The Battle of North West Six
# The Battle of North West Six

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The Battle of North West Six is the second album by the Keef Hartley Band. At the time, Hartley's six-piece group was appearing augmented with a brass section as The Keef Hartley Big Band, and a number of songs on the album feature this extended line-up.

## Track listing

### 1969 LP

Deram SML 1054 (UK), DES 18035 (US)

* "The Dansette Kid / "Hartley Jam for Bread" (Fiona Hewitson, Spit James, Keef Hartley, Gary Thain) – 3:59
* "Don't Give Up" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 4:07
* "Me and My Woman" (Gene Barge) – 4:24
* "Hickory" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 2:45
* "Don't Be Afraid" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Peter Dines, Thain) – 4:25
* "Not Foolish, Not Wise" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:56
* "Waiting Around" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 2:29
* "Tadpole" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 7:00
* "Poor Mabel (You're Just Like Me)" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:08
* "Believe In You" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 5:23

Fiona Hewitson is Miller Anderson writing under his wife's name for contractual reasons.

### 1995 CD reissue

One Way Records OW 30333

Same track listing as the 1969 LP

## Personnel

### Keef Hartley Band

* Keef Hartley – drums, percussion
* Miller Anderson – vocals, guitars (various)
* Henry Lowther – trumpet, flugelhorn, violin, brass arrangements
* Jim Jewell – tenor saxophone
* Gary Thain – bass guitar
* "Spit James" (real name: Ian Cruickshank) – guitar (Tracks 1 & 5)

### Additional musicians

* Mick Weaver – organ, piano, percussion
* Mike Davis – trumpet
* Harry Beckett – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Lyn Dobson – tenor saxophone, flute
* Chris Mercer – tenor saxophone
* Barbara Thompson – baritone saxophone, flute
* Ray Warleigh – flute
* Mick Taylor – guitar (Track 10)

### Technical

* Neil Slaven – producer
* Derek Varnals – engineer
* Adrian Martins, John Punter – assistant engineers
* Art Wood - artwork
* Richard Sacks - photography
