Ian Gomm - guitar, bass, vocals
- Billy Rankin - drums
- Bob Andrews - keyboards, vocals
- Nick Lowe - bass, guitar, vocals
- Technical
- Anton Matthews - engineer, mixing
- Chris Hollebone - mobile engineer
- Jeff Powell - design, art direction
- Dave Robinson - producer
References
edit- ^ Popoff, Martin (8 September 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Silver Pistol - Brinsley Schwarz | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (August 1972). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 840.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 81–82.
- ^ "Brinsley Schwarz - Silver Pistol". 1 December 2004.
- ^ "Brinsley Schwarz | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Birch, Will (20 August 2019). "Cruel to Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe". Hachette Books – via Google Books.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (15 March 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 24 June 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 31 March 2023.