Livestock (Brand X album)

Livestock
Live album by Brand X
Released	18 November 1977
Recorded	September 1976 at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London and Hammersmith Odeon 23 April and 5 August 1977 at the Marquee Club, London and Hammersmith Odeon
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	41:11
Label	Charisma (UK, LP) Passport (US, LP) Caroline Blue Plate (CD)
Producer	Brand X
Brand X chronology
Moroccan Roll (1977) Livestock (1977) Masques (1978)

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Livestock is a live album by British jazz fusion group Brand X released in 1977. The album has five tracks. The opening and closing tracks feature drummer Kenwood Dennard, while the three tracks in between were recorded with his predecessor Phil Collins. The recordings on the album come from Brand X's 1977 European and North American tour.

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Recording venue and date	Length
1.	"Nightmare Patrol" (Goodsall, Dennard)	Hammersmith Odeon, 5 August 1977	7:40
2.	"-Ish" (Goodsall, Lumley, Jones, Pert, Collins)	Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, September 1976	8:11
3.	"Euthanasia Waltz" (Goodsall, Jones, Lumley, Collins)	Marquee Club, 23 April 1977	5:12

Side 2

No.	Title	Recording venue and date	Length
4.	"Isis Mourning (Part 1 & 2)" (Goodsall, Jones, Lumley, Pert, Collins)	Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, September 1976	9:58
5.	"Malaga Virgen" (Jones)	Hammersmith Odeon, 5 August 1977	8:45

Personnel

• Robin Lumley – keyboards
• John Goodsall – electric guitars
• Percy Jones – bass guitar
• Kenwood Dennard – drums (1, 5)
• Phil Collins – drums (2-4)
• Morris Pert – percussion

Production

Mixed at Trident Studios, London, August 1977.

• Engineer – Jerry Smith
• Assistant engineers – John Brand, Neil Ross and Steve Short
• Sleeve design and photos by Hipgnosis
• Equipment – Steve Hall and Pete Donovan

X-CERPTS: 3 From Livestock + 1

A 12" record, titled X-CERPTS: 3 From Livestock + 1, was released including edited versions of three tracks from Livestock and a previously unreleased studio track.

Side I: "Nightmare Patrol" - 3:17; "Genocide of the Straights" - 2:50 (previously unreleased)

Side II: "Euthanasia Waltz" - 3:25; "Malaga Virgen" - 3:20

Notes

• "Nightmare Patrol", "Ish", and "Isis Mourning" are all unique tracks not found on any other Brand X album. "Malaga Virgen" and "Euthanasia Waltz" are found on the previous two studio albums.

External links

• "Brand X (3) - Livestock at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 9 January 2010.