From here you can navigate to lyrics from 2000 'Arctic Frosties' album and others written by Martin Day during his time with Salt Solution. Many of these pages also contain MP3 songs and downloads.
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All of Salt Solution's songs that were recorded to a good standard (and some that weren't!) can be accessed here. With one exception all lyrics were written by Martin Day and are included on each song page. Grouping is by recording phases. Those songs that are not grouped into these phases are, for the most part, available as lyrics only. The 'Arctic Frosties' album was released as a retrospective in 2000. Several of the songs were in states of partial recording when Salt Solution disbanded in 1995 and it took a few years to get them finished off by recording individual instrument track in band members homes and by occasional visits to studios. Most of these recordings were made on the Band's own Fosdex 8-track reel-to-reel recorder. The exceptions to this were the three earlier studio recordings of 'Arctic Ostrich', 'New Life' and 'Your Country Needs You'. 1. The Straight Furrow 2. Your Country Needs You 3. Who is Mr. X 4. When's it Gonna Change 5. My Mind Has Hands 6. The Perfect Day 7. New Life 8. Must Be Seen 9. Second Fall 10. Lightning 11. Arctic Ostrich 12. The Day in Between 13. The Art of Growing Old 14. Buried in the Mix 15. Get Out 16. Unwilling Guest 17. The Blood 18. Sonbathing 19. Hard Way to Learn © Salt Solution Music 2000 Salt Solution's first studio recording was this 1984 Demo cassette. 1. Who is Mr. X 2. When's it Gonna Change 3. Safe Among the Shadows 4. The Rich can't Win Salt Solution was originally named Mervyn Sprocket and the Crankshaft Assembly. Before the name was changed the band adventurously attempted to record some of their songs in their practice halls direct to 4 track reel-to-reel. The result is this heavily stereo self titled 1983 cassette demo. 1. Taking His Own 2. Torn Leather Tearaway 3. When's it Gonna Change 4. 'E Never 'urt No-One 5. Dogslife 6. Sonbathing 7. Unwilling Guest 8. Tarmac Wheels on Rubber Roads 9. Lonely* 10. The Rich can't Win 11. Safe Among the Shadows * not a Martin Day lyric but included here for completeness And finally here are some other Salt Solution lyrics not included on the album or which never even made it into a Salt Solution set! There are also some odds and ends that have no other home. Nobody’s Going to Kiss You © M Day Apr-1995 To Ride the Unicorn © M Day 07-Dec-1993 Michaelmas Cay © M Day 16-Mar-1993 Floating on the Pedello of Life © M Day 23-Mar-1987 Strong © M Day 1986 Tearing the Curtain © M Day 31-Oct-1985 Character Assassin © M Day 10-Apr-1985 Back to the Maker © M Day 18-Oct-1984 Insurance Man 02-Oct-1984 Take Jesus © M Day 30-Jul-1984 I'm Alive © M Day 08-Nov-1983 The Cardiac Slap © M Day 05-Oct-1983 On my way Home © M Day 23-Jun-1983 The Rule of Thumb © M Day 04-May-1983 Now, Now © M Day 20-Apr-1983 Respondez Sil Vous Plait © M Day 1982 Thorn © M Day 22-Apr-1980 Just a Friend © M Day 22-Feb-1980 The Igneous Rock © M Day 1979 Into the light © M Day 1978 To close the day © M Day 19-Jul-1978 Where are You Going? © M Day 20-Jun-1978
All of Salt Solution's songs that were recorded to a good standard (and some that weren't!) can be accessed here. With one exception all lyrics were written by Martin Day and are included on each song page. Grouping is by recording phases. Those songs that are not grouped into these phases are, for the most part, available as lyrics only.
The 'Arctic Frosties' album was released as a retrospective in 2000. Several of the songs were in states of partial recording when Salt Solution disbanded in 1995 and it took a few years to get them finished off by recording individual instrument track in band members homes and by occasional visits to studios. Most of these recordings were made on the Band's own Fosdex 8-track reel-to-reel recorder. The exceptions to this were the three earlier studio recordings of 'Arctic Ostrich', 'New Life' and 'Your Country Needs You'.
1. The Straight Furrow 2. Your Country Needs You 3. Who is Mr. X 4. When's it Gonna Change 5. My Mind Has Hands 6. The Perfect Day 7. New Life 8. Must Be Seen 9. Second Fall 10. Lightning 11. Arctic Ostrich 12. The Day in Between 13. The Art of Growing Old 14. Buried in the Mix 15. Get Out 16. Unwilling Guest 17. The Blood 18. Sonbathing 19. Hard Way to Learn © Salt Solution Music 2000
1. The Straight Furrow 2. Your Country Needs You 3. Who is Mr. X 4. When's it Gonna Change 5. My Mind Has Hands 6. The Perfect Day 7. New Life 8. Must Be Seen 9. Second Fall 10. Lightning 11. Arctic Ostrich 12. The Day in Between 13. The Art of Growing Old 14. Buried in the Mix 15. Get Out 16. Unwilling Guest 17. The Blood 18. Sonbathing 19. Hard Way to Learn
© Salt Solution Music 2000
Salt Solution's first studio recording was this 1984 Demo cassette.
1. Who is Mr. X 2. When's it Gonna Change 3. Safe Among the Shadows 4. The Rich can't Win
Salt Solution was originally named Mervyn Sprocket and the Crankshaft Assembly. Before the name was changed the band adventurously attempted to record some of their songs in their practice halls direct to 4 track reel-to-reel. The result is this heavily stereo self titled 1983 cassette demo.
1. Taking His Own 2. Torn Leather Tearaway 3. When's it Gonna Change 4. 'E Never 'urt No-One 5. Dogslife 6. Sonbathing 7. Unwilling Guest 8. Tarmac Wheels on Rubber Roads 9. Lonely* 10. The Rich can't Win 11. Safe Among the Shadows * not a Martin Day lyric but included here for completeness
1. Taking His Own 2. Torn Leather Tearaway 3. When's it Gonna Change 4. 'E Never 'urt No-One 5. Dogslife 6. Sonbathing 7. Unwilling Guest 8. Tarmac Wheels on Rubber Roads 9. Lonely* 10. The Rich can't Win 11. Safe Among the Shadows
* not a Martin Day lyric but included here for completeness
And finally here are some other Salt Solution lyrics not included on the album or which never even made it into a Salt Solution set! There are also some odds and ends that have no other home.
Nobody’s Going to Kiss You © M Day Apr-1995 To Ride the Unicorn © M Day 07-Dec-1993 Michaelmas Cay © M Day 16-Mar-1993 Floating on the Pedello of Life © M Day 23-Mar-1987 Strong © M Day 1986 Tearing the Curtain © M Day 31-Oct-1985 Character Assassin © M Day 10-Apr-1985 Back to the Maker © M Day 18-Oct-1984 Insurance Man 02-Oct-1984 Take Jesus © M Day 30-Jul-1984 I'm Alive © M Day 08-Nov-1983 The Cardiac Slap © M Day 05-Oct-1983 On my way Home © M Day 23-Jun-1983 The Rule of Thumb © M Day 04-May-1983 Now, Now © M Day 20-Apr-1983 Respondez Sil Vous Plait © M Day 1982 Thorn © M Day 22-Apr-1980 Just a Friend © M Day 22-Feb-1980 The Igneous Rock © M Day 1979 Into the light © M Day 1978 To close the day © M Day 19-Jul-1978 Where are You Going? © M Day 20-Jun-1978
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