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No Introduction Necessary | ||||
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Studio album by Jimmy Page, Nicky Hopkins, John Paul Jones, Albert Lee, Chris Hughes, Keith David De Groot, Clem Cattini, Big Jim Sullivan | ||||
Released | Late 1968 [1] | |||
Recorded | Late 1967 [2] | |||
Studio | Olympic Studios, London | |||
Genre | Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly | |||
Length | 41:39(original edition) 44:10 (14-track edition) 1:01:33 (deluxe edition) | |||
Label | Spark Thunderbolt (reissue) | |||
Producer | Reg Tracey | |||
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No Introduction Necessary is a "super session" studio album. Initially it was conceived as debut album by Keith De Groot (aka Gerry Temple), a new singer discovered by producer Reg Tracey. It featured Albert Lee and Big Jim Sullivan on guitars, John Paul Jones on bass, Nicky Hopkins on keyboards, Chris Hughes on saxophone and Clem Cattini on drums. The sessions took place at Olympic Studios in London. Nine songs had been completed when neither Lee nor Sullivan were going to be able to take part in next booked session. Tracey called Jimmy Page (who had already worked on Beck's Bolero with Jones and Hopkins) for the last round of recordings. Page's participation likely took place in either September or December 1967 during breaks from touring with the Yardbirds.
Eventually Tracey decided that De Groot had been sidelined by the talent of session musicians. The album did little sales and soon was deleted. There were many reissues in different countries under different titles, some of them with alternative track order and/or bonus tracks:
The album consists mostly of cover versions of songs by Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and other rock & roll artists of the era as well as several original cuts composed by Keith De Groot and Nicky Hopkins.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lovin' Up a Storm" | Jerry Lee Lewis | 2:10 |
2. | "Everything I Do Is Wrong" | Charlie Rich | 2:52 |
3. | "Think It Over" | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison | 2:31 |
4. | "Boll Weevil Rock" (aka Boll Weevil Song) | Eddie Cochran | 2:06 |
5. | "Livin' Lovin' Wreck" | Lewis | 2:11 |
6. | "One Long Kiss" | Keith De Groot, Nicky Hopkins | 9:46 |
7. | "Dixie Fried" | Carl Perkins | 2:23 |
8. | "Down the Line" | Roy Orbison | 2:19 |
9. | "Fabulous" | Steve Lawrence | 2:23 |
10. | "Breathless" | Lewis | 2:39 |
11. | "Rave On" | Holly | 2:06 |
12. | "Lonely Weekend" | Rich | 2:23 |
13. | "Burn Up" | Hopkins | 5:48 |
14. | "Everyday" (bonus track) | Holly | 2:32 |
The following tracks are from another album featuring Jimmy Page and Nicky Hopkins – Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends:
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Wailing Sounds" | Jimmy Page, Screaming Lord Sutch | 2:38 |
16. | "'Cause I Love You" | John Bonham, Daniel Edwards, Page, Sutch | 2:46 |
17. | "Flashing Lights" | Page, Sutch | 3:14 |
18. | "Thumping Beat" | Page, Sutch | 3:07 |
19. | "Union Jack Car" | Page, Sutch | 3:03 |
20. | "Baby Come Back" | Page, Sutch | 2:31 |
Tracks were reordered on this vinyl edition with bonus CD. Tracks 1 to 6 (side A of vinyl) feature Jimmy Page, and tracks 7 to 14 (side B of vinyl) feature Albert Lee and Big Jim Sullivan on guitar.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Burn Up" | Hopkins | 5:48 |
2. | "Everything I Do Is Wrong" | Charlie Rich | 2:52 |
3. | "Think It Over" | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison | 2:31 |
4. | "Dixie Fried" | Carl Perkins | 2:23 |
5. | "Fabulous" | Steve Lawrence | 2:23 |
6. | "Lonely Weekends" | Rich | 2:23 |
7. | "Boll Weevil Song" | Eddie Cochran | 2:06 |
8. | "Rave On" | Holly | 2:06 |
9. | "One Long Kiss" | Keith De Groot, Nicky Hopkins | 9:46 |
10. | "Lovin' Up a Storm" | Jerry Lee Lewis | 2:10 |
11. | "Livin' Lovin' Wreck" | Lewis | 2:11 |
12. | "Down the Line" | Roy Orbison | 2:19 |
13. | "Breathless" | Lewis | 2:39 |
14. | "Everyday" (bonus track) | Holly | 2:32 |
For bonus tracks 15–20 see Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends
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