Open for Engagements

1994 studio album by The Quarrymen
Open for Engagements
Studio album by
The Quarrymen
Released1994
RecordedCoach House Studios, Bristol, 1994
Genre
  • Skiffle
  • rock and roll
Length50:08
LabelGriffin Music
ProducerThe Quarrymen
The Quarrymen chronology
Open for Engagements
(1994)
Get Back – Together
(1997)

Open for Engagements is the first studio album released by the Quarrymen after their 1994 reformation. The Quarrymen, in its original conception, was the band that evolved into the Beatles. However the only official members of the Quarrymen to appear on the album were founding members Rod Davis and John Duff Lowe.

Background

Former the Quarrymen members Rod Davis and John Duff Lowe recorded an album in 1994 with the use of studio musicians. Open for Engagements was subsequently released under the Quarrymen name.[1][2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Ozoroff and John Duff Lowe except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (Larry Williams)4:34
2."History"4:02
3."Thumbin' a Ride" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)2:56
4."Come Go with Me" (Clarence Quick)2:51
5."In the Right Place"3:32
6."Twenty Flight Rock" (Eddie Cochran, Ned Fairchild)2:40
7."John Winston"3:38
8."Shinto"4:23
9."Misty Eyes"3:47
10."Tryin' to Get to You" (Rose Marie McCoy, Charles Singleton)2:32
11."Mean Woman Blues" (Claude Demetrius)3:08
12."Tanya"3:46
13."That'll Be the Day" (Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty)2:25
14."Cycle Song"3:57
15."Life of Sleep"1:52
Total length:50:08

Personnel

Of the lineup, only Rod Davis (guitar) and John Duff Lowe (piano) played for The Quarrymen in the 1950s

  • John Duff Lowe – vocals, keyboards
  • Rod Davis – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Richie Gould – bass
  • John Ozoroff – guitar
  • Charles Hart – percussion
  • Graham Waddell – engineer
  • Nick Webb – mastering
  • Andy Allen – engineer
  • Oliver Jones – assistant engineer

References

  1. ^ "Open for Engagements – The Quarrymen | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 19 December 1995. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Bands and Artists: Q: Quarrymen, The: Discography: Open For Engagements". MusicMoz.org. 19 December 1995. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

External links

  • Open for Engagements at Discogs (list of releases)
  • Open for Engagements, MusicMoz
  • Open for Engagements, 45worlds
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  • Live At The Halfmoon Pub Putney (2005)
  • The Quarrymen Live! In Penny Lane (2020)
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