Biography
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Lyall was a keyboard player, vocalist and occasional flautist with Pilot, and an early member of the Bay City Rollers. He was keyboard player for Dollar between 1978 & 1982, and also contributed to The Alan Parsons Project with fellow Pilot members. He left Pilot in early 1976 and released a solo album, Solo Casting later that year. He also contributed string arrangements and synthesizer parts to an album by the band Runner (Island records) in 1979.
Album & Cover
Phil Collins of Genesis played Drums on a number of the tracks. It also featured his fellow Pilot band members.
Richard Manning explains: A Dye Transfer strip in of the background and the figure of William Lyle. The sky was airbrushed with Photo Dye to strengthen the colours and the outer edge of the hair was retouched and softened with a Sable brush and Photo Dye. Any dark bits round the jacket were bleached and softened with photo Dye. http://www.richardmanning.co.uk/hipgnosis-album-cover-art/william-lyall-solo-casting–1976/50
Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Graphics – Richard Evans. Illustration – Colin Elgie
Label: EMI Records: EMA 780(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Solo Casting Us Playing In The Sand Supertrader Reasons |
Side Two The Deeper You Get Maniac Don’t Be Silly Take Me Up Sleep |
Credits
Engineer – Dennis Weinreich, Greg Walsh, James Guthrie, Jerry Smith (11), Peter Vincent*, Robin Geoffrey Cable, Steve Holroyd
Management – Nick Heath, Tim Heath
Producer – Robin Geoffrey Cable
Written-By – William Lyall
