Lady Lake is the second studio album of the British progressive rock band, Gnidrolog. The album was recorded in the London Morgan Studios in 1972 and released that same year. The album was re-issued in the UK in 1999 and in Japan in 2009. The songs in the album deal with a variety of concepts varying from pacifism in "I Could Never Be a Soldier", to pilgrimage in "Ship", and Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake in the title track, "Lady Lake". The band broke up shortly after the album was released due to lack of commercial success, but would eventually release a third, live, album in 1999 - recorded in 1972.
| Lady Lake | ||||
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| Released | December 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Autumn 1972 | |||
| Studio | Morgan Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, jazz rock | |||
| Length | 38:31 42:48 (2012 reissue) | |||
| Label | RCA, Disques Rue Bis, Gnidrolog Records, BMG Japan, Esoteric Recordings | |||
| Producer | Dick Parkinson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
editAll lead vocals by Colin Goldring, except "Social Embarrassment", sung by John "Irish" Earle.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Could Never Be A Soldier" | Colin Goldring | 11:36 |
| 2. | "Ship" | Colin Goldring | 6:44 |
| 3. | "A Dog With No Collar" | Stewart Goldring | 2:09 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 4. | "Lady Lake" | Peter "Mars" Cowling, Stewart Goldring | 8:53 |
| 5. | "Same Dreams" | Colin Goldring | 2:49 |
| 6. | "Social Embarrassment" | Peter "Mars" Cowling, Colin Goldring | 6:30 |
| No. | Title | Notes | Length |
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| 7. | "Baby Move On" (previously unreleased) | Recorded at Morgan Studios in 1972, London | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 42:48 | ||
Personnel
edit- Colin Goldring - rhythm guitar, vocals, recorder, tenor horn
- Stewart Goldring - lead guitar
- Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass guitar, cello
- Nigel Pegrum - percussion, flute, oboe
- John Earle - soprano, tenor and baritone saxes, flute, lead vocal on "Social Embarrassment"
- Charlotte Fendrich - piano on "Same Dreams"