Max Webster was the first record released by Canadian rock band Max Webster. The record was released in 1976 on Taurus Records, a short-lived label created by Rush manager Ray Danniels. The album was re-issued in January 1977 by Anthem Records in Canada and on Mercury Records in the US, with the title Hangover and different artwork.

Max Webster
Studio album by
Released3 May 1976
Recorded4 May – October 1975
StudioToronto Sound Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenreHard rock, Progressive rock
Length36:10
LabelTaurus
ProducerMax Webster, Terry Brown, Tom Berry
Max Webster chronology
Max Webster
(1976)
High Class in Borrowed Shoes
(1977)
Singles from Max Webster
  1. "Blowing the Blues Away" / "Hangover"
    Released: 1976
US edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10[2]

Max Webster was certified gold in 1979 by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.[3]

Track listing

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All songs written by Kim Mitchell and Pye Dubois, except where indicated

Side one
  1. "Hangover" – 4:36
  2. "Here Among the Cats" – 3:07
  3. "Blowing the Blues Away" (Terry Watkinson) – 3:33
  4. "Summer Turning Blue" – 3:05
  5. "Toronto Tontos" – 3:40
Side two
  1. "Coming Off the Moon" – 3:38
  2. "Only Your Nose Knows" – 4:16
  3. "Summer's Up" – 2:45
  4. "Lily" (Mitchell) – 7:42

Personnel

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Max Webster
Production
  • Terry Brown – producer, engineer
  • Tom Berry – executive producer
  • Ray Danniels, Vic Wilson (SRO Productions Inc.) – management
  • Jon Erickson, Robert Gunn – road crew

References

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  1. ^ Hill, Gary. "Max Webster Max Webster review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 181–182. ISBN 978-1894959025.
  3. ^ "Gold Platinum Database Artist: Max Webster". Music Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-21.