MONTROSE – JUMP ON IT LP – EXC+ A1 UK RONNIE MONTROSE 1976

Montrose – Jump On It
(Warner Bros Records  1976 K56291)
Matrix No’s A1/B2 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are quite a few surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Sleeve in Excellent condition
– some wear to edges/corners & a little rubbing top & bottom
Inner Sleeve has some foxing spots but no splits

Montrose was an American hard rock band formed in 1973 and named after guitarist and founder Ronnie Montrose.^[1] The band’s original lineup featured vocalist Sammy Hagar, who later found greater fame as a solo artist and as the lead singer for American hard rock band Van Halen. Rounding out the original foursome were bassist Bill Church and drummer Denny Carmassi. The group disbanded in early 1977.

Jump on It is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Montrose.

It is the second Montrose album to feature singer Bob James and keyboardist Jim Alcivar, and features bassist Randy Jo Hobbs on three songs. The remainder of the bass parts were supplied by Jim Alcivar via the keyboard and there was no bassist on the Jump on It tour. Jack Douglas produced the album.

Jump on It was the band’s third highest-charting release, reaching No. 118 on the Billboard 200 in October 1976.

Track listing

Side one

1. “Let’s Go” (Bob James, Ronnie Montrose, Jim Alcivar, Denny Carmassi) – 4:15
2. “What Are You Waitin’ For?” (Dan Hartman) – 3:48
3. “Tuft-Sedge” (Montrose) – 2:50
4. “Music Man” (Montrose) – 4:16

Side two

1. “Jump on It” (James, Montrose, Alcivar, Carmassi) – 3:37
2. “Rich Man” (Hartman) – 4:24
3. “Crazy for You” (Montrose, Ilene “Chunky” Rappaport) – 3:26
4. “Merry-Go-Round” (Montrose) – 5:38

Personnel

Montrose

• Bob James – vocals
• Ronnie Montrose – guitars
• Jim Alcivar – keyboards
• Denny Carmassi – drums

Additional musicians

• Randy Jo Hobbs – bass on “Let’s Go”, “Jump On It” and “Rich Man”
• Bob Alcivar – string arrangements

Production

• Jack Douglas – producer
• Jay Messina – engineer
• Rod O’Brien – additional recording & engineering
• Hipgnosis – cover design and photography