Riley, Riley, Wood and Waggett

by Shape of the Rain

Riley, Riley, Wood and Waggett cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1971
  • Label: Neon
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 3:55:19
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released on the short-lived progressive RCA offshoot Neon, 'Riley, Riley, Wood and Waggett' reveals an unexpected British mastery of Byrds-esque jangle and cosmic country-rock[cite: 1]. The album weaves gorgeous, bright vocal harmonies with delicate psychedelic guitar textures, capturing a uniquely pastoral, transatlantic sound[cite: 1]. It has since been reappraised as a lost masterpiece of early seventies melodic rock[cite: 1].

Genres

Descriptors: british, folk, nostalgia, jangly, ambitious

Tracklist

  1. Woman (3:58)
  2. Patterns (3:24)
  3. Castles (2:00)
  4. Wasting My Time (3:11)
  5. Rockfield Roll (0:50)
  6. Yes (5:50)
  7. Dusty Road (3:51)
  8. Willowing Trees (3:51)
  9. I'll Be There (3:41)
  10. Broken Man (6:00)
  11. My Friend John (2:39)
  12. The Very First Clown (4:35)
  13. What You Gonna Do Now? (2:08)
  14. You're The One (1:59)
  15. From Me And From You (0:57)
  16. No Use Cryin' Again (2:25)
  17. Watercolour Sunshine (4:48)
  18. Nothin' You Could Do (1:43)
  19. We Can Put It Right (3:19)
  20. Lady Of My Dreams (3:16)
  21. It All Depends On You (3:17)
  22. Listen To Your Heart (1:07)
  23. Now's The Time To Start (3:07)
  24. Don't You Know (2:58)
  25. Second Time Around (4:07)
  26. Broken Man - Demo Version (3:42)
  27. I Don't Need Nobody (2:59)
  28. I'll Be There - Demo Version (4:15)
  29. We're Not Their Boys (4:22)
  30. Hallelujah (2:44)
  31. Hello 503 (3:16)
  32. I Doubt If I Ever Will (3:00)
  33. Willowing Trees - Demo Version (3:38)
  34. Canyons (4:35)
  35. Spring (3:33)
  36. Words (5:23)
  37. Look Around (3:06)
  38. Advertising Man (2:46)
  39. Go Around And See It (2:56)
  40. It's So Good Here (3:28)
  41. Big Black Bird (3:44)
  42. Everyone The Fool (4:10)
  43. You Just Call (1:47)
  44. It's My Life (3:13)
  45. Dusty Road - Demo Version (3:57)
  46. Too Many Lies (5:00)
  47. Yes - Demo Version (3:55)
  48. Willowing Trees - Live, Alfreton Hall, 2 May 1970 (4:29)
  49. Passing Of Time - Live, Alfreton Hall, 2 May 1970 (6:32)
  50. Imagination - Live, Alfreton Hall, 2 May 1970 (5:00)
  51. I've Been Wrong - Live, Alfreton Hall, 2 May 1970 (4:38)
  52. Spring - Live, Alfreton Hall, 2 May 1970 (7:55)
  53. Everyone The Fool - Live, Alfreton Hall, 2 May 1970 (5:30)
  54. Vanishing Cottage - Live, Alfreton Hall, 2 May 1970 (5:21)
  55. Ceiling - Live, Alfreton Hall, 2 May 1970 (9:12)
  56. Big Black Bird - Live, Manchester University, 1973 (4:55)
  57. Go Around And See It - Live, Manchester University, 1973 (3:56)
  58. Say It's Goodbye - Live, Manchester University, 1973 (3:14)
  59. Woman - Live, Manchester University, 1973 (5:59)
  60. We're Not Their Boys - Live, Manchester University, 1973 (4:40)
  61. Hello 503 - Live, Velvet Underground / Down Broadway Clubs, 1968 (4:58)

Credits

  • Shape of the Rain - primary artist
  • Len Riley - bass guitar, maracas, written-by
  • Tag Waggett - drums, maracas, tambourine, written-by
  • Brian Wood - electric guitar, acoustic guitar [6 & 12 string], steel guitar, vocals, tambourine, written-by
  • Keith Riley - electric guitar, acoustic guitar [6 & 12 string], vocals, written-by

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