Egg
The Civil Surface
LabelEsoteric RecordingsGenrePsychedelia & Kraut
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2023 Remastered edition. Egg were exponents of the so-called 'Canterbury' style of rock music and were focused around the compositional and keyboard playing skills of Dave Stewart (later in Hatfield & The North), Mont Campbell and Clive Brooks. The band recorded two superb albums for Decca Records between 1969 & 1971 before going their separate ways. In 1974 they recorded their final album for the newly-established Virgin record label. Featuring guest musicians such as Steve Hillage and members of the unique Henry Cow, The Civil Surface is now regarded as a classic of the 'Canterbury' and progressive genres. This Esoteric Recordings release has been remastered from the original tapes and is certain to the many who made the reissues of Egg's previous work such a success. The first official CD release of this classic album in sixteen years.
Format
Originally released as Caroline C 1510 in December 1974.
Recorded at Saturn Studios, Worthing, August 1974.
CD reissue co-ordinated by Mark Powell for Esoteric Recordings
Release co-ordination by Vicky Powell @ Esoteric Recordings
24-bit digital remastering from the original master tapes at the Audio Archiving Company, London.
On tray card:
℗ 1974 The original copyright in this sound recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd. under license to Cherry Red Records Group.
This remastered reissue: © 2007 Cherry Red Records.
Esoteric Recordings is a Cherry Red label.
Made in EU
Inside booklet:
℗ 1974 The original copyright in this sound recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd., under license to Cherry Red Records Group.
This remastered reissue © 2007 Cherry Red Records
Esoteric Recordings is a Cherry Red label
℗ & © Virgin Records LTD
On disc:
℗ 1974 The original copyright in this sound recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd. under license to Cherry Red Records Group.
This remastered reissue © 2007 Cherry Red Records
Esoteric Recordings is a Cherry Red label
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Cherry Red Records Group.
Made in the EU.
Release notes
Originally released as Caroline C 1510 in December 1974. Recorded at Saturn Studios, Worthing, August 1974. 24-bit digital remastering from the original master tapes at the Audio Archiving Company, London. ℗ 1974 The original copyright in this sound recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd. under license to Cherry Red Records Group All tracks released under license from The Decca Music Group Limited, a division of Universal Music Group This remastered reissue: © 2007 Cherry Red Records.…
| 1 | Germ Patrol | 8:31 | |
| 2 | Wind Quartet 1 | 2:20 | |
| 3 | Enneagram | 9:07 | |
| 4 | Prelude | 4:17 | |
| 5 | Wring Out The Ground (Loosely Now) | 8:11 | |
| 6 | Nearch | 3:22 | |
| 7 | Wind Quartet 2 | 4:48 |
- Mont Campbell
- Bass, Voice, French Horn, Piano
- Mark Powell
- Coordinator [CD Reissue Co-ordinated By], Liner Notes
- Vicky Powell
- Coordinator [Release Co-ordination @ Esoteric Recordings]
- Amanda Parsons
- Cover [Back Cover]
- Trevor Key
- Cover [Front Cover], Photography By
- Phil Smee
- Design [CD Package]
- Clive Brooks
- Drums
- Dave Ruffell
- Engineer
- John Purdy
- Engineer
- Egg
- Music By, Words By, Producer
- Dave Stewart
- Organ, Piano
- Paschal Byrne
- Remastered By
