
Birmingham's Locomotive took a strange musical path, but on their way this innovative band created several classics. Traffic's Chris Wood was an early member, but it was vocalist/guitarist Norman Haines who took control. Having recorded for the Direction label, Locomotive moved to Parlophone for "Rudi's In Love", a bluebeat/rocksteady song which established the group's name. However, Haines then pulled an abrupt volte-face, unleashing the almost gothic "Mr Armageddon" in 1968.
Haines then completed Locomotive's lone album We Are Everything You See with the aid of Mick Taylor (trumpet), Will Madge (keyboards), Mick Hincks (bass) and Bob Lamb (drums), before disbanding them altogether and forging The Norman Haines Band.
Bass, Backing Vocals – Mick Hincks
Drums, Percussion – Bob Lamb
Lead Vocals, Piano, Organ, Mellotron, Harpsichord – Norman Haines
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Madge, Chris Mercer, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Lynn Dobson
Trumpet – Henry Lowther, Mick Taylor
A1 Overture 00:00
A2 Mr Armageddon 02:02
A3 Now Is The End - The End Is When 06:26
A4 Lay Me Down Gently 09:39
A5 Nobody Asked You To Come 13:37
A6 You Must Be Joking 16:52
A7 There's Got To Be A Way (Bonus Track) 20:53
B1 A Day In Shining Armour 24:37
B2 The Loves Of Augustus Abbey - Part One 28:05
B3 Rain 32:36
B4 The Loves Of Augustus Abbey - Part Two 32:36
B5a Coming Down 34:05
b Love Song For The Dead Che
B6 The Loves Of Augustus Abbey - Part Three 38:34
B7 Time Of Light And Darkness 39:56
B8 I'm Never Gonna Let You Go (Bonus Track) 44:27