AUDIENCE – THE HOUSE ON THE HILL LP – VG+ A1/B1 UK 1971 ORIG ART ROCK PROG

Audience – The House On The Hill
(Charisma Records 1971  CAS1032)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

EJ Day Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners, some ringwear on back & discolouration ring on front
Inner Sleeve has a split in the bottom and tearing along opening edge and some sellotape holding parts of it together

Vinyl in Very Good+ condition
(there are quite a few surface marks visible on the vinyl which do give light pops/crackles but sound quality is excellent overall -“Side 1” “Side2” written on labels)

Audience is a cult British art rock band which existed from 1969 until 1972 and then from 2004 until 2013.

The original band consisted of Howard Werth (born Howard Alexander Werth, 26 March 1947, The Mother’s Hospital, Clapton, East London) on nylon-strung electric acoustic guitar and vocals; Keith Gemmell (born Keith William Gemmell, 15 February 1948, Hackney Hospital, Hackney, East London – died 24 July 2016, Beltinge, Kent) on alto and tenor saxophone, flute and clarinet; Trevor Williams (born Trevor Leslie Williams, 19 January 1945, Hereford General Hospital, Hereford, Herefordshire) on bass guitar and vocals; and Tony Connor (born Anthony John Connor, 6 April 1947, Romford, Havering) on drums and vocals.

The House on the Hill is the third album by the British art rock band Audience, released in 1971. At about the same time, a single, “Indian Summer”, reached number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100;. The North American version of the album on Elektra Records added “Indian Summer” as the opening track, along with “It Brings A Tear” which had already appeared on the UK album Friend’s Friend’s Friend. The Elektra LP dropped the song “Eye To Eye”.

Both the UK and North American LPs were originally issued as gatefold. The UK gatefold contains black-and-white photos of each band member. The Elektra Records gatefold contains the album lyrics with a photo of the “house on the hill” in the background. The Elektra LP was later reissued in the early 1980s, non-gatefold.

Track listing

Unless noted, all tracks credited to Werth, Williams.

Side one

1. “Jackdaw” (Werth, Gemmell) – 7:28
2. “You’re Not Smiling” (Werth, Gemmell) – 5:12
3. “I Had a Dream” – 4:17
4. “Raviole” (Werth) – 3:38

Side two

1. “Nancy” – 4:14
2. “Eye to Eye” – 2:30
3. “I Put a Spell on You” (J. Hawkins) – 4:08
4. “The House on the Hill” – 7:27

Personnel

• Howard Werth – electric classical guitar and vocals
• Trevor Williams – bass guitar and vocals
• Keith Gemmell – tenor saxophone, recorder, clarinet and flute
• Tony Connor – drums, percussion and vibes

Additional personnel

• Robert Kirby – string arrangement and conducting for “Raviole”
• Members of the LSO – strings on “Raviole”
• Gus Dudgeon – producer
• Robin Cable – engineer
• Hipgnosis – sleeve design