Thousands on a Raft

Thousands On A Raft
Studio album by Pete Brown and Piblokto!
Released	October 1970
Genre	Rock
Label	Harvest
Producer	Pete Brown
Pete Brown and Piblokto! chronology
Things May Come and Things May Go but the Art School Dance Goes on Forever (1970) Thousands on a Raft (1970)

Thousands On A Raft is the second album by Pete Brown and Piblokto!, released in 1970 on Harvest Records.^[1]

Background

The album was the second one on which Brown and guitarist Jim Mullen collaborated.^[1] The album was the first to be released in the US in January 1972 on Blue Horizon.^[2]

Cover

The album cover shows a model of the Titanic and Concorde sinking into water alongside beans on toast.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Pete Brown and Jim Mullen, except where indicated. 

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Aeroplane Head Woman"		6:44
2.	"Station Song Platform Two"		3:43
3.	"Highland Song"	Mullen	17:04

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"If They Could Only See Me Now, Parts 1–2"	Mullen	12:07
5.	"Got a Letter from a Computer"		5:51
6.	"Thousands on a Raft"		7:07

Personnel

• Pete Brown – vocals, talking drum, conga
• Jim Mullen – guitar, bass guitar on "Station Song Platform Two", percussion
• Dave Thompson – keyboards, soprano saxophone, Mellotron on "Station Song Platform Two", percussion
• Steve Glover – bass guitar, percussion
• Rob Tait – drums, percussion^[3]

References

1. Nickson, Chris. "Thousands On A Raft". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
2. "Blue Horizon Product Deal". Billboard: 3. 30 October 1971.
3. Thousands On A Raft (Media notes). Harvest Records. SHVL 782.