Title: Vienna Breakdown: The Recordings 1971-1976 - Remastered Artist: Back Door Label: Esoteric Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 5013929491540 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2025-06-27 Number of Discs: 5 Additional Details: UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORT, BOXED SET, REMASTERED
Back Door first came together in 1971 as a trio featuring Colin Hodkinson (bass, guitar, vocals), Ron Aspery (saxes, flute, electric piano) and Tony Hicks (drums) and recorded their first album in 1972. This self-financed and independently released record came to the attention of the London music press and after enthusiastic reviews and a short residency at Ronnie Scott's club in Soho, the band secured a wider release of their album with Warner Bros. Around this time Back Door also began to record sessions for BBC Radio 1 and had a supporter in legendary DJ John Peel. Over the next few years they recorded a further three albums, '8th Street Nights', 'Another Fine Mess' (which saw keyboard player Dave McRae added to their ranks) and 'Activate' (which featured new drummer Adrian Tilbrook). The band also undertook a tour of the USA supporting Emerson, Lake & Palmer with Carl Palmer produced Back Door's final album 'Activate' in 1976
Tracks: 1.1 Vienna Breakdown 1.2 Plantagenet 1.3 Lieutenant Loose 1.4 Askin' the Way 1.5 Turning Point 1.6 Slivadiv 1.7 Jive Grind 1.8 Human Bed 1.9 Catoce Rag 1.10 Waltz for a Wollum 1.11 Folksong 1.12 Back Door 1.13 Jive Grind 1.14 Plantagenet 1.15 Folksong 1.16 Human Bed 1.17 Back Door 1.18 Sweet Home Chicago 1.19 Forget Me Daisy 1.20 Waltz for a Wollum 1.21 Idle Pig Farm 1.22 Three in a Bag 1.23 Slivadiv 1.24 Turning Point 1.25 Modern America 1.26 Bobby's Song 2.1 Linin' Track 2.2 Forget Me Daisy 2.3 His Old Boots (Sein Alter Stiefel) 2.4 Blue Country Blues 2.5 Dancin' in the Van 2.6 32-20 Blues 2.7 Roberta 2.8 It's Nice When It's Up 2.9 One Day You're Down, the Next Day You're Down 2.10 Walkin' Blues 2.11 The Bed Creacks Louder 2.12 Adolphus Beal 3.1 Vienna Breakdown 3.2 Blue Country Blues 3.3 Captain Crack Up 3.4 When You've Got a Good Friend 3.5 Adolphus Beal 3.6 Folksong 3.7 Roberta 3.8 Linin' Track 3.9 Forget Me Daisy 3.10 Country Blues No. 1 3.11 His Old Boots 3.12 Walkin' Blues 3.13 Human Bed 3.14 Fanny Wiggins 3.15 Walkin' Blues 3.16 Louisiana Blues 3.17 Slivadiv 3.18 The Spoiler 3.19 TB Blues 3.20 Blakey Jones 3.21 The Dashing White Sergeant 4.1 I'm Gonna Stay a Long, Long Time 4.2 Blakey Jones 4.3 T.B. Blues 4.4 Candles Round Your Hat 4.5 Detroit Blues 4.6 The Spoiler 4.7 Shaken By Love 4.8 Streamline Guitar 4.9 Manager's Shirt 4.10 The Dashing White Sergeant 5.1 You Got Evil 5.2 Thru the Zig Zag Gate 5.3 Train Won't Blow 5.4 Dragonfly 5.5 Eliminate 5.6 Speedwalker 5.7 Roll on 5.8 Moon Mad Woman 5.9 Cryin' Inside
