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The Battle of North West Six

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The Battle of North West Six
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1969[1]
RecordedApril and July 1969
StudioDecca, London
GenreBlues rock
Length41:36
LabelDeram
ProducerNeil Slaven
Keef Hartley Band chronology
Halfbreed
(1969)
The Battle of North West Six
(1969)
The Time is Near
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Rolling Stone(positive) [3]

The Battle of North West Six is the second album by the Keef Hartley Band. At the time, Hartley's six-piece group was appearing augmented with a brass section as The Keef Hartley Big Band, and a number of songs on the album feature this extended line-up.

Track listing

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1969 LP

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Deram SML 1054 (UK), DES 18035 (US)

  1. "The Dansette Kid / "Hartley Jam for Bread" (Fiona Hewitson, Spit James, Keef Hartley, Gary Thain) – 3:59
  2. "Don't Give Up" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 4:07
  3. "Me and My Woman" (Gene Barge) – 4:24
  4. "Hickory" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 2:45
  5. "Don't Be Afraid" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Peter Dines, Thain) – 4:25
  6. "Not Foolish, Not Wise" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:56
  7. "Waiting Around" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 2:29
  8. "Tadpole" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 7:00
  9. "Poor Mabel (You're Just Like Me)" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:08
  10. "Believe In You" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 5:23

Fiona Hewitson is Miller Anderson writing under his wife's name for contractual reasons.

1995 CD reissue

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One Way Records OW 30333
Same track listing as the 1969 LP

Personnel

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Keef Hartley Band

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Additional musicians

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Technical

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References

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  1. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 8 December 1969. p. 25. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ The Battle of North West Six at AllMusic
  3. ^ Morthland, John (7 March 1970). "Records". Rolling Stone (53). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 46.