Biography
Hydra is an American Southern rock band founded in the late 1960s by Spencer Kirkpatrick (guitar), Wayne Bruce (vocals and guitar), and Steve Pace (drums). In 1977, it became a three-piece band (with Wayne Bruce now on bass) and the band broke up later that year. It released three albums, Hydra (1974), Land of Money (1975) and Rock the World (1977). In 2005, the band reunited for two shows (with Vickery on bass). A live album, Hydra: Live After All These Years was released.The band signed a recording contract with Capricorn Records in 1973 and released a self-titled album Hydra in 1974. In 1975, Land of Money followed. The producer Dan Turbeville used a horn section (without the band’s knowledge) on the first album and musicians like Chuck Leavell (Allman Brothers band, The Rolling Stones, and Eric Clapton) on piano and keyboards, and Randall Bramblett, who later founded his own Randall Bramblett Band, on the second. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra
Album & Cover
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Photography – A. Powell. Graphics – G. Hardie. Retouching – Ronchetti 7 Day
Label: Capricorn CP0130(US), Capricorn 2429120(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Glitter Queen Keep You Around It’s So Hard Going Down Feel A Pain |
Side Two Good Time Man Let Me Down Easy Warp 16 If You Care To Survive Miriam |
Credits
Bass – Orville Davis
Drums – Steve Pace
Engineer – Ovie Sparks, Sam Whiteside, Tony Humphreys
Keyboards – Dan Turbeville
Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Guitar [Ten String Acoustic] – Spencer Kirkpatrick
Lyrics By – Spencer Kirkpatrick (tracks: B2), Steve Pace (tracks: B1, B3), Wayne Bruce (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B2, B4, B5)
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Music By – Spencer Kirkpatrick (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B5), Wayne Bruce (tracks: B2)
Producer – Dan Turbeville
Remix – John Sandlin
Vocals, Guitar – Wayne Bruce
