Masques (Brand X album)

Masques is the 1978 album by the British jazz fusion group Brand X. This was the band's first studio recording without drummer Phil Collins. The rear of the album cover has a photo of the crowd from the Knebworth Festival, 1978 — a bill that included both Brand X and Genesis, Collins' other band.

Masques
Studio album by
Brand X
Released8 September 1978
RecordedMay–June 1978
StudioTrident Studios, London
GenreJazz fusion
Length49:06
LabelCharisma
ProducerRobin Lumley
Brand X chronology
Livestock
(1977)		 Masques
(1978)		 Product
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing
Side one
  1. "The Poke" (Goodsall) - 5:10
  2. "Masques" (Jones, Robinson) - 3:16
  3. "Black Moon" (Pert) - 4:48
  4. "Deadly Nightshade" (Pert) - 11:22
Side two
  1. "Earth Dance" (Pert) - 6:06
  2. "Access to Data" (Goodsall) - 8:00
  3. "The Ghost of Mayfield Lodge" (Jones) - 10:17

Personnel
Brand X

Notes
  • "The Ghost of Mayfield Lodge" is based on a true story (see this page for more info) about a carriage house where Percy Jones was staying which was said to be haunted.
  • This album is the first album on which Percy Jones played the fretless Wal bass, which became his trademark sound.

References
  1. "allmusic ((( Masques > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
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