No Introduction Necessary

No Introduction Necessary
Studio album by Jimmy Page, Nicky Hopkins, John Paul Jones, Albert Lee, Chris Hughes, Keith David De Groot, Clem Cattini, Big Jim Sullivan
Released Late 1968[1]
Recorded Late 1968
Studio Olympic Studios, London
Genre Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Length 41:39 (original edition)
44:10 (14-track edition)
1:01:33 (deluxe edition)
Label Spark
Thunderbolt (reissue)
Producer Reg Tracey
Jimmy Page chronology
Little Games
(1967)		 No Introduction Necessary
(1968)		 Led Zeppelin
(1969)
1991 CD cover
1993 CD cover
1995 CD cover

No Introduction Necessary is a "super session" studio album. Initially it was conceived as debut album by Keith De Groot, a new singer discovered by producer Reg Tracey. It featured Albert Lee and Big Jim Sullivan on guitars, John Paul Jones on bass, Nicky Hopkins on keyboards, Chris Hughes on saxophone and Clem Cattini on drums. The sessions took place at Olympic Studios in London. Nine songs had been completed when neither Lee nor Sullivan were going to be able to take part in next booked session. Tracey called Jimmy Page (who had already worked on Beck's Bolero with Jones and Hopkins) for the last round of recordings.

Eventually Tracey decided that De Groot had been sidelined by the talent of session musicians. However, they were famous enough only on the session circuit, not to the average man in the street, so the album did little and soon was deleted. A year or so later, the album may have been able to take advantage of the Led Zeppelin boom, but it wasn't re-released for years. As of today there are many reissues with different titles, some of them have alternate track order and bonus tracks:

The album consists mostly of cover versions of songs by Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and other rock & roll artists of the era as well as several original cuts composed by Keith De Groot and Nicky Hopkins.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Lovin' Up a Storm"  Jerry Lee Lewis 2:10
2. "Everything I Do Is Wrong"  Charlie Rich 2:52
3. "Think It Over"  Buddy Holly 2:31
4. "Boll Weevil Rock" (aka Boll Weevil Song)Eddie Cochran 2:06
5. "Livin' Lovin' Wreck"  Lewis 2:11
6. "One Long Kiss"  Keith De Groot, Nicky Hopkins 9:46
7. "Dixie Fried"  Carl Perkins 2:23
8. "Down the Line"  Roy Orbison 2:19
9. "Fabulous"  Steve Lawrence 2:23
10. "Breathless"  Lewis 2:39
11. "Rave On"  Holly 2:06
12. "Lonely Weekend"  Rich 2:23
13. "Burn Up"  Hopkins 5:48
14. "Everyday" (bonus track)Holly 2:32

2002 Purple Pyramid Bonus Tracks

The following tracks are from another album featuring Jimmy Page and Nicky Hopkins – Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends:

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
15. "Wailing Sounds"  Jimmy Page, Screaming Lord Sutch 2:38
16. "'Cause I Love You"  John Bonham, Daniel Edwards, Page, Sutch 2:46
17. "Flashing Lights"  Page, Sutch 3:14
18. "Thumping Beat"  Page, Sutch 3:07
19. "Union Jack Car"  Page, Sutch 3:03
20. "Baby Come Back"  Page, Sutch 2:31

2012 "Who Rocks It Better?" Track Listing

Tracks were reordered on this vinyl edition with bonus CD. Tracks 1 to 6 (side A of vinyl) feature Jimmy Page, and tracks 7 to 14 (side B of vinyl) feature Albert Lee and Big Jim Sullivan on guitar.

No. Title Length
1. "Burn Up"   5:48
2. "Everything I Do Is Wrong"   2:52
3. "Think It Over"   2:31
4. "Dixie Fried"   2:23
5. "Fabulous"   2:23
6. "Lonely Weekends"   2:23
7. "Boll Weevil Song"   2:06
8. "Rave On"   2:06
9. "One Long Kiss"   9:46
10. "Lovin' Up a Storm"   2:10
11. "Livin' Lovin' Wreck"   2:11
12. "Down the Line"   2:19
13. "Breathless"   2:39
14. "Everyday" (bonus track) 2:32

Personnel

For bonus tracks 15-20 see Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Keith De Groot biography". Allmusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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