Frontline (album) explained
| Frontline |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Redgum |
| Cover: | Frontlinecover.jpg |
| Released: | June 1984 |
| Studio: | Richmond Recorders, Melbourne |
| Genre: | Folk, Rock |
| Length: | 44:57 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Producer: | Trevor Lucas |
| Prev Title: | Caught in the Act |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Anything's Legal, Anything Goes |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
Frontline is the fourth studio album by the Australian folk-rock group Redgum.[1] It was the last album that John Schumann performed on before he left the group at the end of 1985.[2]
Personnel
The Band
- Michael Atkinson – vocals, guitar
- Hugh McDonald – acoustic and electric guitars, violin, vocals
- John Schumann – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Verity Truman – saxophone, flute, vocals
- Stephen Cooney - bass, didgeridoo, guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals
- Brian Czempinski - drums
- Michael Spicer - piano, keyboards
Guests
- Mick O'Connor - Hammond organ
- Michael Harris - violin
- Dobe Newton - lagerphone
- Wilbur Wilde - saxophone
- Bill Harrower - saxophone, alto flute
- Trevor Lucas - guitar
- Greg Sheehan - percussion
- Tim Fetters - trumpet
Technical
- Trevor Lucas - producer
- Tony Buettel - engineer
- Richmond Recorders - recording studio
- Music Farm Studios - mixing studio
Design
- A&L Barnum Graphic Design, CBS Art Studio - artwork
- Ron Bell, The Age - front cover photography
- The Age, Peter Dombrovskis, Greg Noakes - back cover photography
- Stuart Fox - insert photography
Notes and References
- Redgum discography Album information
- That Striped Sunlight Sound blog Frontline review
- Book: David Kent . Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. 1993. 248. Australian Chart Book . St Ives, New South Wales . 0-646-11917-6.
