> Folk Music > Records > Martin Best: Desdemonalisa
Martin Best: Desdemonalisa
![]() |
Desdemonalisa Stopwatch Song /
She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) |
Arranged by John O'Connor;
Recorded at Sawmills Studios 18-30 July 1978;
Engineered by Jerry Boys;
Produced by Rick Kemp;
Cover photograph: Tony Russell
Musicians
Martin Best, vocals,
12-string acoustic guitar [1, 4, 8, 12],
classical guitar [3, 10-11],
lute [5];
Martin Best, Maddy Prior, Sarah Deco, Chris Gayle, Graham Lister, Alan Hodge,
John Kirkpatrick, Rick Kemp, John O'Connor, vocals [6];
Sarah Deco, John Kirkpatrick, Rick Kemp, John O'Connor, backing vocals;
Alan Hodge, electric guitar [2];
John O'Connor, electric guitar [2];
Rick Kemp, electric guitar [2];
Eric Best, classical guitar [3, 7, 10-11];
John Kirkpatrick, accordion [7, 10];
Georgia Best, recorder [8];
Peter Knight, violin [8-9];
Graham Lister, pedal steel guitar [8, 12];
Pete Wingheld, brass band arrangement [8];
The band [1-2, 4, 7-10, 12]:
Alan Eden, drums, percussion;
Dave Quinn, bass;
Alan Hodge, electric and acoustic guitars;
Pete Wingfield, piano, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet synthesisers
Tracks
Side 1 | Side 2 |
---|---|
|
|
All tracks by Martin Best except
Track 3 Stanley Myers / Cleo Laine;
Track 5 Anthony Holborne arr. Martin Best;
Track 6 trad. arr. John O'Connor;
Track 8 John Lennon / Paul McCartney;
Track 11 words Lord Byron, music Martin Best
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Alistair Banfield and to Rod Smyth's Martin Best website for the record information.