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...Where the Groupies Killed the Blues

...Where the Groupies Killed the Blues is the second album by progressive rock band Lucifer's Friend, released in 1972. Piano is prominent on most songs, and organ is used only on a few songs such as "Where the Groupies Killed the Blues", whereas on the debut album, Lucifer's Friend (1970), organ and guitars had been the driving force.

Where the Groupies Killed the Blues
Studio album by
Lucifer's Friend
Released1972
Recorded1971-1972
Genre
Length44:31
LabelPassport Records in the US
Vertigo Records in Europe
ProducerLucifer's Friend, Conny Plank, H. Hildebrandt
Lucifer's Friend chronology
Lucifer's Friend
(1970) 		Where the Groupies Killed the Blues
(1972) 		I'm Just a Rock 'n' Roll Singer
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

In the U.S., the band's U.S. label (Billingsgate Records) did not release this album although Billingsgate did issue the follow-up album, I'm Just a Rock & Roll Singer (1973). The U.S. release of Groupies was delayed three years until the band's new label Passport Records released it.

Original LP Track listing edit

Side one edit

  1. "Burning Ships" (Hesslein, Horns, Lawton) – 4:34
  2. "Prince of Darkness" (Hesslein) – 5:37
  3. "Hobo" (Hesslein, Lawton) – 3:42
  4. "Mother" (Hecht) – 7:25

Side two edit

  1. "Where the Groupies Killed the Blues" (Hesslein) – 5:04
  2. "Rose on the Vine" (Hesslein) – 8:19
  3. "Summerdream" (Hecht, Hesslein) – 8:56

Later LP Reissues and CD Track Listing edit

Side one edit

  1. "Hobo" (Hesslein, Lawton) – 3:42
  2. "Rose on the Vine" (Hesslein) – 8:19
  3. "Mother" (Hecht) – 7:25

Side two edit

  1. "Where the Groupies Killed the Blues" (Hesslein) – 5:04
  2. "Prince of Darkness" (Hesslein) – 5:37
  3. "Summerdream" (Hecht, Hesslein) – 8:56
  4. "Burning Ships" (Hesslein, Horns, Lawton) – 4:34

Personnel edit

  • John Lawton – lead vocals
  • Peter Hesslein – lead guitars, vocals, percussion
  • Peter Hecht – keyboards
  • Dieter Horns – bass
  • Joachim Rietenbach – drums

References edit

  1. ^ Guarisco, Donald A. (2011). "Where the Groupies Killed the Blues - Lucifer's Friend | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 July 2011.

External links edit

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