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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Ramport Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 42:26 | |||
| Label | Janus (U.S.A.) Vertigo (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Ginger Baker, Adrian Gurvitz, Paul Gurvitz | |||
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Baker Gurvitz Army is Baker Gurvitz Army's first studio album.
There was an orange vinyl re-issue in the UK as part of Record Store Day on 22 April 2023. [2]
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC) [3] | 22 |
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