Not Just Another Bunch of Pretty Faces | ||||
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Released | October 1974 | |||
Recorded | October 1973 – February 1974 at: Sleepy Hollow Recording, Ithaca, N.Y. Majestic Sound, London, England. The Sound Pit, Atlanta, GA. Allen-Martin Studios, Louisville, KY. | |||
Genre | Jazz rock Progressive rock | |||
Length | 36:06 | |||
Label | Capitol (US) Gull (UK) Brain Records (Germany) [1] | |||
Producer | Lew Futterman, assisted by Jon Child and Cliff Davies | |||
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