Octopuss

Octopuss
Studio album by Cozy Powell
Released	1983
Recorded	September - October 1982 Britannia Row Studios
Genre	Hard rock, instrumental rock, jazz fusion
Length	32:15
Label	Polydor
Producer	Bruce Payne & John Makepeace
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Cozy Powell chronology
Tilt (1981) Octopuss (1983) The Drums are Back (1992)

Octopuss is the third solo album by English drummer Cozy Powell, released in 1983.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Up on the Downs" (Mel Galley, Cozy Powell) – 3:55
2. "633 Squadron" (Ron Goodwin) – 4:13
3. "Octopuss" (Powell, Colin Hodgkinson) – 5:35
4. "The Big Country" (Jerome Moross, Morty Neff, Jack Lewis) - 2:56

Side two

1. "Formula One" (Galley, Powell) – 3:21
2. "Princetown" (Galley, Powell) – 4:37
3. "Dartmoore" (Gary Moore) – 5:41
4. "The Rattler" (David Coverdale, Powell) – 2:57

Personnel

• Cozy Powell - drums, percussion
• Colin Hodgkinson - bass
• Mel Galley - guitars on "Up on the Downs", "633 Squadron", "Octopuss" and "The Big Country"
• Gary Moore - guitars on "Formula One", "Princetown", "Dartmoore" and "The Rattler"
• Jon Lord - keyboards

With:

• Bruce Payne & John Makepeace - production
• Mike Johnson & Nick Griffiths - engineering, mixing