Spyglass Guest

Spyglass Guest is the third studio album by British progressive rock band Greenslade, released in 1974. It is their most commercially successful album to date, having reached number 34 in the UK Albums Chart. It was the final recording bassist Tony Reeves made with the group, leaving Greenslade shortly after the LP was completed.

Track listing

 * 1) "Spirit of the Dance" (music: Dave Greenslade) – 5:08
 * 2) "Little Red Fry Up" (music and lyrics: Dave Lawson) – 5:11
 * 3) "Rainbow" (music and lyrics: Dave Lawson) – 4:20
 * 4) "Siam Seasaw" (music: Tony Reeves) – 4:43
 * 5) "Joie De Vivre" (music: Dave Greenslade, lyrics: Martin Hall) – 8:25
 * 6) "Red Light" (music and lyrics: Dave Lawson) – 2:27
 * 7) "Melancholic Race" (music: Dave Greenslade) – 4:15
 * 8) "Theme for an Imaginary Western" (music: Jack Bruce, lyrics: Pete Brown) – 3:52

Personnel

 * Greenslade
 * Dave Lawson — keyboards (except on "Spirit of the Dance"), vocals
 * Dave Greenslade — keyboards (except on "Little Red Fry Up", "Rainbow", and "Red Light")
 * Tony Reeves — bass guitar
 * Andrew McCulloch — drums, percussion


 * Additional personnel
 * Clem Clempson — electric guitar on "Little Red Fry Up" and "Siam Seesaw"
 * Andy Robert — acoustic guitar on "Siam Seesaw"
 * Graham Smith — violin on "Joie de Vivre"
 * Jeremy Ensor — recorded rain on "Rainbow", co-producer
 * Greg Jackman — recorded church noises on "Joie de Vivre", engineer
 * Lindsay Kidd — assistant engineer