There Is Nothing Else

There Is Nothing Else

Studio album by Uncle John & Whitelock
Released	2006
Recorded	2003-2005 Redchurch Recordings (London, England) (tracks 1-8, 13, 16, 18-21) 2005 CaVa Studios (Glasgow, Scotland) (tracks 9-12, 14, 15, 17)
Genre	Blues, Rockabilly, Surf
Length	61:59
Label	God Forgot Man
Producer	Frederick Baggs (tracks 1-8, 13, 16, 18-21); Geoff Allan (tracks 9-12, 14, 15, 17)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Sunday Herald	^[1]
The Skinny	^[2]
Boomkat	(favourable)^[3]

There Is Nothing Else is the debut studio album by Uncle John & Whitelock. It was released in 2006 on CD and gatefold double LP and incorporates material recorded at Redchurch Recordings in London between 2003 and 2005 and material recorded at CaVa Studios in Glasgow in 2005. Included on the album are the singles The Train and 2 - Fiddy.

Critical reception for the album was favourable, it receiving a number of positive reviews, including a five star review in the Sunday Herald.^[4] In 2009, the album placed at number 18 in The Skinny's Scottish Albums of the Decade, described as a 'strange and singular work in the canon of Scottish rock'.^[5] The album cover, designed by Raydale Dower, is inspired by the cover of Konx om Pax by Aleister Crowley, who also gives track 7 on the album its title.

Track listing

All tracks written by Uncle John & Whitelock, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Fold"	3:51
2.	"Black Hat"	2:45
3.	"2 - Fiddy"	2:54
4.	"Hospital"	3:34
5.	"Whalin'"	4:25

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Hard Rain"	2:45
7.	"Aleister Crowley"	2:46
8.	"Bless"	2:37
9.	"Tony"	3:40
10.	"40°"	2:20

Side three
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Baghdadi"	3:28
12.	"Dead Cheerful"	4:54
13.	"Black Milk"	2:24
14.	"Palmer" (Robert Palmer; Henry Mancini)	1:56
15.	"(reprise)"	1:51

Side four
No.	Title	Length
16.	"The Train"	5:07
17.	"Maryhill Vibe"	2:08
18.	"Backyard"	2:14
19.	"1000 Knives"	4:01
20.	"Don't Let Me Die"	2:19

Personnel

Jacob Lovatt – guitar, vocals
Raydale Dower – bass
Matthew Black – drums
David Philp - guitar on all tracks except Black Hat, 2-Fiddy, Whalin' and The Train
Jamie Bolland - Keyboards on all tracks except 2-Fiddy and The Train
Andrew Hobson – guitar on Black Hat, 2-Fiddy, Whalin' and The Train
Nic Denholm – keyboards on 2-Fiddy and The Train
Engineers: Frederick Baggs and Geoff Allan
Recorded at: Redchurch Recordings, London, England (tracks 1-8, 13, 16, 18-21) and CaVa Studios, Glasgow, Scotland (tracks 9-12, 14, 15, 17).
Mastered at: CaVa Studios, Glasgow, Scotland
Cover design: Raydale Dower and Jacob Lovatt
Photography (inner sleve): Alan Dimmick and Benji de Burca
Typesetting: Robert Johnston

External links

Uncle John and Whitelock on Myspace

References

↑ Sunday Herald review
↑ The Skinny review
↑ Boomkat review
↑ "Uncle John and Whitelock, There is Nothing Else (GFM) 5/5", Sunday Herald, December 4, 2005, retrieved January 14, 2010
↑ "Scottish Albums of the Decade #18: Uncle John and Whitelock - There Is Nothing Else...", The Skinny, November 25, 2009, retrieved January 18, 2010

Uncle John & Whitelock

Jacob Lovatt Raydale Dower Matthew Black David Philp Jamie Bolland Andrew Hobson Nick Denholm

Studio albums	There Is Nothing Else

Singles	Of dis dem a know nuttin The Train 2 Fiddy Riverside/1879

DVDs	The Absurd Uncle John & Whitelock in Black and White

Compilation albums	One in Four

Associated acts	Tut Vu Vu Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers Adopted as Holograph

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