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| Grey Album | |
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| Studio album by The Quarrymen | |
| Released | April 3, 2012 |
| Genres | rock, skiffle |
| Length | 49:00 |
| Label | Garrelt Danker Medienproduktion |
Grey Album is the fourth and latest studio album from the Quarrymen, John Lennon’s original band that eventually morphed into the Beatles. The 2012 album is the only Quarrymen album to be released to digital platforms, and has not seen a physical release.[1] The album marks the return of John Duff Lowe to a Quarrymen album, his last appearance being on Open For Engagements (1994), and it would be his last album with the band.[2] The album also features the final studio album appearance of Len Garry, who would pass away in 2026.[3]The album also features contributions from May Pang, a partner of John Lennon, and Charles Glenn from Little Richard’s Band.[4]
Background
[edit]In 2009, under Star Club TV and Garrlet Danker Medienproduktion, the band would release the documentary film “The Quarrymen- The Band That Started The Beatles,” alongside the single “Never Stop Rockin ‘N’ Rollin,” the band’s first single since the band’s first recording of “That’ll Be The Day” and “In Spite of All The Danger” in 1958.[5]
Contents and Recording
[edit]In 2012, the band would release Grey Album under Garrlet Danker Medienproduktion on iTunes, featuring the 2009 single release from the band, and 4 interviews tracks taken from the 2009 DVD “The Quarrymen- The Band That Started The Beatles.” The album features Len Garry on lead vocals and guitar, Rod Davis on vocals and guitar, Colin Hanton on drums, and John Duff Lowe on piano and keyboards.[4] The album features Lowe’s return to playing on a Quarrymen album, last playing on the 1994 studio album Open For Engagements.[2] The album would mark the final studio appearances of Lowe and Garry, Lowe passing away in 2024,[2] and Garry passing away in 2026.[3] May Pang, a former partner of John Lennon, features on the track “No 6/Chachi-Chachi,” providing some vocals for the track. Charles Glenn from Little Richard’s Band provides bass guitar for the song “Bring Out The Magic.”[4]
The album released on April 3rd, 2012, exclusively on digital platforms.[1]
Personnel
[edit]Len Garry- Vocals and Guitar
Rod Davis- Vocals and Guitar
Colin Hanton- Drums
John Duff Lowe- Keyboards and Piano
May Pang- Vocals
Charles Glenn- Bass Guitar
Track Listing
[edit]- “Never Stop Rockin ‘N’ Rollin”
- “Long Lost John” (Traditional)-Featured on the John Lennon Anthology and the Quarrymen’s Get Back- Together and The Quarrymen Live! At Penny Lane as “Lost John.”
- “Rock Maggie Style Medley: Rock Island Line / Maggie May / Putting on the Style” (Traditional)
- “No. 6/ Chachi-Chachi”
- “4 Strong Winds” (Ian Tyson)
- “Twenty Flight Rock” (Eddie Cochran)- Covered by the Quarrymen on Open For Engagments, Get Back-Together, Songs We Remember, and The Quarrymen Live! At Penny Lane.
- “In My Life” (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)- Beatles song from Rubber Soul, covered by the Quarrymen on Songs We Rememberand The Quarrymen Live! In Penny Lane.
- “Bring Out The Magic”
- “Interview- Part 1 (From the Film-Documentary “The Quarrymen - The Band That Started the Beatles”)“
- ”Interview- Part 2 (From the Film-Documentary “The Quarrymen - The Band That Started the Beatles”)“
- ”Interview- Part 3 (From the Film-Documentary “The Quarrymen - The Band That Started the Beatles”)“
- ”Interview- Part 4 (From the Film-Documentary “The Quarrymen - The Band That Started the Beatles”)“
- “Coda”
References
[edit]- 1 2 Grey Album by The Quarrymen on Apple Music, 2012-04-03, retrieved 2026-09-28
- 1 2 3 "Duff". www.originalquarrymen.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- 1 2 "Home". www.originalquarrymen.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- 1 2 3 The Quarrymen - Grey Album, 2012, retrieved 2026-09-28
- ↑ "DVD". www.originalquarrymen.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-28.