The New Hovering Dog by B.J. Cole, released on United Artists in 1972.

Paul Sexton wrote for Louder Than Sound:

BJ Cole is a true Zelig character among British sidemen, his steel guitar work flavouring dozens of records we all know across the pop and rock gamut. The New Hovering Dog, worth it for this cover photo of an eponymously levitating pooch, is ..a relatively rare moment where his name features above the title...

As BJ’s own present-day notes explain, the album saw him sailing away from his country rock moorings and dropping anchor at a far more experimental berth, with arrangements by Robert (Nick Drake) Kirby. Fellow voyagers included Danny Thompson on double bass, Crimson’s Mike Giles on drums and Curved Air’s Francis Monkman, whose harpsichord embellishments are among some stimulating sonic juxtapositions.

https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/bj-cole-the-new-hovering-dog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05xX-skwCbo

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