Pick Up a Bone

1971 studio album by Rupert Hine

Pick Up a Bone

Studio album by

Rupert Hine

Released

1971

Length

49:34

Label

Purple (original UK release)
Capitol (original US release)
Line (1988 German CD reissue)
Repertoire (1997 German CD reissue)
Air Mail Archive (2008 Japanese CD reissue)

Producer

Roger Glover^[1]

Rupert Hine chronology

Pick Up a Bone
(1971)

Unfinished Picture
(1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Pick Up a Bone is the first album by Rupert Hine, released in 1971.^[3]^[4] Pick Up a Bone was the only album by Hine that he did not produce himself.^[5]

Reception

In its obituary of Hine, The Guardian wrote that "listeners remained un-stirred by [the album's] somewhat gauche folk-rock."^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Rupert Hine (music) & David MacIver (lyrics), except "Pick up a Bone" (music by Rupert Hine & Simon Jeffes).

"Landscape"
"Ass All"
"Me You Mine"
"Scarecrow"
"Kerosene"
"Running Away"
"Medicine Munday"
"More Than One, Less Than Five"
"Boo Boo's Faux Pas"
"Pick Up a Bone"
"Intense Muse"

Personnel

All rhythm track arrangements:

Paul Buckmaster

Orchestral arrangements

Paul Buckmaster (3,4,5 & 8)
Peter Robinson (2 & 7)
Del Newman (1)

Saxophone arrangement

Simon Jeffes (9)

Director of the Orchestra

David Katz

Rhythm section

Rupert Hine — Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Simon Jeffes — Acoustic, Electric & Slide Guitars
David MacIver — Guitar
Peter Robinson — Piano, Organ
Pete Morgan — Acoustic & Electric Bass
Terry Cox — Drums

Featured Musicians

Clive Hicks, Eric Ford & Joe Moretti — Guitars
Steve Hammond — Electric Guitar & Banjo
Paul Buckmaster — Electric Cello
Eddie Mordue & Roy Willox — Saxophone, Flute
Raul Mayora — Congas, Bells & etc.
Roger Glover — Tambourine
Barry de Sousa — Drums & introducing—The MacIver-Hine Chorale

References

^ ^a ^b "Rupert Hine obituary". the Guardian. 11 June 2020.
^ Rupert Hine – Pick Up a Bone at AllMusic. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ Ankeny, Ankeny. Rupert Hine: Biography at AllMusic. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ Slingerland, Calum (5 June 2020). "Rush Producer Rupert Hine Dead at 72". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ Thompson, Dave (21 February 2015). "Rupert Hine - Unshy on the Skyline and How to Pronounce "Taumata-whaka-tangi-hanga-kuayuwo-tamate-aturi-pukaku-piki-maunga-horonuku-pokaiawhen-uaka-tana-tahu-mataku-atanganu-akawa-miki-tora" (but not really)". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. Retrieved 24 June 2001.