The Battle of North West Six

The Battle of North West Six is the second album by the Keef Hartley Band. At the time, Hartley's six-piece group was appearing augmented with a brass section as The Keef Hartley Big Band, and a number of songs on the album feature this extended line-up.

Track listing

1969 LP

Deram SML 1054 (UK), DES 18035 (US)

1. "The Dansette Kid / "Hartley Jam for Bread" (Fiona Hewitson, Spit James, Keef Hartley, Gary Thain) – 3:59
2. "Don't Give Up" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 4:07
3. "Me and My Woman" (Gene Barge) – 4:24
4. "Hickory" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 2:45
5. "Don't Be Afraid" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Peter Dines, Thain) – 4:25
6. "Not Foolish, Not Wise" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:56
7. "Waiting Around" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 2:29
8. "Tadpole" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 7:00
9. "Poor Mabel (You're Just Like Me)" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:08
10. "Believe In You" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 5:23

Fiona Hewitson is Miller Anderson writing under his wife's name for contractual reasons.

1995 CD reissue

One Way Records OW 30333 <br /> Same track listing as the 1969 LP

Personnel

Keef Hartley Band

• Keef Hartley – drums, percussion
• Miller Anderson – vocals, guitars (various)
• Henry Lowther – trumpet, flugelhorn, violin, brass arrangements
• Jim Jewell – tenor saxophone
• Gary Thain – bass guitar
• "Spit James" (real name: Ian Cruickshank) – guitar (Tracks 1 & 5)

Additional musicians

• Mick Weaver – organ, piano, percussion
• Mike Davis – trumpet
• Harry Beckett – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Lyn Dobson – tenor saxophone, flute
• Chris Mercer – tenor saxophone
• Barbara Thompson – baritone saxophone, flute
• Ray Warleigh – flute
• Mick Taylor – guitar (Track 10)

Technical

• Neil Slaven – producer
• Derek Varnals – engineer
• Adrian Martins, John Punter – assistant engineers
• Art Wood – artwork
• Richard Sacks – photography

References