Released in 1972, 'Nigel Lived' is Murray Head's first solo LP. It's a concept album, using pages of a diary as the basis of the songs. The album artwork even included pages of the fictitious diary, along with the lyrics. The story is the journey of an actor who leaves his small hometown and comes to the big city to find fame and fortune, and the two different sides of the album describe first his success and then failure as his life falls apart.
The line up consists of some outstanding musicians including Cozy Powell (Rainbow;Emmerson Lake & Powell), Michael Giles (King Crimson) Peter Giles (King Crimson) and Jimmy Hastings (Caravan).
Murray Head: This was my first solo record. I was obsessed with recording natural sounds and wanted to do a film in sound. As the idea developed I found it veering naturally toward an autobiography. I also felt the need to separate the subjective from the objective. I decided on the concept of a songwriter who finds a diary and writes songs around various lines and phrases he chooses from it - so dealing with the inside and the outside of my head at the same time.
Track list:
1. Pacing On The Station
2. Big City
3. Bed & Breakfast
4. The Party
5. Ruthie
6. City Scurry
7. When You Wake Up In The Morning
8. Why Do We Have To Hurt Our Heads
9. Pity The Poor Consumer
10. Dole Listen
11. Nigel, Nigel
12. Miss. Illusion
13. Religion
14. Junk
Line up:
Cozy Powell - Drums
Michael Giles - Drums
Peter Giles - Bass
Jimmy Hastings - Saxophone
Murray Head - Vocals, Guitars
Phil Chen - Bass
Peter Manning Robinson - Piano
Mark Warner - Guitar
Fiachra Trench - Keyboards
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