Horrible 70s album titles like I've Got My Own Album To Do

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Swarbrick's Lift the Lid... is especially classic bcs he's not even looking at the camera. What must the rejected shots have been like?

mahb, Monday, 22 June 2015 08:20 (eight years ago) link

interesting blog post on Christopher Milk, had no idea he was also a musician

http://blackhairedboy.blogspot.com/2011/02/christopher-milk.html

kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 23 June 2015 13:27 (eight years ago) link

tossin' a wobbler sounds dirty

kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 10 July 2015 16:00 (eight years ago) link

http://eil.com/images/main/John-Kirkpatrick--Sue-Ha-Jump-At-The-Sun-483591.jpg
http://folkmonster.co.uk/albums/john_kirkpatrick/three_in_a_row_front.jpg

which makes three park benches featuring on john kirkpatrick covers!

no lime tangier, Friday, 10 July 2015 16:22 (eight years ago) link

The Rolling "Top of the Pops" BBC4 Revival thread prompted me to do a wiki on B.A. Robertson, where I found out about his debut album, credited to Brian Alexander Robertson, "Wringing Applause":

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2701/4123428172_162db0324b.jpg

Bizarrely this was released on Ardent Records, and seems to have been at least partly recorded at Ardent Studios, hence the involvement of Terry Manning... yet it was produced by Georg Kajanus, later frontman of Sailor! I want to hear it now!

Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Monday, 20 July 2015 23:05 (eight years ago) link

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PyFJ2b7mcHk/VXaD1kfSsYI/AAAAAAAACgw/r4IzowUjLS0/s1600/1.jpg

Albert Mangelsdorff ‎– A Jazz Tune I Hope

feargal czukay (NickB), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 21:58 (eight years ago) link

Elvin Jones/Eddie Gomez: A Paycheck I Hope

five six and (man alive), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 22:01 (eight years ago) link

http://www.recordsale.de/cdpix/a/albert_mangelsdorff-tromboneliness.jpg

Albert Mangelsdorff ‎– Tromboneliness.

feargal czukay (NickB), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 22:07 (eight years ago) link

Speaking of Eddie Gomez. . .
http://i.imgur.com/MSXNSza.png?1

Album's really good, but that cover, boy.

austinato (Austin), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 22:11 (eight years ago) link

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KISkxy8rL._SX355_.jpg

Bette Midler-Thighs and Whispers

Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 22:30 (eight years ago) link

Thread has generally been great lately but "Tromboneliness" is one for the ages. I can only imagine it's a whole album of sad-trombone.

Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 14:00 (eight years ago) link

I have an Amy Schumer-esque "I can't decide if she's hot" internal dialogue going every time I see old pics of Bette Midler

five six and (man alive), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 14:23 (eight years ago) link

If hot means that guy from Twisted Sister, then yes.

Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 14:25 (eight years ago) link

yeah let's turn this into a 'hpt or not' thread

bizarro gazzara, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 14:48 (eight years ago) link

was going to mention that the cover of 'Wringing Applause' = the only picture of B.A. Robertson I've ever seen where he looks sort of hot

pop addicts should "do their thing", whatever that may be (soref), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 19:36 (eight years ago) link

omg @ Tromboneliness thread winnah DrC otm

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 19:47 (eight years ago) link

Georgie Fame, "All Me Own Work"

http://www.netvinyls.com/images/large/ROK2000/ROK0001670_LRG.jpg

Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 20:02 (eight years ago) link

Bizarrely this was released on Ardent Records, and seems to have been at least partly recorded at Ardent Studios, hence the involvement of Terry Manning... yet it was produced by Georg Kajanus, later frontman of Sailor! I want to hear it now!

BA Robertson's career always seems little incomprehensible but imo it's just that he was a good networker. He seemed to be able to surround himself with super-session men - Herbie Flowers, Davy Graham, the guys from AWB, Billy Livsey, Steve Harley's band and so on. The connection with George Kajanus is that he and Robertson shared the same music publisher, Steve Morris Music. Seems like there is a lot of cross-pollination between a pretty lacklustre roster of artists - Robertson, Kajanus, Stephen Bishop, Yvonne Elliman (who also recorded at Ardent). They recorded each others songs, did a duet or two etc. eg. Robertson did a heinous vocal cover of ABBA's Arrival with Frida on the same album that Stephen Morris wrote a song or two.

It's a little embarrassing that I know even vague details of all this btw.

everything, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 21:50 (eight years ago) link

'Bang Bang' was great.

Important BA Robertson moment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDK1dMNAJno

pop addicts should "do their thing", whatever that may be (soref), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 21:53 (eight years ago) link

Aye, gerritupye Brian, cheeky article.

Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 22:15 (eight years ago) link

"Tromboneliness" is one for the ages. I can only imagine it's a whole album of sad-trombone.

it's actually quite good... if you like solo trombone improv! think mangelsdorff has a few titles that wouldn't be out of place here.

http://ring.cdandlp.com/longplay/photo_grande/114750371.jpg

tequila mockingbird by ramsey lewis

no lime tangier, Thursday, 23 July 2015 00:34 (eight years ago) link

To continue with the jazz for a minute

http://www.soulbrother.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/new-29009.jpg

a silly gif of awkward larping (Sparkle Motion), Saturday, 25 July 2015 23:45 (eight years ago) link

'one of the few bands who can create heavy rock and roll with subtlety and soul' according to the sleevenotes

pop addicts should "do their thing", whatever that may be (soref), Sunday, 26 July 2015 09:18 (eight years ago) link

appears on spotify as 'You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Law' for some reason

pop addicts should "do their thing", whatever that may be (soref), Sunday, 26 July 2015 09:24 (eight years ago) link

Jeez Weight are mean

Ma$e-en-scène (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 26 July 2015 12:17 (eight years ago) link

yeah, ughhhh

Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 26 July 2015 14:54 (eight years ago) link

Have I already posted that? Or did I almost post it? I've been in this thread too long, I'm losing it.

Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Sunday, 26 July 2015 22:16 (eight years ago) link

I did a search before posting and couldn't find it, but it does looks sort of familiar, so maybe? we really need a masterlist of horrible 70s album titles so we can avoid this kind of confusion

pop addicts should "do their thing", whatever that may be (soref), Sunday, 26 July 2015 22:26 (eight years ago) link

Have I already posted that? Or did I almost post it? I've been in this thread too long, I'm losing it.

Lol, when I first saw that I was pretty sure it must be your doing. Perhaps you can catch up by posting a Clem Cattini solo effort, if such a thing exists.

We have definitely had that one (xp) Once you've seen that sleeve it's hard to get it out of your head.

Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Sunday, 26 July 2015 22:38 (eight years ago) link

It's sad day indeed when Derek 'St. Del' Bailey ends up in this thread.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zu5CAPdL7bs/U1LB72qb0XI/AAAAAAAAFE8/b_2NP1Z33rE/s1600/Front.JPG

Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Sunday, 26 July 2015 22:43 (eight years ago) link

http://second-hand-records.de/bilder/lp/P1120979.jpg

no lime tangier, Monday, 27 July 2015 02:40 (eight years ago) link

haha I started making a master list once but got daunted by thread length, hmmm

Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Monday, 27 July 2015 04:22 (eight years ago) link

Yesterday at work somebody asked me for help when I was swamped and I almost replied "I've got my own album to do" but realized it would have made zero sense.

a silly gif of awkward larping (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 30 July 2015 15:59 (eight years ago) link

hahahaha

Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 30 July 2015 16:26 (eight years ago) link

lol

difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 30 July 2015 16:30 (eight years ago) link

irl lol

Οὖτις, Thursday, 30 July 2015 16:31 (eight years ago) link

LET'S MAKE THIS A THING

Credit: howtokeepapositiveattitudedotcom (stevie), Thursday, 30 July 2015 16:37 (eight years ago) link

not an album but reminded me of this thread:

http://i.imgur.com/l6FaO7N.jpg

List of people who are ready for woe and how we know this (seandalai), Thursday, 30 July 2015 17:42 (eight years ago) link

^^ i've got that book, the photos in it are quintessenially 70s

( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 30 July 2015 19:45 (eight years ago) link

well I said it, my coworker ran with it, it's happening

a silly gif of awkward larping (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 31 July 2015 17:27 (eight years ago) link

Steve Fincham: Need the Weekend Off?

Local private press LP from, I'm gonna guess about '83.

hardcore dilettante, Friday, 31 July 2015 18:25 (eight years ago) link


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