National Health (album)

For the Maxïmo Park album, see The National Health (album).

National Health is the first album recorded by the progressive rock and jazz fusion group National Health, one of the last representatives of the artistically prolific Canterbury scene. Although it was created during the rise of punk, the album is characterized by lengthy, elaborate and mostly instrumental compositions that combine prog and jazz elements.

Track listing

Personnel
Phil Miller – electric guitar
Dave Stewart – acoustic piano, electric piano, organ (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5), Clavinet (track 3)
Pip Pyle – drums, glockenspiel (tracks 2, 5), pixiphone (track 5), gong (track 1), cowbell (track 1), tambourine (track 1), finger cymbals (track 2), shakers (track 2), bells (track 2)
Neil Murray – fretless bass guitar
with
Alan Gowen – acoustic piano (tracks 2, 5), electric piano, moog synthesizer
Jimmy Hastings – flute (tracks 1–3, 5), clarinet (tracks 3, 4), bass clarinet (track 1)
John Mitchell – percussion (track 1), güiro (track 2), temple block (track 2), conga (track 3)
Amanda Parsons – vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5)

References

External links
National Health at Progarchives
Biography at Calyx Club
Discography
Gnosis website

Category:National Health albums
Category:1977 debut albums