Mk II (album)

Mk II
Mk II
Studio album by Steamhammer
Released	February 1970
Recorded	1969
Genre	Progressive; jazz fusion; blues;
Label	CBS
Producer	Fritz Fryer & John Hawkins
Steamhammer chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Mk II was the second album of the British rock band Steamhammer.^[3]

Background

For this LP, drummer Michael Ruston was replaced by Mick Bradley ^[4] (who stayed with the band through to their final LP in 1972, Speech). Guitarist Martin Quittenton had also departed, to focus on songwriting (primarily with Rod Stewart) ^[5] and sax and flute player Steve Jolliffe was added to the lineup (he later joined Tangerine Dream).

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Supposed to Be Free"	Kieran White	5:59
2.	"Johnny Carl Morton"	Steve Jolliffe	4:38
3.	"Sunset Chase"	Martin Pugh	3:02
4.	"Contemporary Chick Con Song"	Steamhammer	3:49
5.	"Turn Around"	Jolliffe	3:36
6.	"6/8 for Amiran"	White, Jolliffe	3:04

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Passing Through"	White	5:17
8.	"Down Along the Grove"	White	0:47
9.	"Another Travelling Tune"	White, Pugh	16:23
10.	"Fran and Dee Take a Ride"	White	2:58

Bonus tracks on CD releases
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Junior's Wailing"	White, Pugh	3:30
12.	"Windmill"	White, Martin Quittenton	4:28
13.	"Autumn Song"	White, Jolliffe	4:09
14.	"Blues for Passing People"	Steamhammer	6:26

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Personnel

Band members

Kieran White - vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, jew's harp
Steve Jolliffe - soprano and alto flutes, alto and tenor saxophones, harpsichord, vocals
Martin Pugh - electric and acoustic guitar
Steve Davy - bass
Mick Bradley - drums, percussion, conga^[6]

Additional personnel

Fritz Fryer - Producer
John Hawkins - Producer
Paul Tregurtha - Engineer
Mike Bobak - Engineer^[6]

Product details

Audio CD (July 18, 2006)
Original release date: 1969
Number of discs: 1
Format: Import
Label: Repertoire
ASIN: B000025R1K

References

^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 21 February 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b Planer, Lindsay. "Steamhammer [Bellaphon] Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 December 2021. Their subsequent effort, MK II, would venture farther out into a progressive and jazz-fusion style akin to that of Egg or Gong than to the electric blues-based heavy metal found on this platter.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "MK II - Steamhammer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Steamhammer – MK II (1969, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 1969. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Julian Cope presents Head Heritage | Unsung | Reviews | Steamhammer - Speech". Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "MK II - Steamhammer | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

External links

Prog Archives information
Steamhammer official website by Martin Pugh

[1] "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 21 February 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[Planer-2] Planer, Lindsay. "Steamhammer [Bellaphon] Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 December 2021. Their subsequent effort, MK II, would venture farther out into a progressive and jazz-fusion style akin to that of Egg or Gong than to the electric blues-based heavy metal found on this platter.

[AMG-3] "MK II - Steamhammer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[4] "Steamhammer – MK II (1969, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 1969. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[5] "Julian Cope presents Head Heritage | Unsung | Reviews | Steamhammer - Speech". Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[auto-6] "MK II - Steamhammer | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

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