The Best Band in the Land

The Best Band in the Land
Studio album by Collective Consciousness Society
Released	1973
Recorded	1973
Genre	Blues, Jazz, Rock
Label	RAK
Producer	Mickie Most
Collective Consciousness Society chronology
C.C.S. (1972) The Best Band in the Land (1973)

The Best Band in the Land is the third and final studio album of Collective Consciousness Society. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, January to May 1973 and released in September that year.

It includes covers of songs by The Kinks and Cream amongst others, but unlike their first album it mostly features original compositions. The style continues that of their previous two albums, with heavy rock and blues songs arranged with jazz instruments.

Track listing

Side One

1. "The Band Played The Boogie" (Don Reedman, Jeff Jarrett, John Cameron)
2. "Wild Witch Lady" (Donovan Leitch)
3. "Lola" (Ray Davies)
4. "Primitive Love" (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn)
5. "Hundred Highways" (John Cameron)

Side Two

1. "Shakin' All Over" (Frederick Heath)
2. "Memphis" (John Cameron)
3. "Sunshine Of Your Love" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, Eric Clapton)
4. "Our Man In London" (John Cameron)
5. "Cannibal Sheep" (Alexis Korner)

Personnel

• Alexis Korner - vocals
• Peter Thorup - vocals
• John Cameron - electric piano, conductor
• Alan Parker - electric guitar
• Herbie Flowers - bass
• Spike Heatley - string bass
• Tony Carr, Barry Morgan - drums
• Jim Lawless, Bill le Sage - percussion
• Harold Beckett, Henry Lowther, Greg Bowen, Tony Fisher, Les Condon, Kenny Wheeler - trumpet
• Don Lusher, John Marshall, Brain Perrin, Bill Geldard - trombone
• Neil Sanders - horn
• Harold McNair, Tony Coe, Pete King, Danny Moss, Bob Efford, Ron Ross - saxophones, woodwind

Produced by Mickie Most

Engineer: Mike Bobak, Guy Bidmead