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Locomotive, a Birmingham, England band formed in the mid 1960s, started their 
recording career with a soul-based ballad Broken Heart released on the Direction 
label in 1967. This was followed in 1968 by the reggae-influenced Rudi's In Love 
which scored the band a top thirty hit for their new label, Parlophone. By the time 
the follow-up single, the Hammond organ ladened Mr Armageddon, was released 
in 1969, the band had changed direction somewhat. A rather doomy psychedelic 
prog song punctuated with great slabs of brass, the song deserved to be a big hit 
but failed to catch the attention of the public and sadly flopped. An album was 
prepared for release but was inexplicably held back until early 1970 by which time 
the musical environment had moved on and We Are Everything You See was left 
languishing in the racks.

Released on 25/10/10. Esoteric Recordings are proud to release the classic album 
We are everything you see by Locomotive. Issued by Parlophone in January 1970, 
it was the only album by the Birmingham based group fronted by keyboard player 
Norman Haines and was recorded in 1969. Featuring the psychedelic classic 
Mr. Armageddon , the album was a marvellous fusion of jazz, psychedelia and early 
progressive music and was produced by Gus Dudgeon and graced by guest musicians 
Dick Heckstall Smith, Henry Lowther and Chris Mercer. Featuring such wonderful 
material as Lay Me Down Gently , You Must Be Joking And Rain , this remastered 
Esoteric edition includes six bonus tracks, comprising the Mono single versions of 
Mr. Armageddon and You Must Be Joking , rare B-sides and both sides of the 
band’s final single.

Line-Up:
Norman Haines - keyboards, vocals
Mick Hincks - bass, vocals
Bob Lamb - drums
and their friends:
Mike Taylor - trumpet
Lyn Dobson - sax
Dick Heckstall-Smith - sax
Henry Lowther - trumpet
Bill Madge - sax
Chris Mercer - sax
Chris Wood - woodwind

Tracks
01. Overture 2:04
02. Mr. Armageddon 4:25
03. Now Is The End - The End Is When 3:14
04. Lay Me Down Gently 3:59
05. Nobody Asked You To Come 3:15
06. You Must Be Joking 4:00
07. A Day In Shining Armour 3:29
08. The Loves Of Augustus Abbey: Part One 1:07
09. Rain 3:25
10. The Loves Of Augustus Abbey: Part Two 1:29
11. Coming Down / Love Song For The Dead Che 4:29
12. The Loves Of Augustus Abbey: Part Three 1:22
13. Time Of Light And Darkness 4:35
Bonus tracks:
14. Mr. Armageddon (Mono Single Version) 4:38
15. There's Got To Be A Way 3:46
16. I'm Never Gonna Let You Go 3:15
17. You Must Be Joking (Mono Single Version) 4:01
18. Movin' Down The Line 2:46
19. Roll Over Mary 3:02