Resolving Contradictions
Resolving Contradictions is the second solo studio album by English rock musician Andy Mackay, released on Bronze Records in 1978.
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | March–July 1978 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Bronze | |||
| Producer | Andy Mackay | |||
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Andy Mackay was once Roxy Music's saxophonist, and some members of the group play on this album. The record is a 'concept album' with references to the Chinese culture. The cover, designed by Jane Mackay, figures a post-Cultural Revolution scene.
Track listing
All songs by Andy Mackay, except "Battersea Rise" by Ray Russell and Andy Mackay.
- "Iron Blossom"
- "Trumpets on the Mountains/Off to Work/'Unreal City'"
- "The Loyang Tractor Factory"
- "Rivers"
- "Battersea Rise"
- "Skill and Sweat"
- "The Ortolan Bunting (A Sparrow's Fall)"
- "The Inexorable Sequence"
- "A Song of Friendship (The Renmin Hotel)"
- "Alloy Blossom (Trumpets in the Suburbs)"
- "Green and Gold"
Personnel
- Andy Mackay – saxophone, oboe, cor Anglais, piano, synthesizer
- Ray Russell – guitar, string and brass arrangements
- Mo Foster – bass
- Tony Stevens – bass
- Paul Thompson – drums, timpani, gong
- Peter van Hooke – drums
- Phil Manzanera – guitar solo on "The Inexorable Sequence"
- Tim Wheater – Chinese reed flute
- Chris Parren – keyboards
- Gavyn Wright – violin solo
- Michael Laird – trumpet
Production and artwork
- Phill Brown – assistant producer, engineer
- Jane Mackay – assistant producer, cover
- Eric Scott – cover painting
References
- Badgley, Aaron. "Andy Mackay – Resolving Contradictions". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
External links
- Resolving Contradictions at Discogs (list of releases)
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