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I have heard people say they have a "desert island" list comprising one hundred record albums they would take with them to that island. It would be impossible for me to narrow my list down to just 100 but without a moments hesitation Slaughter on 10th Avenue by Mick Ronson would be one of mine.
This
is Ronson's 1974 debut album and what a great line up of music it is!
Each song is unique in one way or another; the instrumentation is
dazzling and the personnel is stellar.
Trevor Bolder played bass, trumpet, trombone and performed with Uriah Heep and The Spiders from Mars, the one-time backing band for David Bowie.
Aynsley Dunbar was on drums and percussion. He has worked with Nils Lofgren, Eric Burdon, John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, Michael Schenker, UFO, Flo & Eddie and Journey.
Mike Garson played piano, electric piano and organ. He has worked with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Billy Corgan, Free Flight and The Smashing Pumpkins.
David Hentschel played ARP on Hey Ma Get Papa. He is an English recording engineer, film score composer and music producer who engineered All Things Must Pass by George Harrison and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John, as well as with artists including Genesis, Tony Banks, Ringo Starr, Queen, Nazareth, Marti Webb, Andy Summers, Mike Oldfield, Renaissance, Peter Hammill and Ronnie Caryl.
Sid Sax very nicely took care of the strings. He was a leading violinist in London's session musician circles. In addition to being an eminent and influential orchestral leader he was also contractor, 'fixing' the personnel for recording sessions. In 1964 he was the joint founder of the National Philharmonic Orchestra, London together with Charles Gerhardt.
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Aynsley Dunbar was on drums and percussion. He has worked with Nils Lofgren, Eric Burdon, John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, Michael Schenker, UFO, Flo & Eddie and Journey.
Mike Garson played piano, electric piano and organ. He has worked with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Billy Corgan, Free Flight and The Smashing Pumpkins.
David Hentschel played ARP on Hey Ma Get Papa. He is an English recording engineer, film score composer and music producer who engineered All Things Must Pass by George Harrison and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John, as well as with artists including Genesis, Tony Banks, Ringo Starr, Queen, Nazareth, Marti Webb, Andy Summers, Mike Oldfield, Renaissance, Peter Hammill and Ronnie Caryl.
Sid Sax very nicely took care of the strings. He was a leading violinist in London's session musician circles. In addition to being an eminent and influential orchestral leader he was also contractor, 'fixing' the personnel for recording sessions. In 1964 he was the joint founder of the National Philharmonic Orchestra, London together with Charles Gerhardt.
The songs range from standards to a couple co-written by Ronson and Scott Richardson of the psychedelic SRC band.
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Love Me Tender, written by George R. Poulton and Ken Darby and performed originally by Elvis Presley, of course, is a slow rock cover that doesn't quite match up to Presley's version but it is pleasurable.
Growing Up And I'm Fine, written by David Bowie, is a bouncey at times tune with a nice female backup.
Only After Dark, co-written with Scott Richardson, is syncopated and
Music Is Lethal
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On Oct. 20, 1973, Ronson performed with David Bowie at a live
recording of The 1980 Floor Show for the NBC The Midnight Special TV
show at The Marquee Club in London, England (link below). The club was the location of the first-ever live performance by The Rolling Stones on July 12, 1962.
The title of the show was a play-on-words referring to the song 1984, that captured a
transitional moment between the glamorous science fiction of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album and the dark dystopia of the Diamond Dogs album, released six months later. Towards the end of the show Bowie and Marianne Faithfull do a cover of the 1965 song, I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher.
David Bowie, Mick Ronson - 1973
The Marquee Club, London
photo by Jack Kay
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vinyl LP album back cover detail
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Mick Ronson ~ Slaughter on 10th Avenue
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Side 1:
A1 - Love Me Tender, written by Presley*, Matson* - 4:50
A2 - Growing Up And I'm Fine, written by Bowie* - 3:10
A3 - Only After Dark, written by Ronson*, Richardson* - 3:30
A4 - Music Is Lethal, Lyrics by Bowie*Written-By – Battisti* - 5:10
Side 2:
B1 - I'm The One, written by Peacock* - 5:03
Medley (8:55)
B2a - Pleasure Man, written by Ronson*, RIchardson*
B2b - Hey Ma Get Papa, written by Ronson*, Bowie*
B3 - Slaughter On Tenth Avenue, written by Rodgers* - 4:41
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – RCA Records
Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Mixed At – Trident Studios
Credits:
Bass, Trumpet, Trombone – Trevor Bolder
Drums, Percussion – Aynsley Dunbar
Guitar, Vocals, Piano – Mick Ronson
Leader [Strings] – Sid Sax*
Piano, Electric Piano, Organ – Mike Garson
Synthesizer [Arp] – David Hentschel (tracks: B2b)
Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Mick Ronson
Remix – Mick Ronson (tracks: A1), Mike Moran (7) (tracks: A1)
Mastered By – John Koopman, Ray Staff
Mixed By – Dennis Mackay, Mick Ronson, Peter Fielder
Engineer – Dennis Mackay
Engineer [Assistant] – Peter Fielder
Cover, Design, Photography By [Cover] – Leee Black Childers
Notes:
Labels of this version show B2 as a Medley.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A stamped runout): APL1-0353A-10 I A5
Matrix / Runout (Side B stamped runout): APL1-0353B=10 I A4
Matrix / Runout (Side A stamped runout, Variant 1): APL1-0353A-10 I A3
Matrix / Runout (Side B stamped runout, Variant 1): APL1-0353B-10 I A3
Label: RCA Victor – APL1-0353
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1974
Genre: Rock
Style: Glam
Viewfinder links:
Billboard ~ Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story
Film Threat ~ Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story
Mick Ronson ~ Slaughter on 10th Avenue
vinyl LP album front cover detail
album cover photo by Leee Black Childers
photo of album by Styrous®
Styrous® ~ Friday, November 30, 2018
