Pamela Polland

Pamela Polland - Pamela Polland/Have You Heard The One About The Gas Station Attendant?
BGO Records BGOCD1369 (2019) - US 2-CD Anthology reissue with previously unreleased material and bonus tracks

disc 1: Pamela Polland

1 - In My Imagination
2 - Out Of My Hands (Still In My Heart)
3 - Sing-A-Song Man
4 - When I Got Home
5 - Please Mr. D.J.
6 - Abalone Dream
7 - The Rescuer
8 - Sugar Dad
9 - The Teddy Bearʼs Picnic
10 - The Dream (For Karuna)
11 - Texas
12 - Lighthouse

disc 2: Have You Heard The One About The Gas Station Attendant? - previously unreleased

B1 - The Refuge*
B2 - Wild Roses
B3 - You Stand By Me
B4 - To Earl
B5 - Music Music*
B6 - Thank You, Operator*
B7 - Willsdon Manor*
B8 - Untitled (Dusty Rose)
B9 - The Ship*
B10 - Prelude
B11 - The Clearing
B12 - Didnʼt Get Enough Of Your Love - bonus track
B13 - Take In The Light - bonus track

Notes: 1) This entry is about singer-songwriter Pamela Polland’s second solo album, a work that was completed for the Columbia label in 1973 and that remained unreleased up until 2019. You may find more detailed info and notes about this story at www.pamelapolland.com and on our previous post about this album, which was completed when the album tracks were only audible on Ms Pollandʼs website. 2) CD album got released in 2019 by BGO Records as a 2-disc anthology. Disc 1 is a re-release of Pollandʼs first album “Pamela Polland” originally issued on Columbia KC 31116 (US, 1972). Disc 2 is the original unreleased second album with the addition of two bonus tracks. Both albums have been digitally remastered. 3) Following credits are only pertaining to disc 2. For a complete list of credits for the anthology reissue in its entirety please refer to original booklet/packaging. 4) Anthology reissue comes with a foreword and a bio article by journalist Charles Donovan and a note of acknowledgments by Pamela Polland. Please refer to original booklet for these. 5) Many thanks to Ms. Polland for the original info (see previous post).

Pamela Polland - Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Dulcimer, Backup Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (B1, B5, B6, B7, B9)*
Herbie Flowers - Bass (also as Herbie “Torpedo” Flowers)
Larry Steele - Bass
Russ Kunkel - Drums (B1, B5, B6, B7, B9)
Barry De Souza - Drums
Terry Cox - Drums
Geoff Levin - Guitars, Acoustic Guitar
Ray Fenwick - Electric Guitar, Guitars
Ronnie Caryl - Acoustic Guitar
Taj Mahal - National Guitar
Kendell Kardt - Piano
David Hentschel - Arp, Organ
David Campbell - Violin, Viola
Gus Dudgeon (also as Gus “Terrifying In His Beauty” Dudgeon) - Maracas (B1), Spoons (B1), Assorted Percussion (B2), Tambourine (B7), Snare (B7), Drums (B11), Bass Backup Vocal
Ray Cooper - Assorted Percussion, Vibes, Water Gong, Tambourine
Bruce Johnston - Backup Vocals
Marc McClure - Backup Vocals
Joan Armatrading - Backup Vocal

Produced by Gus Dudgeon of Tuesday Productions for Sweet Dreams

Del Newman - Orchestration (B3, B8, B9, B12)
Chris Hughes - Horn Arrangement (B13)

Ken Scott - Engineer (B2, B3, B8, B11, B12, B13)
Richard Sanford Orshoff - Engineer (B1, B4, B5, B6, B7, B9, B10)
David Hentschel - Remix Engineer (B2, B3, B8, B11, B12, B13)
Dennis Mackay - Assistant Remix Engineer

Recording Studios:
Trident Studios, London - (B2, B3, B8, B11, B12, B13)
Crystal Sound Studios, Los Angeles - (B1, B4, B5, B6, B7, B9, B10)

Remastering Studio (2019):
Sound Performance, London

Andrew Thompson - Remastering Engineer

David Townley Wills - Illustrations
Frank Bez - Front Cover Photo
Michael Ross - Other Photos
Scott Runyon - Other Photos
Ron Coro - Original Cover Design
Mimeo Limited - Reprographics

“Please note: every attempt has been made to contact the copyright owners of any photographs that appear in this release to confirm permission for their use”.

Songwriter:
Pamela Polland



“Have You Heard The One About The Gas Station Attendant?” - US CD - front cover photo

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source/pics: my records
US LP catalog #: the web

Pamela Polland

Latest update of post: December 2019.



Pamela Polland (Photo by Janet Becker)

December 2019: following credits are outdated. For an updated version please go to the new, updated post.

Pamela Polland - Unreleased 2nd Solo Album (aka: The One About The Gas Station Attendant)
Columbia (1973) - US LP

1 - The Refuge*
2 - Willsdon Manor
3 - You Stand By Me
4 - Wild Roses
5 - For Earl
6 - Thank You Operator*
7 - The Ship
8 - Untitled (Dusty Rose)
9 - Interlude
10 - The Clearing

Notes: 1) This entry is about singer-songwriter Pamela Polland’s second solo album, a work that was completed for the Columbia label in 1973 and that remained unreleased. When Columbia Records President Clive Davis got fired from CBS’s music division later that same year, the already completed project got pulled from its scheduled distribution. Davis had personally helped shape this artist’s career and supervised the genesis of that record itself, helmed by Elton John’s producer of that period, Gus Dudgeon, and tentatively titled “The One About The Gas Station Attendant” after the lyrics of one of the numbers in its tracklist (“For Earl”). While the bulk of the sessions had been done in London, three songs were recorded in Los Angeles, two of which with Lee and Russ Kunkel as the rhythm section. After 40 years of shelving, the original and as yet unmastered tapes have now resurfaced from Columbia’s vaults, enabling Ms. Polland to finally make these songs available for listening on her own website. You may enjoy the complete album here: www.pamelapolland.com. Just select “Unreleased 2nd Solo Album” from the navigation bar at the top of page and click on each song title to activate the player. My thanks go to Ms. Polland for graciously allowing me to link back to this content. You may find more detailed info and notes about this story at the above address. 2) Please note that the following personnel list and tech credits are incomplete. Cheers!

Pamela Polland - Vocals, Piano, Background Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (1, 6)*
Russ Kunkel - Drums (1, 6)
Davey Johnstone - Guitar (1)
Taj Mahal - National Slide Guitar (6)
Kendell Kardt - Piano (6)
Ray Cooper - Percussion, Water Gong (10)
Joan Armatrading - Backing Vocal (4)

Produced by Gus Dudgeon

Paul Buckmaster - String Arrangements (3, 7, 8)
Tom Campbell - Live String Quartet Arrangement (5)

Recording Locations:
London - full tracks (2, 3, 4, 7, 8), overdubs (1)
Los Angeles, Fall 1972 - full track (5, 6), basic tracks (1)

Songwriter:
Pamela Polland

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source/pic: www.pamelapolland.com.