Livestock (Fraternity album)

Livestock is the first album by Australian rock band Fraternity, released in 1971. Livestock is a largely progressive and psychedelic album, and was originally released on the Sweet Peach label, one of only ten albums ever released on it. Livestock was re-released for the first time on CD in 1998 with an alternative cover and three bonus tracks.

Livestock
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1971
Recorded1970–1971
GenreProgressive rock
Psychedelic rock
Length36:08 (LP Version) 42:38 (CD Version)
LabelSweet Peach (LP)
Connoisseur Collection (CD Reissue)
ProducerJames Stewart
Doug Ashdown
Fraternity chronology
Livestock
(1971)
Flaming Galah
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Livestock" (Mick Jurd, John Bisset) – 3:39
  2. "Summerville" (Bruce Howe, Sam See) – 4:22
  3. "Raglan's Folly" (M. Jurd, Bon Scott) – 6:02
  4. "Cool Spot" (M. Jurd, Bisset) – 4:53
  5. "Grand Canyon Suites" (M. Jurd) – 4:53
  6. "Jupiter's Landscape" (Howe, See) – 2:47
  7. "You Have a God" (M. Jurd, Carol Jurd) – 2:27
  8. "It" (Jimmy Stewart, Doug Ashdown) – 8:28

1998 CD reissue edit

  1. "The Race pt. 1" (Stewart, Ashdown) – 2:56 (Non-album single) *
  2. "Seasons of Change" (John Robinson, Neale Johns) – 3:36 (single version) *
  3. "Livestock" – 3:39
  4. "Summerville" – 4:22
  5. "Raglan's Folly" – 6:02
  6. "Cool Spot" – 4:53
  7. "Grand Canyon Suites" – 4:53
  8. "Jupiter's Landscape" – 2:47
  9. "You Have a God" – 2:27
  10. "It" – 8:28
  11. "The Race pt. 2" (Stewart, Ashdown) – 4:12 (B-side of track 1) *

(*) indicates bonus tracks.

Charts edit

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) 44[2]

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Valdivia, Victor W. "Fraternity - Livestock". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 118. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.