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1983 studio album by Cozy Powell
Octopuss
Studio album by Cozy Powell
ReleasedJune 1983
RecordedSeptember – October 1982
StudioBritannia Row Studios, London
GenreHard rock, instrumental rock
Length33:32
LabelPolydor
ProducerBruce Payne, John Makepeace
Cozy Powell chronology
Tilt
(1981)
Octopuss
(1983)
The Drums Are Back
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

Octopuss is the third solo album by English drummer Cozy Powell, released in 1983.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Up on the Downs" (Mel Galley, Cozy Powell) – 3:55
  2. "633 Squadron" (Ron Goodwin) – 4:13
  3. "Octopuss" (Powell, Colin Hodgkinson) – 5:35
  4. "The Big Country" (Jerome Moross, Morty Neff, Jack Lewis) – 2:56

Side two

  1. "Formula One" (Galley, Powell) – 3:21
  2. "Princetown" (Galley, Powell) – 4:37
  3. "Dartmoore" (Gary Moore) – 5:41
  4. "The Rattler" (David Coverdale, Powell) – 2:57

Personnel

Technical
  • Bruce Payne & John Makepeace – production
  • Mike Johnson & Nick Griffiths – engineering, mixing

References

  1. Shenton, Laura (2020). Dance with the Devil. Wymer. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-912782-33-8.
  2. Octopuss at AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2012.


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