Lonnie Donegan – Puttin’ On The Style
(Chrysalis Records 1978 CHR1158)
Matrix No’s: A1/B2 – UK Pressing
Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– perfect on the outside but edge of gatefold inner has stuck together and given a tear at the edge
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)
Anthony James Donegan (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002), better known as Lonnie Donegan, was a British singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the King of Skiffle, who influenced 1960s British pop musicians. The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums lists him as “Britain’s most successful and influential recording artist before The Beatles”. He had 31 UK Top 30 single hits, 24 being successive and three at number one. He was the first British male singer with two US Top 10 hits. Donegan received an Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award in 1997 and in 2000 he was made an MBE.
Tracklist
| A1 | Rock Island Line | |
| A2 | Have A Drink On Me | |
| A3 | Ham ‘N Eggs | |
| A4 | I Wanna Go Home | |
| A5 | Diggin’ My Potatoes | |
| B1 | Nobody’s Child | |
| B2 | Puttin’ On The Style | |
| B3 | Frankie & Johnny | |
| B4 | Drop Down Baby | |
| B5 | Lost John |
Credits
- Drums – Bruce Gary (tracks: A4), Colin Fairley (tracks: B2), Frank Gibson (2) (tracks: A5), Henry Spinetti (tracks: A1, B4, B5), Jim Keltner (tracks: B1, B3), Ringo Starr (tracks: A2, A3)
- Electric Piano – Gary Booker (2) (tracks: A4)
- Guitar – Albert Lee (tracks: A2, A4), Brian May (tracks: A5), Mick Ralphs (tracks: B3), Peter Banks (tracks: A3), Peter Jameson (tracks: A2, A3), Roger McKew (tracks: A1, B1 – B5), Ronnie Wood* (tracks: B1), Rory Gallagher (tracks: A1, B4, B5)
- Harp – Leo Sayer (tracks: A1, A3, B5)
- Piano – Elton John (tracks: A5, B2, B3), Nicky Hopkins (tracks: B1, B3, B4), Pete Wingfield (tracks: A2, A3), Zoot Money (tracks: A1, B4, B5)
- Producer – Adam Faith
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