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Product (Brand X album)

Product is the fourth studio album by British jazz fusion group Brand X, originally released in 1979. It features primary member Phil Collins back once again on drums following his absence on Masques. Drummer Mike Clark and bassist John Giblin also appear on this album. Two of the album's tracks - "Soho" and "Wal To Wal" - were largely recorded at Phil Collins' Old Croft home in Shalford, Surrey.[2]

Product

14 September 1979

April 1979

Startling Studios, Ascot, UK

Jazz fusion

46:40

Charisma (UK)
Passport (USA)

Brand X, Colin Green, Neil Kernon

– guitars (1-6, 8, 9), vocals (1, 3, 8)

John Goodsall

– keyboards (1, 3-6, 9)

Robin Lumley

– keyboards (2, 8)

Peter Robinson

– bass (1, 3-7, 9)

John Giblin

– bass (2, 7, 8)

Percy Jones

– drums (1, 3-7, 9), percussion (1, 3-7, 9), vocals (1, 3, 8), drum machine (7)

Phil Collins

– drums (2, 8)

Mike Clark

– percussion (2, 8)

Morris Pert

The song "Wal to Wal" is the first recorded song on which Phil Collins used a drum machine. (The first recorded Genesis song on which he used a drum machine is "Duchess".)

Roland

Both "Don't Make Waves" and "Soho" were released as and feature Phil Collins on vocals.

singles

The non-album songs "Pool Room Blues" and "Noddy Goes to Sweden" were outtakes from the Product sessions and used as to one of the singles. "Noddy Goes to Sweden" was also used on the 1980 album release of Do They Hurt?

B-sides

Various releases of the album switch the tracks "...And So to F..." and "Not Good Enough - See Me!"