The debut solo album by the Lindisfarne frontman, cut shortly after that band's initial breakup, Pipedream is very much the son of its father, a faintly folky collection of songs that, one presumes, were originally intended for the next Lindisfarne album before events finally overtook them.

As usual with Alan Hull's post-Dingly Dell output, nothing here truly leaps out to grab your attention; rather, Pipedream is a meditative, reflective collection characterized as much by Hull's often-plaintive vocal than by any particular melody. But "Country Gentleman's Wife," "Song for a Windmill" and the gorgeous "Justanothersadsong" are latter-day Hull jewels, while the biting "The Money Game" reflects on the end of the band with grandiose venom. [Originally released in 1973, the LP was reissued on CD in 2005 and includes six bonus tracks.]



Tracklist:

01. Breakfast (3:41)
02. Justanothersadsong (2:54)
03. Money Game (2:47)
04. STD 0632 (3:10)
05. United States Of Mind (3:05)
06. Country Gentleman's Wife (3:38)
07. Numbers (Travelling Band) (3:55)
08. For The Bairns (2:28)
09. Drug Song (3:11)
10. Song For A Windwill (2:47)
11. Blue Murder (5:06)
12. I Hate To See You Cry (3:30)
13. Drinking Song (2:35)
14. One Off Pat (0:50)
15. Down On The Underground (2:39)
16. Gin And Tonix All Round (2:58)
17. One More Bottle Of Wine (3:13)
18. Dan The Plan (4:03)