Biography
Daddy Longlegs originally formed in 1968 with a line-up of Steve Hayton (guitar/vocals), Cliff Carrison (drums) and Kurt Palomaki (bass/clarinet) in their native America, but moved to England in 1969. They signed to Warner Brothers, recruited vocalist Mo Armstrong, and released the single, “High Again”/”To The Rescue” (WB 8012) and the “Daddy Longlegs” LP (WB 3004). With both Armstrong and Hayton leaving soon after, Carrison and Palomaki recruited vocalist/pianist Pete Arnesen and guitarist/vocalist Gary “Norton” Holderman and became one of the first American acts to sign to Vertigo Records. Daddy Longlegs disbanded in 1972. http://time-has-told-me.blogspot.ie/2006/11/daddy-longlegs-oakdown-farm-1971-daddy.html
Album & Cover
The 12-track “Oakdown Farm” LP was released in 1971 (6360 038) and has remained a collectors item ever since. This was the act’s second album and has elements of country music to basic rock styles and is an authentic taste of that relaxed, open feel which is the essence of American rural culture.
Cover Location:
Who Did What: Photography – A. Powell
Label: Vertigo 6360038(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Rubber Tyre Double Decker Please Believe Lonely Way Sweet Louise Wheeling & Dealing |
Side Two Rusty Door Gambling Man Clara Bell Night Shift Moog Boogie |
Credits
Bass [Fender], Clarinet – Kurt Palomaki
Drums – Clif Carrison
Engineer – Jerry Boys
Executive-Producer – Tim Sharman
Guitar – Gary ‘Norton’ Holderman
Keyboards – Peter Arnesen
Liner Notes [Billboard Publications London] – Rob Partridge
Producer – Tod Lloyd
Vocals – Gary ‘Norton’ Holderman (tracks: A6 to B3, B6), Kurt Palomaki (tracks: A2), Peter Arnesen (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B5)
Notes
Released on the Vertigo ”Large swirl” label in an unlaminated gatefold sleeve.
