Open for Engagements
1994 studio album by The Quarrymen
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.
01Background
Former 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, even though no other former Quarrymen members participated.
02Track listing
All tracks are written by John Ozoroff and John Duff Lowe except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
03Personnel
- The Quarrymen
- John Duff Lowe, vocals, keyboards
- Rod Davis, vocals, acoustic guitar
- Additional musicians
- Richie Gould, bass
- John Ozoroff, guitar
- Charles Hart, percussion
- Production staff
- Graham Waddell, engineer
- Nick Webb, mastering
- Andy Allen, engineer
- Oliver Jones, assistant engineer
Sources and credits
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