Episode #238 – Trapeze – Hot Wire - The Deep Purple Podcast

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Core Band:

Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Peter Wright*
- Pete Wright goes to a Dead Daisies show: https://twitter.com/TheDeadDaisies/status/1443393726303326210
- Pete moved to America after Trapeze and married an American and got a bartending job in San Antonio.
- Pete was one of 76 survivors aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 that crashed on August 31, 1988.
  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1141
  - https://www.facebook.com/peter.wright.37201/posts/pfbid035PGBrfrcHnxrBi55BGL1SrX1zhpvGzz9LBymWZNMscCGeUskwH6eZ3NeFUf1KzTvl
Drums – Dave Holland (2)
Guitar [Left], Backing Vocals – Mel Galley
Guitar [Right], Backing Vocals – Rob Kendrick
- Went on to work with Nightwing, Cloven Hoof, and Budgie.

Technical:

Producer – Neil Slaven, Trapeze
- British author and producer. He worked with Decca and Deram labels in the UK in the 60s. He has written liner notes for many albums mostly in the genres of ragtime and blues.
Engineer – Rhett Davies
- Son of Ray Davies (the trumpeter and band leader).
- Worked with Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music, Dire STraits, and the B-52s.
- Worked for Island.
Engineer [Air Studios] – Steve Nye
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Nye
- Producer and pianist.
- Worked for Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music.
- Worked with Joe Cocker and Frank Zappa (mixing on the Joe’s Garage album)
Engineer [Assistant, Air Studios] – Mike Sellers
- Son of Peter Sellers.
- Worked at Air Studios, the studio founded by George Martin.
Engineer [Assistant, Island Studios] – Dave Hutchins
- https://audio-alchemy.co.uk/
- One of his earliest credits.
- Worked with Genesis on “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.”
- Worked with Martyn Ford on the “Smoovin’” album.
- Also worked with a group called The Fred Banana Combo.
Engineer [Assistant, Lee Sound Studios] – Don Stewart (10)
- Only credit on Discogs.

Album Art & Booklet Review

Artwork – Seabrook / Graves / Aslett Ass.*
- Art direction and design company located in England.
- Worked with Peter Paul and Mary, The Everly Brothers, Faces, Billy Ocean, and many more.
Illustration – Wurtlitzer
- Only credit on Discogs. No other context.
Photography By – Roy Cuthbert
- Only a few other credits on Discogs.
Published By – Threshold Music
Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Distributed By – WEA Records Ltd.
Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.
Recorded At – Island Studios
Recorded At – Lee Sound Studios
Mixed At – Island Studios
Remixed At – Air Studios

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Album Tracks:

All tracks are written by Mel Galley and Tom Galley; “Steal a Mile” co-written by Dave Holland

Side One:

Side Two:

Turn It On
- Backing Vocals – Kenny*, Misty*
- Guitar [Solo] – Mel*
- Synthesizer – Terry*
Steal a Mile (Galley, Galley, Holland)
- Backing Vocals – Kenny Cole, Misty Browning, Terry*
- Saxophone [Sax Solo] – Chris Mercer
- Slide Guitar – Mel*
- Synthesizer – Terry Rowley
Goin’ Home
- Guitar [ Solo – Left] – Mel*
- Guitar [ Solo – Right] – Rob*
- Synthesizer – Terry*
Feel It Inside
- Backing Vocals – Kenny*, Misty*
- Congas – John*
- Electric Piano – Terry*
- Guitar [Solos], Slide Guitar – Mel*
- Tambourine – Dave Holland (2)

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Reception and Charts:

The album was the second by the band to chart on the US Billboard 200, reaching number 146.^[4]

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