The Civil Surface

Infobox Album | | | Name = The Civil Surface


Type = Album
Artist = Egg
Released = 1974
Recorded = August 1974 (Saturn Studios, Worthing)
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 40:36
Label = Caroline Records
Producer = Egg
Reviews =
* Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jgjieau04xf7 link]
* DPRP rating|8.5|10 [http://www.dprp.net/reviews/200763.php#egg link]
Last album = "The Polite Force"
(1971)
This album = "The Civil Surface"
(1974)
Next album = "Seven Is A Jolly Good Time"
(1985)

"The Civil Surface" is Egg’s third and final album. It was released in 1974. The band had broken up in 1972, not before performing some new material during their last concerts. The new songs were very well received by the audience, so the trio decided to re-unite to record these songs.

The album features guest musicians such as Steve Hillage and Lindsay Cooper.

Track listing

# "Germ Patrol" – 8:31
# "Wind Quartet I" – 2:20
# "Enneagram" – 9:07
# "Prelude" – 4:17
# "Wring Out The Ground (Loosely Now)" – 8:11
# "Nearch" – 3:22
# "Wind Quartet II" – 4:48

Personnel

* Dave Stewart - organ, piano, bass (6)
* Mont Campbell - bass, vocals, French horn, piano
* Clive Brooks – drums

Guests

* Steve Hillage – guitar (5)
* Lindsay Cooper – basson, oboe (1,6)
* Tim Hodgkinson – clarinet (1,6)
* Amanda Parsons – vocals (4)
* Ann Rosenthal – vocals (4)
* Barbara Gaskin – vocals (4)

Wind Quartets performed by:

* Mont Campbell – French horn
* Maurice Cambridge – clarinet
* Stephen Solloway – flute
* Chris Palmer – bassoon

External links

* [http://calyx.club.fr/lyrics/egg/03.html Lyrics to "The Civil Surface"]