Diamond Head is the first studio album by English rock musician Phil Manzanera. It was released in 1975, originally on Island Records in the UK (who was handling all E.G. recordings) and in the US on Atco Records. The sound quality on the US album was deemed to be worse than the UK album, so the UK import became a popular seller in the speciality record shops who sold Roxy Music and other UK bands. The diesel locomotive featured on the cover art is an EMD E9.
Diamond Head | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 1975 | |||
Recorded | December 1974 – January 1975 | |||
Studio | Island Studios (London) | |||
Genre | Art rock | |||
Length | 42:28 | |||
Label | Island (original UK issue) Atco (original US issue) Polydor (1977 reissue) E.G. | |||
Producer | Phil Manzanera | |||
Phil Manzanera chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Unlike other solo albums issued by an instrumental member of an existing band (Manzanera was Roxy Music's lead guitarist), Diamond Head, featured a number of songs, sung by guest musicians.
With the exception of Bryan Ferry, all members of Roxy Music feature on the album.
Metal band Diamond Head took their name from the album.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Frontera" | Manzanera, MacCormick, Wyatt | Robert Wyatt | 4:02 |
2. | "Diamond Head" | Manzanera | Instrumental | 4:30 |
3. | "Big Day" | Manzanera, Eno | Brian Eno | 3:44 |
4. | "The Flex" | Manzanera | Instrumental | 3:32 |
5. | "Same Time Next Week" | Manzanera, Wetton | John Wetton and Doreen Chanter | 4:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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6. | "Miss Shapiro" | Manzanera, Eno | Brian Eno | 6:40 |
7. | "East of Echo" | Manzanera | Instrumental | 5:45 |
8. | "Lagrima" | Manzanera | Instrumental | 2:27 |
9. | "Alma" | Manzanera, MacCormick | Bill MacCormick | 6:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Carhumba" (Originally issued as "Car Rhumba" as the B-side to "Flight 19") | 4:48 |
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11. | "Corazon y Alma" (Originally issued on the Rare One CD) | 10:24 |