Chapman,Michael - The Decca Years 1974-1977

The Decca Years 1974-77 + Previously unissued bonus tracks, 8 panel digipak. 3 audio discs + booklet. Disc 1 Deal Gone Down - 1974 + Bonus Tracks Musicians: Michael Chapman – Guitars and vocals Rick Kemp – Bass Nigel Pegrum – Drums Maddy Prior – Backing vocals Bridget St. John – Backing vocals ‘The Fabulous Preludes’ – Backing vocals on ‘The Banjo Song’. Engineered by Mike Noble at John Kongos Studio & Produced by Michael Chapman. Disc 2 Savage Amusement - 1976 + Bonus Tracks Musicians: Michael Chapman – Guitar and vocals. Rick Kemp – Bass. Keef Hartley – Drums. Tim Renwick – Guitar. Andy Latimer – Guitar. Peter Wood – Keyboards. Leo Le Blanc – Pedal Steel Guitar. Mutt, Stevie & Fuzzy – Backing vocals. Recorded at Sawmills Studios, Cornwall, Tapestry Studios, London and Ardent Studio, Memphis. Engineers – Dave Howell, Jerry Boys and Mark Howard. Assistant Engineers Steve Dewey and Simon Fraiser. Produced by Don Nix. Disc 3 The Man Who Hated Mornings - 1977 Musicians: Michael Chapman – Guitar and vocals. Keef Hartley – Drums. Rod Clements – Bass. Pete Wingfield – String Synthesiser (Track 1), Organ (Track 2) and Electric Piano (Track 3). Johnny Van Derek – Violin (Track 1). John McBurnie and Vivienne McAuliffe – Backing vocals (Tracks 1,5,6 and 8). Mick Ronson – Guitar (Track 2). Andy Latimer – Electric Guitar Intro (Track 3) and Guitar (Track 9). B.J. Cole – Steel Guitar (Track 5,6,7,8,10). Recorded at Sawmills Studios, Cornwall, Tapestry Studios, London and Fairview Studios, Hull. Engineered by Jerry Boys, Dave Howell and Keith Herd. Mix Down Engineer – Dave Howell. Assistant Engineers - Steve Dewey and Simon Fraiser. Produced by Michael Chapman and Max Hole. Tracklisting Disc 1 Deal Gone Down - 1974 1.The Rock'n' Roll Jigley (1.43) 2.Party Pieces (4.52) 3.Another Season Song (3.27) 4.Stranger Passing By (3.29) 5.Used To Be (1.47) 6.Deal Gone Down (3.59) 7.The Banjo Song (3.32) 8.Theme From The Movie Of The Same Name (2.15) 9.Goodbye Sunny Sky (3.19) 10.Journeyman (5.12) Bonus Tracks 11.Dumplings (Instrumental from the Deal Gone Down session) B side to The Banjo Song single (1.35) 12.Stranger Passing By (Demo) (4.36) 13.Theme From The Movie Of The Same Name (Demo) 2.49 14.Goodbye Sunny Sky (Demo) (2.52) 15.Untitled Rag (Demo) (1.51) 16.Journeyman (Demo) (3.09) Previously unissued Demos 17.Another Season Song (3.33) 18.Deal Gone Down Down 2.05) 19.Party Pieces (3.22) 20.Used To Be (2.17) Disc 2 Savage Amusement - 1976 1.Shuffleboat River Farewell (4:32) 2.Secret Of The Locks (3:54) 3.Crocky Hill Disaster (4:39) 4.Lovin' Dove (3:30) 5.Hobo's Lament (3:13) 6.Stranger (7:35) 7.How Can A Poor Man (2:38) 8.It Didn't Work Out (2:23) 9.Devastation Hotel (5:12) Bonus Tracks 10.Lovin' Dove (Demo) (2:42) 11.Just To Keep You (Demo) (3:04) 12.Devastation Hotel & Crocky Hill Disaster Idea (Demo) (2:51) 13.Waiting For A Train (All Around The Water Tank) (Demo) (3.21) Previously unissued Demos 14.Devastation Hotel (1.54) 15.Hobo’s Lament (2.07) 16.Lost Ragtime (1.57) 17.Lovin’ Dove (1.06) Disc 3 The Man Who Hated Mornings - 1977 1.Northern Lights (7.23) 2.I'm Sober Now (3.45) 3.The Man Who Hated Mornings (4.07) 4.Ballad In Plain D (4.43) 5.Steel Bonnets (2.53) 6.Dogs Got More Sense (4.04) 7.Falling Apart (3.35) 8.While Dancing The Pride Of Erin (2.55) 9.Dreams Are Dangerous Things (4.47) 10.Why Do You Bob Your Hair Girls? (2.51) Bonus Tracks 11.Dogs Got More Sense (Bonus track, early version recorded for proposed single) (3.43) 12.Expressway in the Rain (Demo previously unissued) (2.42) (Millstone Grit Album) 13.Steel Bonnets (Instrumental) (2.04) Single Version