HUMBLE PIE – EAT IT2LP – EXC/VG+ A1 UK 1973 STEVE MARRIOTT SMALL FACES

Humble Pie – Eat It
(A&M Records  1973  AMLS6004)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1/C1/D1 – UK Pressing

Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent condition
– some wear to edges/corners & some rubbing

Double Vinyl in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
(there are quite a few surface marks visible on the vinyl which do give pops/crackles but sound quality is excellent overall)

Humble Pie were an English rock band formed by Steve Marriott, in Essex during 1969. They are known as one of the late 1960s’ first supergroups and found success on both sides of the Atlantic with such songs as “Black Coffee”, “30 Days in the Hole”, “I Don’t Need No Doctor” and “Natural Born Bugie”. The original band line-up featured lead vocalist and guitarist Steve Marriott from the Small Faces, vocalist and guitarist Peter Frampton from The Herd, former Spooky Tooth bassist Greg Ridley and a seventeen-year-old drummer, Jerry Shirley.

Eat It is the sixth album by English rock band Humble Pie, released in April 1973 through A&M Records. Released as a double album, it peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard 200, number 34 in the UK Albums Chart, and number 9 in Australia.

1. “Get Down to It” (Marriott) – 3:25
2. “Good Booze and Bad Women” (Marriott) – 3:11
3. “Is It for Love?” (Marriott) – 4:39
4. “Drugstore Cowboy” (Marriott) – 5:35

1. “Black Coffee” (Ike Turner, Tina Turner) – 3:09
2. “I Believe to My Soul” (Ray Charles) – 4:03
3. “Shut up and Don’t Interrupt Me” (Johnny Bristol, Edwin Starr) – 2:58
4. “That’s How Strong My Love Is” (Roosevelt Jamison) – 3:44

1. “Say No More” (Marriott) – 1:58
2. “Oh, Bella (All That’s Hers)” (Marriott) – 3:25
3. “Summer Song” (Marriott) – 2:42
4. “Beckton Dumps” (Marriott) – 3:13

1. “Up Our Sleeve” (Humble Pie, lyrics by Steve Marriott) – 4:57
2. “Honky Tonk Women” (Keith Richards, Mick Jagger) – 4:03
3. “Road Runner” (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland) – 13:28

Humble Pie

• Steve Marriott – guitars, harmonica, keyboards, remixing, vocals
• Dave “Clem” Clempson – guitars, backing vocals
• Greg Ridley – bass, backing vocals
• Jerry Shirley – drums

The Blackberries:

• Billie Barnum – vocals
• Clydie King – vocals
• Venetta Fields – vocals

Guests:

• B.J. Cole – pedal steel guitar
• Sidney George – saxophone

Album production:

• Chris & Irish – Engineer
• Fin Costello – Inside photo, photography
• Michael Doud – Creative Director
• Kosh – Art Director and Designer
• Jim McCrary – Photography