The Civil Surface

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The Civil Surface
Studio album by Egg
Released	1974
Recorded	August 1974 (Saturn Studios, Worthing)
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	40:36
Label	Caroline Records
Producer	Egg
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link DPRP link
Egg chronology
The Polite Force (1971) The Civil Surface (1974) Seven Is A Jolly Good Time (1985)

The Civil Surface is Egg’s third and final album. It was released in 1974. The band had broken up in 1972, not before performing some new material during their last concerts. The new songs were very well received by the audience, so the trio decided to re-unite to record these songs.

The album features guest musicians such as Steve Hillage and Lindsay Cooper.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Guests 2.2 Wind Quartets performed by: 3 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Germ Patrol" – 8:31
2. "Wind Quartet I" – 2:20
3. "Enneagram" – 9:07
4. "Prelude" – 4:17
5. "Wring Out The Ground (Loosely Now)" – 8:11
6. "Nearch" – 3:22
7. "Wind Quartet II" – 4:48

[edit] Personnel

• Dave Stewart - organ, piano, bass (6)
• Mont Campbell - bass, vocals, French horn, piano
• Clive Brooks – drums

[edit] Guests

• Steve Hillage – guitar (5)
• Lindsay Cooper – basson, oboe (1,6)
• Tim Hodgkinson – clarinet (1,6)
• Amanda Parsons – vocals (4)
• Ann Rosenthal – vocals (4)
• Barbara Gaskin – vocals (4)

[edit] Wind Quartets performed by:

• Mont Campbell – French horn
• Maurice Cambridge – clarinet
• Stephen Solloway – flute
• Chris Palmer – bassoon

[edit] External links

• Lyrics to The Civil Surface