Phantoms (Alan Hull album)

Phantoms
Studio album by Alan Hull
Released	1979
Studio	Lynx Studios
Genre	Folk rock, rock
Label	The Rocket Record Company
Producer	Alan Hull, Peter Kelsey
Alan Hull chronology
Squire (1975) Phantoms (1979) On the Other Side (1983)

Squire

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Phantoms is a 1979 studio album recording by Alan Hull. ^[2] The album was engineered by Peter Kelsey and released as a vinyl LP.

The album cover is based on the painting Le musée du roi by the surrealist artist Magritte and is supplemented by material from the 1977 album Isn't it Strange by Radiator, ^[3] a group formed with the help of the Lindisfarne drummer Ray Laidlaw. ^[4] A CD reissue version included five bonus demo tracks from 1975. ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Alan Hull.

Side A

1. I Wish You Well
2. Madmen And Loonies
3. Make Me Want To Stay
4. Dancin' (On The Judgement Day)
5. A Walk In The Sea

Side B

1. Corporation Rock
2. Anywhere Is Everywhere
3. Somewhere Out There
4. Love Is The Alibi
5. Love Is The Answer

Personnel

• Alan Hull – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric piano
• Kenny Craddock – keyboards, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, ARP synthesizer, Melodica
• Colin Gibson – bass, percussion
• Peter Kirtley – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Ray Laidlaw – drums, percussion
• Jo Newman, Lesley Duncan, Liza Strike, Rab Noakes – backing vocals
• Buddy Beadle, Steve Gregory – horns
• John Ashcroft – string arrangement

References

1. Thompson, Dave. Phantoms Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
2. "Alan Hull – Phantoms". Discogs . 1979. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
3. Van der Kiste, John (2017). We Can Swing Together: The Story of Lindisfarne. Fonthill Media. pp. 84, 127.
4. Larkin, Colin (2011). "Hull, Alan". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0857125958.
5. "Alan Hull – Phantoms". THEmusicINDEX. Retrieved 8 March 2025.

External links

• Alan Hull – Phantoms Album playlist on YouTube