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| In Hearing of | ||||
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| Released | August 1971 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1971 | |||
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| Length | 41:42 | |||
| Label | Pegasus (original UK release) Elektra (original USA release) Philips (original European release) Repertoire (1990 & 1995 German CD reissues) | |||
| Producer | Vincent Crane & Atomic Rooster | |||
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In Hearing of is the third album by British rock band Atomic Rooster. It went to number 18 on the UK chart, helped along by the band's "Devil's Answer" single, which was not included on the album, but was released just prior to it and became the band's highest chart success at number 4 in the UK. The album reached #45 in Canada.[1]
The four musicians pictured on the inside cover never played together. Half the songs were written by Crane and his first wife, Pat Darnell, who assisted with the lyrics. The backing tracks (and some vocals) were recorded by Vincent Crane, John Cann and Paul Hammond, but Cann and Hammond were let go from the group soon after vocalist Pete French was drafted in. The album's overall sound is dominated by Crane and Hammond, with many of Cann's guitar parts either not used or placed lower in the mix. However, Cann's guitars are still prominent on his compositions (tracks 2 and 6) and the instrumentals (tracks 4 and 7).