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

Ronnie was on a roll--The followup, his fourth album, was called...wait for it...1234

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/HansHolbein/loggins_zpshvfqhcp1.jpg

Whenever I see this thread has bubbled up to the top and there are new posts, it's a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day.

^^^ title of obscure Ray Davies / Morris Day collab LP.

https://img.discogs.com/Le_r6xXt115-HfUjrGTkrcIH9sA=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-1636591-1235641016.jpeg.jpg

Chris Rea - Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? (1978)

A sampling of the career of Charlie Musselwhite may be of interest here also - - - no classics of the form as such, and from what I can gather he may actually be an important or at least rather well-liked blues musician. Nonetheless he carried the torch for genially lame titles across several decades, and if Wiki is to be trusted, at least fourteen record labels.

https://img.discogs.com/MClA41kIYtDeyHVzm0SIvcUYy98=/fit-in/400x387/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2577887-1296308414.jpeg.jpg

Leave The Blues To Us (1975)

https://img.discogs.com/LeqhJcABJ6XJ7_9zV57yggTE0iA=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-2169042-1267738327.jpeg.jpg

Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough (1978)

http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0001/756/MI0001756120.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

Where Have All The Good Times Gone? (1984)

http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0002/428/MI0002428813.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

Mellow-Dee (1986)

http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0002/209/MI0002209486.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

Ace of Harps (1990)

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61lsBMGmokL.jpg

Super Harps (1999 - with Sugar Ray Norcia, Billy Branch, and the late, legendary James Cotton!)

http://www.charliemusselwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CM_IAL.png

I Ain't Lyin'... (2015)

(Credit where it's due, 1967's Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's Southside Band and 1968's Stone Blues both have 100% killer covers, and a few others are at least darn good.)

Meanwhile, some other finds from today's browsing:

https://img.discogs.com/rC0fFmLltPyxeeh5NdROlisWrpw=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-720302-1321634247.jpeg.jpg

http://img.cdandlp.com/2012/07/imgL/115428939.jpg

Eddie Drennon & the B.B.S. Unlimited - Would You Dance To My Music? (1977); It Don't Mean A Thing (1978)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Penguin_%28album%29.jpg

Fleetwood Mac - Penguin (1973)

https://img.discogs.com/2Hc9imMfQm22RkFNmlc5cvEm4bg=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2900957-1418634069-8380.jpeg.jpg

Wireless - Positively Human, Relatively Sane (1979)

And finally, a quick tour of blues-rock survivors The Groundhogs:

https://img.discogs.com/cB5LGYi-QkfB9wwHkDyGAo8dbY8=/fit-in/500x490/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1971943-1255899297.jpeg.jpg

Scratching the Surface (1968)

https://img.discogs.com/5MX98CizImck9Ys_nDvS0a1-XOQ=/fit-in/412x425/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1337008-1288285275.jpeg.jpg

Blues Obituary (1969)

https://img.discogs.com/eceDCOWBhluYxHMMPThmWXM6K3A=/fit-in/600x598/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1335901-1464796019-9946.jpeg.jpg

Thank Christ For The Bomb (1970)

https://img.discogs.com/Hbb5JAYabkDRZyJU_FxYJyoX7GM=/fit-in/600x599/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1391310-1215632057.jpeg.jpg

Who Will Save The World? The Mighty Groundhogs (1972) <<<< the comic book continues with an awesome gatefold and further unfoldings, rules pretty hard tbh

https://img.discogs.com/CmSVRtOACgIzacrR1D8nFCsQ-Pw=/fit-in/496x496/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-717253-1264674678.jpeg.jpg

Hogwash (1972)

https://img.discogs.com/_iAPJHtuFzGWXb2fN5wkKd1dm8Y=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1337037-1440006610-5674.jpeg.jpg

Crosscut Saw (1976)

https://img.discogs.com/tgTH4s_WjUia7B8A16qyA8HKrJU=/fit-in/600x599/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2373737-1352037050-9433.jpeg.jpg

Hoggin The Stage (1984)

http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w555/richdfrost/2374_zpsa0f0c21b.jpg

Razor's Edge (1985)

https://img.discogs.com/cWwN4dbTGIjAsN9tOrPFq6fzC4I=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2373754-1280319562.jpeg.jpg

Hogs On The Road (1988)

https://img.discogs.com/58MB3pVOhaFkvSy5hqtzfLE9jdg=/fit-in/377x377/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2192605-1375865589-1013.jpeg.jpg

Flight No. 5 To Houston (1989)

Groundhog Night (1993)

Hogs In Wolf's Clothing (1998)

hmmm trying again on those last two:

https://img.discogs.com/LL0clrFHWLYhBo6_jy7cniyzsc0=/fit-in/600x604/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-3808088-1345217642-5043.jpeg.jpg

Groundhog Night (1993)

https://img.discogs.com/PCSuLol1V0Iq68HsiqONQaB3sW8=/fit-in/600x588/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-5902999-1407786573-7654.jpeg.jpg

Hogs In Wolf's Clothing (1998)

ahhh who am i kidding, i'm totally going back tomorrow to check the price on "who will save the world? the mighty groundhogs."

^^Artwork by Neal Adams

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/de/Green_lantern_85.jpg

now wishing that imago were a stan for the groundhogs rather than cardiacs

Checking it out, Stanky Brown's 'Coal Town' did have a bit of Southside Johnny in the sound with the overdubbed horns. Their records are really honed down and got that 70s soft dullness in the production trough and through. You can see the producer or label saying "can you make it softer sounding". I bet they were much better live.

I got to go check out Eddie Drennon and Wireless now to see what they sound like.

I was mistakenly sent the MP3s for a Groundhogs boxed set I never purchased the physical version of - score!

― 誤訳侮辱, Thursday, June 27, 2013 1:10 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

you must have said to yourself 'thank christ for the boob'

― dschinghis kraan (NickB), Thursday, June 27, 2013 1:13 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

kinda mad at myself for mistakenly adding that question mark to the end of "Would You Dance To My Music"

None of those Groundhog albums belong here. Crosscut Saw would, but only for the cover. "Hogging the Stage" has the title but is excused for a cool cover and, like "Hogs on the Road" being way too late.

the stanky brown facebook page is a lot of fun. it seems to be run by a number of ex-members.

https://www.facebook.com/TheStankyBrownGroup/

there's this gem:

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14264057_525569300970026_2034445894038059772_n.jpg?oh=cc509b3a4eafdb42072d32c931f40011&oe=597E9EA7

great stuff, DC

aw man c'mon! i'll allow that some of those, like "Thank Christ For The Bomb," might just be plain old titles or even cool titles maybe, but really - - - "Scratching The Surface," "Hogwash," all the live "Hog" gags, and "Razor's Edge" with a guitar being dragged across a razor??

http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0001/577/MI0001577180.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

Junior Wells: On Tap

This might have been up already. From 1979, Sea Level, "Long Walk On A Short Pier"

https://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/s/sealevel~~~_longwalko_101b.jpg

*Bonneville, "Here and Dare" (1978)

https://e.snmc.io/lk/l/l/e57dd82bf3688aebf3c77968b399910c/2291427.jpg

(*can you imagine thinking this would make a good album title?)

And let's not forget that the band Sea Level was formed by ex-Allman Brothers keyboardist C. ('Chuck') Leavell.

Nothing wrong with the album title but check the cover, complete with phallic guitar case...

http://www.alexgitlin.com/npp/bparrish.jpg

Feel like this must have been posted before but 2000 messages is a lot to check.

https://e.snmc.io/lk/f/l/b205f714bd1e155d0f3c19f307ca7227/1581142.jpg

David Snell, "Harp Transplant". Nice work by the design department too...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rOpmBvx6UQQ/UA_S4q6rtpI/AAAAAAAADp8/gVav29YThlE/s1600/ds+1.JPG

nice one, I bet Joanna Newsom is bummed she didn't get to that one first

this is a 70s Island Records sampler:

https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41dNoykFo6L._SR600%2C315_PIWhiteStrip%2CBottomLeft%2C0%2C35_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Don't know if this belongs here, but it's quite something:

https://img.discogs.com/iDxj_J5G-Xu3Itm8PDVbIwGjmfo=/fit-in/600x590/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-503920-1428684494-1639.jpeg.jpg

whatever they were going for there it pisses me off

not even going to look up the covers for Birth Control's many other awful titles, including Operation, Rebirth, Backdoor Possibilities, Rock On Brain, Believe In The Pill, and Knock Knock!! Who's There?.

"Believe in the Pill" has a foetus in a dustbin, from memory.

Absolutely everything about that band was terrible.

Never heard of these guys, they definitely have some wacky looking records. Their record "Count on Dracula" cover looks like it could have been the prequel to Sabbaths "Born Again".

That's horrifying wow

Holy shit I just looked up their other covers

Unreal

Does Dan Auerbach's new "Waiting on a Song" count?

If the album cover is Dan sitting at bus stop made of musical notes

Infinite Content needs a dishonorable mention in here just for being a lazy as fuck album title

ok so that album is called Everything Now which is even lazier

http://i.imgur.com/UTsaEKW.jpg?1

The joke here is that her middle finger's raised a little bit, right? Like when kids hold up three fingers and say "read between the lines."

Kursaal Flyers, "Chocs Away!" (1975)

http://skullrecords.de/images/product_images/original_images/kursaal_flyers-chocs_away-lp.jpg

CAPTAIN PARALYTIC AND THE BROWN ALE COWBOYS - MIKE HARDING

http://media.oxfam.org.uk/images/products/HighStDonated/Zoom/hd_100794803_01.jpg?v=1

omg WHAT, why would anybody choose THAT elton john title to... wow. the tracklisting for that is also pure gold btw.

that's dude's a comedian though, with other albums called Flat Dogs and Shaky Pudden, and Foo Foo Shufflewick & Her Exotic Banana

ehhh still counts imho, a great many people who had their own album to do were hoping to get a chuckle out of us. just a bit of fun from those low-stakes, shaggy cut-ups and their easy-going rockin'.

btw re: the Stanky Brown Group brought up slightly upthread:

https://img.discogs.com/2ehC98xyvMLMrjZp_K3Koknpneg=/fit-in/600x603/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2615226-1484583974-4817.jpeg.jpg

If The Lights Don't Get You the Helots Will (1977)

Oh and:

https://img.discogs.com/q_Zzi4Ndud1xYprH8ehKnzvxy94=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-3480436-1411662532-4376.jpeg.jpg

Our Pleasure to Serve You (1976)

("Misery Loves The Stanky Brown Group" would have also been good tbh. I just can't imagine being at one of these jokers' concerts and being like, shit yeah, I gotta get in the merch line and take me home a copy of that!)

Turns out the Oxfam online store is a trove of this stuff. Another "comedy" album

RIOTOUS ASSEMBLY -- BILLY CONNOLLY

http://media.oxfam.org.uk/images/products/HighStDonated/Zoom/hd_100767468_01.jpg?v=1