Happy The Man is a Rock album by Happy The Man, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 19 pressings tracked.
About
Formed in a James Madison University dorm room, Washington, D.C.-based Happy the Man recorded three venerated, mostly instrumental prog albums in the late 1970s, striking a seductive middle ground between sax-driven jazz-fusion lunacy (circa Zappa's One Size Fits All) and synth-heavy meditative twittering. After a showcase, Clive Davis reportedly told the band, "Wow. I don’t really understand this music. It’s way above my head”; yet he still signed them to Arista. Their debut is the band at its most dynamic, highlighted by intricate instrumental interplay as far-out as the song titles ("Stumpy Meets the Firecracker in Stencil Forest," "Knee Bitten Nymphs in Limbo").
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Starborne4:22
- A2Stumpy Meets The Firecracker In Stencil Forest4:16
- A3Upon The Rainbow (Befrost)4:42
- A4Mr. Mirror's Reflection On Dreams8:54
- A5Carousel4:06
Side B
- B1Knee Bitten Nymphs In Limbo5:22
- B2On Time As A Helix Of Precious Laughs5:22
- B3Hidden Moods3:41
- B4New York Dream's Suite8:32
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- layered
- whimsical
- cerebral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Frank WyattPERFORMER , SAXOPHONE , FLUTE, PIANO, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS SAXOPHONE , FLUTE, PIANO, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS SAXOPHONE, FLUTE, PIANO, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS
- Kit WatkinsCLAVINET , FLUTE, MARIMBA, ELECTRIC PIANO , ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , PIANO KEYBOARDS, CLAVINET, FLUTE, MARIMBA, ELECTRIC PIANO, ORGAN PERFORMER , SYNTH , PIANO , ELECTRIC PIANO , SYNTH , ELECTRIC ORGAN , CLAVINET , FLUTE, MARIMBA
- Mike BeckDRUMS, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION PERFORMER , PERCUSSION
- Rick KennellBASS ELECTRIC BASS PERFORMER , BASS
- Stanley WhitakerACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR , LEAD VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 19 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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