Stackridge – Stackridge(1971)

Biography
Stackridge is the 1971 debut album by the English group Stackridge. It was one of the first releases on the MCA Records label in the U.K. The Stackridge style is rather hard to categorize. “Dora the Female Explorer” was the only single released from the album. Lyricists Andy Cresswell-Davis and James Warren had hoped to adapt six of the album’s songs into a cartoon-book for children, but the project was never completed. During 1970 the band shared a communal flat as their headquarters at 32, West Mall in Clifton, Bristol, the address of which Davis and Warren later used as the title of a song which appeared on the album. Throughout their career, Stackridge have mainly stuck to a progressive rock sound, and have also explored and added elements of folk, power pop, and psychedelic rock. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stackridge

Album & Cover
Stackridge is the first album recorded by the band Stackridge on the MCA label in the UK and the Decca label in the US. “Dora the Female Explorer” was the only single released from the album. Lyricists Andy Cresswell-Davis and James Warren had hoped to adapt six of the album’s songs into a cartoon-book for children, but the project was never completed.

Aubrey Powell says that the cover for this album came from the music, seagulls flying on the wing…

Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Typography [Hand Writing] – James Warren. Illustration – C. Elgie. Cover Design – Hipgnosis.
Label: Decca DL75317(US), MCA MDKS8002(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell

Tracklist

Credits
Bass Guitar, Acoustic Bass, Acoustic Guitar – James Warren
Drums, Triangle – Billy Bent
Engineer – Martin Birch
Flute – Michael Slater (“Mutter”)
Lead Guitar, Piano, Harmonium, Acoustic Guitar – Andrew Creswell-Davis
Producer – Fritz Fryer
Violin – Michael Evans
Written-By – Davis (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Walters (tracks: B4), Warren (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B3), Stackridge (tracks: A4)