Extrapolation (album)

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Extrapolation
Extrapolation cover
Studio album by John McLaughlin
Released 1969
Recorded Advision Studios in London on January 18, 1969
Genre Jazz, Fusion
Length 39:57
Label Marmalade Records
Polydor Records
Producer Giorgio Gomelsky
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 4.5/5 stars Review

John McLaughlin chronology
Extrapolation
(1969)
Where Fortune Smiles
(1970)

Extrapolation is John McLaughlin's debut solo album. It was recorded at Advision Studios in London on January 18, 1969 and released later that year by Giorgio Gomelsky's Marmalade Records and distributed by Polydor Records.

The album was not released in the US until 1972, following McLaughlin's success with the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All tracks were composed by McLaughlin.

  1. "Extrapolation" – 2:57
  2. "It's Funny" – 4:25
  3. "Arjen's Bag" – 4:25
  4. "Pete the Poet" – 5:00
  5. "This Is for Us to Share" – 3:30
  6. "Spectrum" – 2:45
  7. "Binky's Beam" – 7:05 (This track is often incorrectly listed as "Binky's Dream")
  8. "Really You Know" – 4:25
  9. "Two for Two" – 3:35
  10. "Peace Piece" – 1:50

[edit] Personnel

  • John McLaughlin – guitar
  • Brian Odgers (incorrectly named "Odges" on the album notes) - bass
  • Tony Oxley – drums
  • John Surman – baritone and soprano saxophones

[edit] Billboard album charts

Chart Peak Year
Pop Albums 152 1972

[edit] External links