Snafu (Snafu album)

Snafu is the first album by Snafu. It has an unusual funky tone for what is essentially an R&B band. The album was issued on the short-lived WWA record label, founded in 1973 by Black Sabbath manager Patrick Meehan.

Snafu
Studio album by Snafu
Released	1973
Recorded	The Manor Studio, Oxfordshire
Genre	Rock, funk, R&B, country rock
Length	36:22
Label	WWA
Producer	Vic Smith
Snafu chronology
Snafu (1973) Situation Normal (1974)

The track "Goodbye USA" was released as a single, b/w "Dixie Queen" (written by Peter Solley), on the Vertigo label.[1] "Drowning in the Sea of Love" was released as a promo single by Capitol.[2]

Cover

The cover art, including photography and the entire gate-fold sleeve inner, is by Roger Dean. The front cover image detail, apparently of an Eastern ploughman in a paddy field with two water buffalos, is revealed to be, in the full-sized inner image, the same scene on a record player turntable.

Track listing

All tracks are written by R. L. Harrison and M. Moody, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Long Gone"		5:18
2.	"Said He the Judge"	Harrison, Moody, Peter Solley	4:25
3.	"Monday Morning"		3:00
4.	"Drowning in the Sea of Love"	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff	5:39

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Country Nest"	Harrison, Peter Solley	5:14
6.	"Funky Friend"		3.54
7.	"Goodbye USA"		4.25
8.	"That's the Song"	Peter Solley, Jerry Marcellino	4:27

Musicians

• Bobby Harrison - lead vocals, percussion
• Micky Moody - guitars, backing vocals, mandolin
• Pete Solley - keyboards, backing vocals
• Colin Gibson - bass
• Terry Popple - drums
• (uncredited - fiddle)
• (uncredited - backing vocals)

Other personnel

• Vic Smith - producer and engineer
• Malcom Koss - co-ordinator
• Roger Dean - photography and cover design

References

1. "Snafu (6) - Goodbye U.S.A. (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
2. "Snafu (6) - Drowning In The Sea Of Love (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.