The Human Bed

The Human Bed
Compilation album by Back Door
Released	3 June 2002 (2002-06-03)
Recorded	1 March 1973 (1973-03-01) – 12 May 1974 (1974-05-12)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	46:00
Label	Hux
Producer	Jeff Griffin, Pete Ritzema, Tony Wilson
Back Door chronology
Activate (1976) The Human Bed (2002) Askin' the Way (2003)

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The Human Bed is a live album by Back Door, released on 3 June 2002 by Hux Records and compiled from three sessions for BBC Radio 1. It takes its name from the composition "The Human Bed", first released on 1972's Back Door. The album, made between 1 March 1973 and 12 May 1974 at the BBC, includes four previously unreleased tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ron Aspery and Colin Hodgkinson, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Vienna Breakdown"		3:20
2.	"Blue Country Blues"		2:30
3.	"Captain Crack Up"		2:46
4.	"When You've Got a Good Friend"	Robert Johnson	3:19
5.	"Adolphus Beal"		3:43
6.	"Human Bed"		2:29
7.	"Fanny Wiggins"		3:01
8.	"Walkin' Blues"	Son House	3:45
9.	"Louisiana Blues"	Muddy Waters	3:15
10.	"Slivadiv"		3:32
11.	"The Spoiler"		5:31
12.	"T.B. Blues"	Jimmie Rodgers	3:27
13.	"Blakey Jones"		4:00
14.	"The Dashing White Sergeant"	Henry Rowley Bishop, John Burgoyne	1:22

Personnel

Adapted from The Human Bed liner notes.

Back Door

• Ron Aspery – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, electric piano (7, 8, 11), arrangement (14)
• Tony Hicks – drums
• Colin Hodgkinson – bass guitar, vocals, twelve-string guitar (12), arrangement (14)
• Dave MacRae – Electric piano (on tracks 10–14)

Production and additional personnel

• Bill Aitken – engineering
• Jeff Griffin – production (6–9)
• Russell Pay – mastering
• Michael Putland – photography
• Pete Ritzema – production (1–5)
• Tony Wilson – production (10–14)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	2002	Hux	CD	HUX 031

External links

• The Human Bed at Discogs (list of releases)