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TRIFLE

GEORGE BEAN, DICK CUTHELL, BARRIE MARTIN, ALAN FEALDMAN,

JOHN HITCHEN, PATRICK SPEEDY KING, CHICO GREENWOOD

For early- 70s British band Trifle, their First Meeting unfortunately proved to be their last. Fronted by singer/guitarist George Bean, the group only lasted long enough to make one album, which falls squarely into the early prog realm of bands like Colosseum and the Alan Bown, who relied more on jazz licks, RB-based grooves, and post-psychedelic songwriting than on the shifting time signatures and orchestral rock epics that typified prog s full flowering. Accordingly, much of the heavy lifting on First Meeting is done by the horn section, though there s some fairly prominent organ work throughout as well. Still, even on the album s arguable centerpiece, the eight-minute Is It Loud, there s nary an instance of self-indulgent soloing to be found instead, ensemble work is the name of the game in fact, there are moments on this track where Trifle achieves an almost Zappa-esque sound. But for all the arty/jazzy moves to be found on First Meeting, Trifle still keeps one foot in old-school rock roll, as on Old Fashioned Prayer Meeting, with guitar and piano pushing back at the horns for a distinctly RB-influenced feel that could have found its way onto a contemporaneous album by the likes of, say, Chris Farlowe. The propulsive Devil Comin , driven along by fervent guitar strumming and tribal-sounding tom-toms, is one of the least horn-centric tunes, feeling more like a quirky Cream outtake. The original LP s closing track, Candle Light, offers another unexpected turn, presenting a gently melodic acoustic-guitar-based ballad that seems like it was begging to be slathered with vocal harmonies and recorded by the Hollies. Like so many of the promising artists who recorded for the Pye label s Dawn imprint, Trifle never achieved a level of success that matched their skills... AllMusic

FIRST MEETING

Produced by John Schoeder

1971 LP DAWN RECORDS STEREO DNLS 3017

MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING

TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: DAWN - ORANGE LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: DNLS 3017

Catalog on labels: DNLS.3017 DNLS.3017-A / DNLS.3017 DNLS.3017-B

Matrix / Runout Side A, Stamped : DNLS 3017A-1 T

Matrix / Runout Side A, Stamped : DNLS 3017B-1 T

On labels: rim text reads All rights......prohibited

1971

Produced by John Schroeder

Engineered by Geoff Calver

A John Schroeder Production

On Inside Panels: Photo

On Back Cover: Notes, Tracklist Credits

tracklisting

Side 1: ALIBI ANNIE - HOME AGAIN - ONE WAY GLASS

BUT I MIGHT DIE TONIGHT - IS IT LOUD?

Side 2: OLD FASHIONED PRAYER MEETING - NEW RELIGION

DEVIL COMIN - CANDLE LIGHT

RECORD VG but please, read above description

SLEEVE VG but please, see pictures and read above description