Escalator (album)

Escalator
Studio album by Sam Gopal
Released	January 1969
Recorded	De Lane Lea 10 Oct – 26 Nov 1968 Morgan Sound 10, 12 & 15 Nov 1968 [1]
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Label	Stable Records SLE 80001
Producer	Trevor Walters

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Julian Cope	(No rating) [2]

Escalator is the only studio album by the English psychedelic rock band Sam Gopal released in 1969, on the small Stable Records label. ^[1] The band recorded "Horse" and a Willie Dixon cover "Back Door Man", which survive on acetate, and appear on the re-released album as bonus tracks. ^[1] Ian Kilmister, later known as Lemmy, had joined the band after playing in the Rockin' Vickers and is credited as "Ian Willis", as he was considering changing his surname to that of his stepfather George Willis.

Track listing

All tracks are written by the band except where indicated.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cold Embrace"	3:20
2.	"The Dark Lord"	3:40
3.	"The Sky is Burning" (Ian Willis)	2:30
4.	"You're Alone Now"	3:41
5.	"Grass" (Ian Willis)	4:03
6.	"It's Only Love" (Ian Willis)	4:18

Side B

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Escalator" (Ian Willis)	2:49
8.	"Angry Faces" (Leo Davidson)	4:03
9.	"Midsummer Night's Dream"	2:14
10.	"Season of the Witch" (Donovan)	4:27
11.	"Yesterlove" (Ian Willis)	4:55

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Horse"	3:33
13.	"Back Door Man" (Willie Dixon)	3:06

Personnel

• Sam Gopal ^[3] – tabla, percussion; drums on "Season of the Witch" and "Midsummer Night's Dream"
• "Ian Willis" (Lemmy) – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
• Roger D'Elia – lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on "Yesterlove"
• Phil Duke – bass guitar

References

1. "Sam Gopal – Escalator (2010, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
2. "Sam Gopal—Escalator". Julian Cope Presents Head Heritage. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
3. "Sam Gopal". Samgopal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.