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WILLIAM LYALL
02, Us (3:34)
03, Playing In The Sand (2:28)
04, Supertrader (3:17)
05, Reasons (3:42)
06, The Deeper You Get (3:24)
07, Maniac (3:17)
08, Don't Be Silly (3:41)
09, Take Me Up (4:07)
10, Sleep (7:05)
11, Maniac (Single Version) (3:11) BONUS
12, Solo Casting (Single Version) (3:58) BONUS
(1÷4,7,8,10), organ (2), Fender Rhodes (2,3,6), clavinet
(4), harpsichord (4,10), strings (2), string synthesizers
(10), flute (3,4), percussion (1,8,10), tambourine (2),
celesste (10)
DAVID PATON -guitars (1,8), lead guitars (2)
IAN BAIRNSON -guitars (1,4), lead guitars (8)
ROBERT AHWAI -guitars (2,3,5÷7)
DOMINIC BUGATTI -12 string guitars (2,9), backing vocals (2)
RONNIE LEAHY -piano (5)
RAY RUSSELL -sitar (10)
TERRY WALSH -banjo (5)
JACK EMBLOW -accordion (5)
CHRIS MERCER -saxophone (1,8)
PHIL CHEN -bass (1÷9)
PHIL COLLINS -drums (1,2,4÷8), percussion (4)
BARRY DE SOUSA -drums (3)
STUART TOSH -drums (9)
PATATO -congas (3,4)
DICK TATE -percussion (7,9)
BARRY ROSE -boy's choir conducted (1)
PAUL BUCKMASTER -strings conducted (1,2,6,7)
MARTYN FORD -strings conducted (9), horns conducted (9)
RICHARD HEWSON -conductor (10)
FRANK MUSKER -backing vocals (2,5)
WILLIAM LYALL 
Solo Casting
RELEASED
1976
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
rock, pop, art, progressive
TRACKS
01, Solo Casting (3:58)02, Us (3:34)
03, Playing In The Sand (2:28)
04, Supertrader (3:17)
05, Reasons (3:42)
06, The Deeper You Get (3:24)
07, Maniac (3:17)
08, Don't Be Silly (3:41)
09, Take Me Up (4:07)
10, Sleep (7:05)
11, Maniac (Single Version) (3:11) BONUS
12, Solo Casting (Single Version) (3:58) BONUS
DURATION
45:47
MUSICIANS
WILLIAM LYALL -vocals (1÷9), piano, ARP synthesizers(1÷4,7,8,10), organ (2), Fender Rhodes (2,3,6), clavinet
(4), harpsichord (4,10), strings (2), string synthesizers
(10), flute (3,4), percussion (1,8,10), tambourine (2),
celesste (10)
DAVID PATON -guitars (1,8), lead guitars (2)
IAN BAIRNSON -guitars (1,4), lead guitars (8)
ROBERT AHWAI -guitars (2,3,5÷7)
DOMINIC BUGATTI -12 string guitars (2,9), backing vocals (2)
RONNIE LEAHY -piano (5)
RAY RUSSELL -sitar (10)
TERRY WALSH -banjo (5)
JACK EMBLOW -accordion (5)
CHRIS MERCER -saxophone (1,8)
PHIL CHEN -bass (1÷9)
PHIL COLLINS -drums (1,2,4÷8), percussion (4)
BARRY DE SOUSA -drums (3)
STUART TOSH -drums (9)
PATATO -congas (3,4)
DICK TATE -percussion (7,9)
BARRY ROSE -boy's choir conducted (1)
PAUL BUCKMASTER -strings conducted (1,2,6,7)
MARTYN FORD -strings conducted (9), horns conducted (9)
RICHARD HEWSON -conductor (10)
FRANK MUSKER -backing vocals (2,5)
PRODUCED BY
ROBIN GEOFFREY CABLE
REVIEW
Klasicky vyškolený pianista William Lyall byl původně členem Bay City Rollers v době, kdy byli Beatles cover bandem. Poté se připojil k edinburghským Pilot, kde právě pnutí mezi jeho art rockovými, bohémskými aspiracemi a pop hitovými skladatelskými ambicemi Davida Patona, bylo jednou z věcí, které dělaly skupinu Pilot tak zajímavou. V roce 1976 kapelu opouští a nahrává jediné sólové album "Solo Casting", na kterém kromě bývalých spoluhráčů hostuje i řada známých muzikantů (Phil Collins, Stuart Tosh, Robert Ahwai...). "Billy" Lyall předčasně zemřel po nakažení virem HIV v roce 1989 ve věku pouhých 36 let.