KEEF HARTLEY BAND – HALFBREED LP – Nr MINT UK STEREO 1969 JOHN MAYALL

Keef Hartley Band – Halfbreed
(Deram Records  1969  SML1037  Stereo)
UK Pressing

G&L Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– under a bright light you can see some light ringwear rubbing on back cover
Original Blue Decca Inner Sleeve

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Keith “Keef” Hartley (8 April 1944 – 26 November 2011) was an English drummer and bandleader. He fronted his own eponymous band, known as the Keef Hartley Band or Keef Hartley’s Big Band, and played at Woodstock. He was later a member of Dog Soldier, and variously worked with Rory Storm, The Artwoods and John Mayall.

Halfbreed is the debut album by the Keef Hartley Band.

Track listing

1. “Sacked (Introducing Hearts and Flowers)” (Arranged by Keef Hartley) – 0:40
2. “Confusion Theme” (Keef Hartley, Ian Cruikshank) – 1:05
3. “The Halfbreed” (Keef Hartley, Peter Dines, Ian Cruikshank) – 6:07
4. “Born to Die” (Peter Dines, Keef Hartley, Gary Thain, Fiona Hewitson) – 9:58
5. “Sinnin’ For You” (Keef Hartley, Peter Dines, Fiona Hewitson, Owen Finnegan) – 5:51
6. “Leavin’ Trunk” (Sleepy John Estes) – 5:55
7. “Just to Cry” (Henry Lowther, Owen Finnegan) – 6:20
8. “Too Much Thinking” (Fiona Finnegan, Peter Dines, Gary Thain) – 5:30
9. “Think it Over” (B.B. King) – 4:59
10. “Too Much to Take (Speech)” – 0:32

Personnel

• Miller Anderson – Vocals, Guitar
• Peter Dines – Organ, Harpsichord
• “Spit James” (real name: Ian Cruickshank) – Guitar
• Gary Thain – Bass Guitar
• Keef Hartley – Drums
• Henry Lowther – Trumpet, Violin, Brass arrangements
• Harry Beckett – Trumpet
• Lyn Dobson – Tenor Saxophone, Flute
• Chris Mercer – Tenor Saxophone
• John Mayall – voice on “Sacked” and “Too Much to Take”
• Derek Varnals – Recording Engineer
• Adrian Martins – Assistant Engineer
• Bob Baker – front cover photography