Lady Lake is the second studio album of the British progressive rock band, Gnidrolog. The album was recorded in the London Morgan Studios in 1972 and released that same year. The album was re-issued in the UK in 1999 and in Japan in 2009. The songs in the album deal with a variety of concepts varying from pacifism in "I Could Never Be a Soldier", to pilgrimage in "Ship", and Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake in the title track, "Lady Lake". The band broke up shortly after the album was released due to lack of commercial success, but would eventually release a third, live, album in 1999 - recorded in 1972.

Lady Lake
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1972
RecordedAutumn 1972
StudioMorgan Studios, London
GenreProgressive rock, jazz rock
Length38:31
42:48 (2012 reissue)
LabelRCA, Disques Rue Bis, Gnidrolog Records, BMG Japan, Esoteric Recordings
ProducerDick Parkinson
Gnidrolog chronology
...In Spite of Harry's Toenail
(1972)
Lady Lake
(1972)
Live 1972
(1999)
Professional ratings
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Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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All lead vocals by Colin Goldring, except "Social Embarrassment", sung by John "Irish" Earle.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Could Never Be A Soldier"Colin Goldring11:36
2."Ship"Colin Goldring6:44
3."A Dog With No Collar"Stewart Goldring2:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Lady Lake"Peter "Mars" Cowling, Stewart Goldring8:53
5."Same Dreams"Colin Goldring2:49
6."Social Embarrassment"Peter "Mars" Cowling, Colin Goldring6:30
Bonus track on 2012 Esoteric Recordings reissue
No.TitleNotesLength
7."Baby Move On" (previously unreleased)Recorded at Morgan Studios in 1972, London4:07
Total length:42:48

Personnel

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  • Colin Goldring - rhythm guitar, vocals, recorder, tenor horn
  • Stewart Goldring - lead guitar
  • Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass guitar, cello
  • Nigel Pegrum - percussion, flute, oboe
  • John Earle - soprano, tenor and baritone saxes, flute, lead vocal on "Social Embarrassment"
  • Charlotte Fendrich - piano on "Same Dreams"

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