The Civil Surface

The band had split in July 1972, and Dave Stewart, by then signed to Virgin with Hatfield and the North, arranged the deal to record the leftover material. Egg produced it, with Stewart on organ, piano and electric piano, Mont Campbell on bass, French horn, piano and vocals and Clive Brooks on drums. Guests include Steve Hillage on guitar, Lindsay Cooper on bassoon and oboe, Tim Hodgkinson on clarinet and Jeremy Baines on germophone and bone. AllMusic gave it four stars, and Stewart said Brooks insisted the drums be prominent in the mix. Some date the release to November 1974 rather than December; the catalog number C 1510 is unverified.