ROGER DALTREY – DALTREY LP – Nr MINT UK A1/B2 1973 ORIG PORKY THE WHO

Roger Daltrey – Daltrey
(Track Records  1973  2406107)
Matrix No’s: A1/B2 – UK Pressing
“Porky” in dead wax

Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

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)

Daltrey is the first solo album by The Who’s lead singer, Roger Daltrey. It was first released in 1973. The album took six weeks to record during January and February 1973. Sessions took place at Roger’s Barn Studio, Burwash, East Sussex, where the backing tracks were laid down; vocals, overdubs, and mixing were completed at The Beatles’ Apple Studios at 3 Savile Row (the vocals for “One Man Band (reprise)” were recorded on the Apple rooftop, where The Beatles had performed their famous final concert in January 1969), and at Nova Sound Studios.

With one exception, the songs were all co-written by the previously unknown Leo Sayer, who later became a well-known singer in his own right. The song “One Man Band,” which begins and ends this album, is one of Sayer’s signature tunes.

Album cover art

The photo used for the album cover is featured prominently in one scene in the film Tommy (film). During the segment about Sally Simpson, an ardent Tommy disciple, her bedroom walls and ceiling are seen wallpapered with a multitude of posters bearing that image.

Track listing

All songs written by David Courtney and Leo Sayer except where noted.

1. “One Man Band” – 3:54
2. “The Way of the World” (Adam Faith, David Courtney) – 3:16
3. “You Are Yourself” – 4:13
4. “Thinking” – 4:27
5. “You and Me” (Adam Faith, David Courtney) – 2:32
6. “It’s a Hard Life” – 3:39
7. “Giving it All Away” – 3:26
8. “The Story So Far” – 4:08
9. “When the Music Stops” – 3:12
10. “Reasons” – 3:50
11. “One Man Band (reprise)” – 1:18

Personnel

• Roger Daltrey – vocals
• Dave Courtney – piano
• Russ Ballard – guitar, keyboards
• Bob Henrit – drums
• B.J. Cole – steel guitar
• Dave Arbus – violin
• Dave Wintour – bass guitar
• Del Newman – string arrangements
• Jimmy Page – guitar on “There Is Love”