...In Spite of Harry's Toenail

...In Spite of Harry's Toenail is the debut studio album by British progressive rock band, Gnidrolog. The album was recorded in the London De Lane Lea Studios and released in 1972. A re-issue was released in 1999 and 2012, including previously unreleased material, recorded by the band in 1969 and 1971.

...In Spite of Harry's Toenail
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1972
StudioDe Lane Lea Studios, London
GenreProgressive rock
Length39:38
LabelRCA, Audio Archives, Esoteric Recordings
ProducerJohn Schroeder
Gnidrolog chronology
...In Spite of Harry's Toenail
(1972)
Lady Lake
(1972)
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Review scores
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Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Gnidrolog

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Long Live Man Dead"
a. "Long Live Man Dead" (3:58)
b. "Skull" (5:45)
9:43
2."Peter"3:26
3."Snails"7:14
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Time and Space"7:30
2."Who Spoke"2:22
3."In Spite of Harry's Toenail"
a. "Goodbye - Farewell - Adieu" (3:40)
b. "Harry's Toenail" (5:43)
9:23
Total length:39:38
Bonus tracks on 1999 Audio Archives reissue
No.TitleNotesLength
9."Smokescreen"recorded at IBC Studios, London, 19696:34
10."Saga of Smith and Smythe"recorded at IBC Studios, London, 19698:29
11."My Room"recorded at Maida Vale Studios, London, 19716:32
12."Saga of Smith and Smythe"recorded at Maida Vale Studios, London, 19717:20
Total length:68:43
Bonus track on 2012 Esoteric Recordings reissue
No.TitleNotesLength
7."Snails" (instrumental first version, previously unreleased)recorded 29 November 1971 at De Lane Lea Studios, London6:41
Total length:46:19

Personnel edit

  • Colin Goldring - lead vocals, guitars, recorder, tenor sax, horn, harmonica
  • Stewart Goldring - lead guitar, vocals
  • Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass guitar, cello
  • Nigel Pegrum - percussion, flute, oboe, piano

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