Peter Green -

Peter Green (born Oct. 29, 1946) is an English blues-rock guitarist from Bethnal Green who served as Eric Clapton’s successor in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, recording one album with the band in 1967 before departing with bassist John McVie to co-found Fleetwood Mac that same year. The band recorded four proper albums and several standalone singles over the ensuing three-year period before Green’s departure in 1970. That same year, he issued his debut solo album on Reprise. After a pair of 1971/72 singles, he resigned from the music scene for a number of years, reemerging at decade’s end with In the Skies on PVK Records. Between 1980 and 1983, he released four albums on Creole Records, followed by a seventh with backing combo Katmandu in 1985.

The End of the Game

Peter Green released his debut solo album, The End of the Game, in December 1970 on Reprise.

1. “Bottoms Up” (9:05)
2. “Timeless Time” (2:37)
3. “Descending Scale” (8:17)

4. “Burnt Foot” (5:16)
5. “Hidden Depth” (4:54)
6. “The End of the Game” (5:08)

Recorded May–June 1970
Produced by Peter Green
Recording engineer – Martin Birch

Peter Green – guitar
Zoot Money – piano
Nick Buck – keyboards
Alex Dmochowski – bass guitar
Godfrey McLean – drums, percussion

Cover design by Afracadabra
Photographs – Keystone

“Heavy Heart” / “No Way Out” (1971)

“Beasts of Burden” / “Uganda Woman” (1972 • Nigel Watson & Peter Green)

In the Skies

Peter Green released his second solo album, In the Skies, in May 1979 on PVK/EMI.

1. “In the Skies” (Peter Green, Jane Green) – 3:52
2. “Slabo Day” (P. Green, Snowy White, Reg Isidore, Lennox Langton, Peter Bardens, Kuma Harada) – 5:12
3. “A Fool No More” (P. Green) – 7:46
4. “Tribal Dance” (P. Green, White, Isidore, Langton) – 4:29
5. “Seven Stars” (P. Green, J. Green) – 3:10
6. “Funky Chunk” (P. Green, White, Isidore, Langton, Bardens, Harada) – 4:16
7. “Just for You” (P. Green, J. Green, White, Isidore) – 4:39
8. “Proud Pinto” (P. Green) – 3:42
9. “Apostle” (P. Green) – 3:12

Recorded Autumn 1977 at Lansdowne, Morgan, Vineyard, Ramport and Advision Studios, England

Peter Green – vocals, lead guitar (1, 3-9), rhythm guitar (1, 2, 5, 8)
Snowy White – rhythm guitar (3-4, 6-7, 9), lead guitar (1, 2)
Peter Bardens – keyboards, Hammond organ, electric piano, (1-2)
Kuma Harada – bass guitar, (1-8)
Reg Isidore – drums, (1-7)
Lennox Langton – percussion, congas, bongos, timbales, (1, 4, 7-8)
Godfrey Maclean – drums, (8)

Technical
Peter Vernon-Kell – producer
Neil Hornby – Mixing at Ramport
Dave Crawford – mastering
Susan Marsh – design
Josiah Spaulding, Jr., Peter Cormack – cover concept

“In the Skies”
Released: 20 July 1979 (Europe only)

Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 14

Little Dreamer

Peter Green released his third solo album, Little Dreamer, in April 1980 on PVK Records.

All tracks written by Mike Green unless
1. “Loser Two Times” (4:34)
2. “Momma Don’tcha Cry” (3:26)
3. “Born Under a Bad Sign” (Booker T. Jones, William Bell) (3:01)
4. “I Could Not Ask for More” (5:02)
5. “Baby When the Sun Goes Down” (5:39)
6. “Walkin’ the Road” (3:52)
7. “One Woman Love” (5:34)
8. “Cryin’ Won’t Bring You Back” (5:09)
9. “Little Dreamer” (Peter Green, M. Green) (7:01)

Recorded Late autumn 1979
Studio Rock City Studios, Surrey, UK

Peter Green – lead guitar, vocals, harmonica
Ronnie Johnson – rhythm guitar
Roy Shipston – organ
Paul Westwood – bass guitar (except 5, 7)
John ‘Rhino’ Edwards – bass guitar (track 5)
Kuma Harada – bass guitar (7)
Dave Mattacks – drums
Morris Pert – percussion (1, 2, 6-9)
Peter Vernon-Kell – piano (4)
Pam Douglas – backing vocals (1, 5)
Carol Ingram – backing vocals (1, 5)

Production
Peter Vernon-Kell – producer
Mike Cooper – engineer, mixing
Bob Searles, Bernard Chandler – design

“Loser Two Times”
Released: June 1980 (Europe only)

Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 18

Whatcha Gonna Do?

Peter Green released his fourth solo album, Whatcha Gonna Do?, in March 1981 on PVK Records.

All tracks written by Mike Green.

1. “Gotta See Her Tonight” (5:46)
2. “Promised Land” (3:29)
3. “Bullet in the Sky” (3:19)
4. “Give Me Back My Freedom” (5:37)
5. “Last Train to San Antone” (5:29)
6. “To Break Your Heart” (3:52)
7. “Bizzy Lizzy” (3:25)
8. “Lost My Love” (5:21)
9. “Like a Hot Tomato” (3:04)
10. “Head Against the Wall” (3:44)

Recorded Autumn 1980
Studio Rock City Studios, Surrey, UK
Matrix Studios, London

Peter Green – lead guitar, vocals
Ronnie Johnson – rhythm guitar
Roy Shipston – keyboards
Paul Westwood – bass guitar
Mo Foster – bass guitar
Dave Mattacks – drums
Lennox Langton – percussion
Jeff Daly – saxophone

Technical
Peter Vernon-Kell – producer
Peter Vernon-Kell & Roy Shipston – arrangements
Mike Cooper – engineer, mixing

“Give Me Back Me Freedom”
Released: 3 April 1981 (Europe only)
“Promised Land”
Released: 31 July 1981 (Europe only)

White Sky

Peter Green released his debut fifth album, White Sky, in June 1982 on Creole.

1. “Time for Me to Go” (3:54)
2. “Shining Star” (3:10)
3. “The Clown” (6:05)
4. “White Sky (Love That Evil Woman)” (8:50)
5. “It’s Gonna Be Me” (3:36)
6. “Born on the Wild Side” (3:02)
7. “Fallin’ Apart” (3:54)
8. “Indian Lover” (3:36)
9. “Just Another Guy” (6:06)

Recorded May 1981
Studio Ridge Farm Studios, Rusper, UK

Peter Green – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals
Mike Green – vocals (4)
Ronnie Johnson – rhythm guitar, lead guitar (end of 3)
Larry Steele – bass guitar
Webster Johnson – keyboards
Reg Isidore – drums
Jeff Whittaker – percussion

Technical
Peter Green & Jeff Robinson – producers
Simon Heyworth – engineer, mixing
Peter Cormack – executive producer
Wally Marsh – sleeve illustration

“The Clown”
Released: 11 June 1982

Kolors

Peter Green released his debut sixth album, Kolors, in 1983 on Creole.

Mike Green, except where noted.
1. “What Am I Doing Here?” (3:30)
2. “Bad Bad Feeling” (3:38)
3. “Big Boy Now” (5:55)
4. “Black Woman” (3:59)
5. “Bandit” (Peter Greenbaum, M. Green) (3:05
6. “Same Old Blues” (Traditional) (3:45)
7. “Liquor and You” (3:49)
8. “Gotta Do It with Me” (4:02)
9. “Funky Jam” (P. Greenbaum) (8:14)

Tracks 1, 4 & 5 are outtakes from Little Dreamer
Track 5 can be found in its original form on the album Legend
Tracks 2, 6–8 are outtakes from Whatcha Gonna Do?
Tracks 3 & 9 are outtakes from White Sky

Producer Ron Lee

Katmandu — A Case for the Blues

Katmandu released their singular album, A Case for the Blues, in 1985 on Night Life.

1. “Dust My Broom” Elmore James (4:21)
2. “One More Night Without You” Ray Dorset (5:28)
3. “Crane’s Train Boogie” Vincent Crane (3:18)
4. “Boogie All the Way” Dorset (4:29)
5. “Zulu Gone West” Jeff Whittaker (3:12)
6. “Blowing All My Troubles Away” Dorset (5:22)
7. “Strangers Blues” Peter Green (4:54)
8. “Sweet Sixteen” Crane (3:32)
9. “Who’s That Knocking” Crane, Dorset, Green, Whittaker (4:20)
10. “The Case” Whittaker (3:39)

Recorded December 1983–January 1984
Producer Katmandu, Ray Dorset, Ken Marshall

Peter Green – vocals, guitar, harmonica, drums
Ray Dorset – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica
Vincent Crane – keyboards
Len Surtees – bass guitar
Greg Terry-Short – drums
Jeff Whittaker – vocals, percussion, drums

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