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NRBQ

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Originally titled Age of Aquariums, Workshop was the last album from one of the pre-classic lineups of NRBQ. This incarnation incorporated the talents of bandleader Terry Adams (keyboard/coronet/trumpet), Joey Spampinato (bass/guitar/sax/vocals), Al Anderson (guitar/vocals), and, in his final studio appearance with the band, Tom Staley (drums). Although they had been performing with an evolving makeshift horn section — which could (and often would) include coronet/trumpet player Terry Adams and saxophonist Joey Spampinato — this disc also debuted the semi-permanent Whole Wheat Horn section, consisting of Terry’s brother Donn Adams on trombone and Keith Spring on sax. The shift in personnel served the ‘Q well, as Workshop was lauded and raved about by enthusiasts as well as pop music critics. Producer Eddie Kramer was able to further enhance the band’s practically indefinable style, ranging from the u