Extrapolation (album)

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Name = Extrapolation
Type = Album
Artist = John McLaughlin


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Released = 1969
Recorded = Advision Studios in London on January 18, 1969
Genre = Jazz, Fusion
Length = 39:57
Label = Marmalade Records Polydor Records
Producer = Giorgio Gomelsky
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ip09kentjq7c~T1 Review]
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This album = "Extrapolation" (1969)
Next album = "Where Fortune Smiles" (1970)
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"Extrapolation" is John McLaughlin's debut solo album. It was recorded at Advision Studios in London on January 18, 1969 and released later that year by Giorgio Gomelsky's Marmalade Records and distributed by Polydor Records.

The album was not released in the US until 1972, following McLaughlin's success with the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Track listing

All tracks were composed by John McLaughlin

#"Extrapolation" – 2:57
#"It's Funny" – 4:25
#"Arjen's Bag" – 4:25
#"Pete the Poet" – 5:00
#"This Is for Us to Share" – 3:30
#"Spectrum" – 2:45
#"Binky's Beam" – 7:05 (This track is often incorrectly listed as "Binky's Dream")
#"Really You Know" – 4:25
#"Two for Two" – 3:35
#"Peace Piece" – 1:50

Personnel

*John McLaughlin – guitar
*Brian Odgers (incorrectly named "Odges" on the album notes) - bass
*Tony Oxley – drums
*John Surman – baritone and soprano saxophones

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External links

* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hs3gtq2zbu44~T0 All Music Guide album main page]
* [http://www.mp3.com/albums/110446/summary.html?q=Extrapolation MP3.com album main page]