Max Webster (album)

Max Webster was the first record released by Canadian rock band Max Webster. The record was released in 1976 on Taurus Records, a short-lived label created by Rush manager Ray Danniels. The album was re-issued in January 1977 by Anthem Records in Canada and on Mercury Records in the US, with the title Hangover and different artwork.

Max Webster
Studio album by Max Webster
Released	3 May 1976
Recorded	4 May – October 1975
Studio	Toronto Sound (Toronto, Canada)
Genre	Hard rock, progressive rock
Length	36:10
Label	Taurus
Producer	Max Webster, Terry Brown, Tom Berry
Max Webster chronology
Max Webster (1976) High Class in Borrowed Shoes (1977)
Singles from Max Webster
"Blowing the Blues Away" / "Hangover" Released: 1976
US edition cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10[2]

Max Webster was certified gold in 1979 by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Kim Mitchell and Pye Dubois, except where indicated

Side one

1. "Hangover" – 4:36
2. "Here Among the Cats" – 3:07
3. "Blowing the Blues Away" (Terry Watkinson) – 3:33
4. "Summer Turning Blue" – 3:05
5. "Toronto Tontos" – 3:40

Side two

1. "Coming Off the Moon" – 3:38
2. "Only Your Nose Knows" – 4:16
3. "Summer's Up" – 2:45
4. "Lily" (Mitchell) – 7:42

Personnel

Max Webster

• Kim Mitchell – guitars and lead vocals
• Terry Watkinson – keyboards and vocals, cover art and design
• Mike Tilka – bass and vocals
• Paul Kersey – drums and percussion
• Pye Dubois – lyrics

Production

• Terry Brown – producer, engineer
• Tom Berry – executive producer
• Ray Danniels, Vic Wilson (SRO Productions Inc.) – management
• Jon Erickson, Robert Gunn – road crew