<doug watson goes to conference room, sees it's a forgettable 1970s band named Hot Coffee, promoting their album "...With Extra Cream!?">
doug watson: Noooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 13:13 (nine years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/birdnestsoup/R-4451963-1365261831-2600.jpeg.jpg
Herbie Flowers - A Little Potty
Is there supposed to be some kind of a pun here, based on the adjective and noun meaning of "potty"? Shouldn't the guy be sitting on a potty then?
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 13:31 (nine years ago) link
I thought "potty" meant "quirky" in English-as-spoken-in-England.
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 9 June 2015 13:35 (nine years ago) link
Maybe it's like, a little party, hence him being shrunk to mushroom size, but Herbie is also a little potty?
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 13:36 (nine years ago) link
Ah, okay, I get it.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 13:39 (nine years ago) link
That's a little awful.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 13:40 (nine years ago) link
Maybe it's like, a little party, hence him being shrunk to mushroom size
i'm dubious about that. maybe there's a herb/pot joke going on there though
― sonz of a croup da croupier (NickB), Tuesday, 9 June 2015 13:46 (nine years ago) link
Doesn't explain why he's dressed as Noddy.
― the bowels are not what they seem (aldo), Tuesday, 9 June 2015 17:28 (nine years ago) link
how was Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive not made it here yet!
http://musicmp3spb.org/images/e/england_dan_john_ford_coley/fdr_heckle_30d6a489a8ba89ce0c4272.jpg
― Cory Sklar, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 17:34 (nine years ago) link
a title so good that Men at Work nabbed it for one of their tunes
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Tuesday, 9 June 2015 17:40 (nine years ago) link
Man this thread is like 5 solid years of #vnyl shipments
― a silly gif of awkward larping (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 9 June 2015 18:40 (nine years ago) link
I would actually be stoked to get some of these records though!
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 10 June 2015 03:44 (nine years ago) link
At the very least, they'd make for a fantastic display rack
― doug watson, Wednesday, 10 June 2015 09:43 (nine years ago) link
I've Got My Own Records To Sell
― a silly gif of awkward larping (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 10 June 2015 14:04 (nine years ago) link
pertinent:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-rock-albums-rolling-stone-loved-in-the-1970s-that-you-never-heard-20150611
― irl friend of the geir (NickB), Friday, 12 June 2015 15:21 (nine years ago) link
guessing that frankie miller has a lot more to offer this thread
http://cache.osta.ee/iv2/auctions/1_1_9119045.jpg
― irl friend of the geir (NickB), Friday, 12 June 2015 15:25 (nine years ago) link
xpost hey I've heard four of those Braggin 1970s
― Is It Any Wonder I'm Not the (President Keyes), Friday, 12 June 2015 15:38 (nine years ago) link
'shazam' kind of the sore thumb of that list, thought it's pretty well regarded? (nb. i know nothing about the move's profile level in the us)
would not be surprised if the bs&t has already made an appearance, but...http://eil.com/images/main/Blood-Sweat--Tears-No-Sweat-496051.jpg
& al kooper's act like nothing's wronghttp://www.recordsbymail.com/uploads/9-18-14-2/134024.jpg
― no lime tangier, Friday, 12 June 2015 16:10 (nine years ago) link
wife's dad moved out of his house into condo and i got a box of (mostly terrible) records but this one is pretty good and is close to the platonic ideal of this thread
http://cdn.discogs.com/fSxrz1QH3xuCguYj-YDQa56LU2g=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(96)/discogs-images/R-2695362-1296918215.jpeg.jpg
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 19 June 2015 19:31 (nine years ago) link
(fyi all the hardcover books have titles of the songs on the album, a nice touch)
http://cdn.discogs.com/xXnD0YjZhaeOBoBegMtxFEpA7nA=/fit-in/600x605/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(96)/discogs-images/R-4095791-1355079375-5443.jpeg.jpg
Jack The Lad - Jackpot
― soref, Friday, 19 June 2015 19:53 (nine years ago) link
oh my god, seventies roger miller albums. i love his 60s sides but i had no idea.
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/75439824/Dear+Folks+Sorry+I+Havent+Written+Lately+Coverart.jpg
Dear Folks, Sorry I Haven't Written Lately (1973)
http://rymimg.com/lk/f/l/44a7a685b74eb316042dc1b56a7980e4/3051303.jpg
"Painted Poetry" (1977)
and... (drumroll)... (sorry for huge image but this is just irresistible)
http://www.recordsale.de/cdpix/r/roger_miller-making_a_name_for_myself(1).jpg
Making A Name For Myself (1979)
― here i am in the land of large breakfasts (Doctor Casino), Friday, 19 June 2015 20:43 (nine years ago) link
Wow... that is... I'm speechless... they don't come much better...
I've sort of specialized in abysmal UK nonentities of the 70s on this thread but I think I might have run out of them :( someone prove me wrong please.
― The Manner of Crawly (Tom D.), Friday, 19 June 2015 21:06 (nine years ago) link
lol at the making a name for myself cover... dog looks super embarrassed. A+
― tylerw, Friday, 19 June 2015 21:16 (nine years ago) link
Oh Tom I thought you'd found an inexhaustible motherlode of abysmal UK nonentities, don't say the supply has ended.
― Tim, Friday, 19 June 2015 21:32 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, Making A Name For Myself is so good that it seems anticlimactic to post this one (don't think it's been done yet?)
http://o.scdn.co/300/b08b462f15664f66d217ec38cee9e9e7ac37c619
― Half as cool as Man Sized Action (Dan Peterson), Friday, 19 June 2015 21:42 (nine years ago) link
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/lyricwiki/images/b/bc/Three_Dog_Night_-_Hard_Labor.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140626123157
'Hard Labor' by Three Dog Night
The title and basic concept make it seem like something that should fit here, but it comes out a little too disturbing and ends up looking more like it should Devo album cover or something? apparently this version was quickly pulled in favour of a censored edition with a large sticking plaster over the centre of the image
― soref, Friday, 19 June 2015 21:45 (nine years ago) link
not sure if it entirely fits -- the title is just swarbrick 2 -- but I've always found the cover of this one kind of hilarious and halfassedhttp://cdn.discogs.com/F2zILJJ4Sb79YGDCn27SZKy7_Qk=/fit-in/600x597/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(96)/discogs-images/R-2214839-1270396262.jpeg.jpg
― tylerw, Friday, 19 June 2015 21:47 (nine years ago) link
cigarette pushes it over the line into being appropriate for the thread imo
― soref, Friday, 19 June 2015 21:54 (nine years ago) link
haha yeah, i love swarbrick
― tylerw, Friday, 19 June 2015 21:58 (nine years ago) link
the swarb is awesome, but...
http://eil.com/images/main/Dave-Swarbrick-Lift-The-Lid-And-567769.jpg
note the miniscule hands attempting to indeed lift the lid
― no lime tangier, Friday, 19 June 2015 22:06 (nine years ago) link
Lol
― tylerw, Friday, 19 June 2015 22:53 (nine years ago) link
Given Roger Millers sort of goofy sense of humor I suppose he really took to this type of album titling
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 19 June 2015 23:28 (nine years ago) link
Not to pat myself on the back but I kind of want to just retire from the thread after "Making A Name For Myself." I really don't think I can top that one. Nonetheless, a few of today's finds coming up...
― here i am in the land of large breakfasts (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 20 June 2015 17:18 (nine years ago) link
That does seem to be the clear winner, way ahead of the back.
This genre just keeps on giving, like film noir or something, pretty much every newly rediscovered example has something to offer.
― Give 'Em Enough Rope Mother (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 20 June 2015 17:25 (nine years ago) link
http://www.collectorsfrenzy.com/gallery/290609747935.jpg
Uncle Jim's Music - There's A Song In This (1972)
http://cdn.discogs.com/BoWHAuu8fkUSSoKoWVkS-hoIl_o=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb()/discogs-images/R-5205842-1409353510-1496.jpeg.jpg
Bureman & O'Rourke - Somebody Give Me A Smile (1976)
http://www.recordsale.de/cdpix/v/valdy-familygathering.jpg
Valdy - Family Gathering (1974) (get it??? cause he's alone!!!)
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/lyricwiki/images/7/7b/Valdy_-_Valdy_and_The_Hometown_Band.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120921181515
This is, in fact, a self-titled album - but I would like special dispensation, based on the cover design, to enter it as Valdy and the Hometown Band - Folksinger Deluxe With Side of Fries (1976)
― here i am in the land of large breakfasts (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 20 June 2015 17:26 (nine years ago) link
https://plan59.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/records-4-049.jpg
^ Spotted this one in the wild today
― feargal czukay (NickB), Saturday, 20 June 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link
hahaha
― here i am in the land of large breakfasts (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 20 June 2015 17:28 (nine years ago) link
That Family one made me think, "I bet he drowned his whole family in that lake."
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Saturday, 20 June 2015 18:07 (nine years ago) link
Family Gathering, sorry.
following on the brit-folk tip here is one that seems to fit
https://mainlynorfolk.info/john.kirkpatrick/images/largerec/goingspare_frr030.jpg
― salthigh, Saturday, 20 June 2015 18:08 (nine years ago) link
have we had this? Hello - Keeps Us Off The Streets
http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0001/866/MI0001866413.jpg?partner=allrovi.com
― soref, Saturday, 20 June 2015 18:45 (nine years ago) link
and the follow up, Hello - Again
http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0000/761/MI0000761029.jpg?partner=allrovi.com
― soref, Saturday, 20 June 2015 18:47 (nine years ago) link
(Naturally)
― Give 'Em Enough Rope Mother (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 20 June 2015 18:56 (nine years ago) link
Elton's guitarist had his own album to do...
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CyvveY_A3yU/TMPXIOI2sMI/AAAAAAAABiA/xFlJ3DveT1M/s1600/Davey+Johnstone+Smiling+Face.jpg
― The Manner of Crawly (Tom D.), Saturday, 20 June 2015 19:01 (nine years ago) link
Talking of faces, Mick's wee brother claims "You Know the Name But Not the Face"
http://www.specialistrecords.com/image/cache/data/J/jagger_chris_youknowthenamebutnottheface-800x800.jpg
― The Manner of Crawly (Tom D.), Saturday, 20 June 2015 19:04 (nine years ago) link
http://s5.postimage.org/rbc0laso7/gas_mask_first.jpg
gas mask their first album
xposts: john kirkpatrick also responsible for the rather verbose among the many attractions at the show will be a really high class band
― no lime tangier, Saturday, 20 June 2015 20:19 (nine years ago) link
http://www.vinyltap.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/364x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/i/m/image_11191.jpg
― no lime tangier, Saturday, 20 June 2015 20:20 (nine years ago) link
Poor Valdy :(
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 20 June 2015 23:28 (nine years ago) link
http://cdn.discogs.com/cuAn-P2F3mB96bPUPG_6HPM8Teg=/fit-in/596x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(96)/discogs-images/R-6107680-1411255729-4935.jpeg.jpg
Christopher Milk – Some People Will Drink Anything!
― soref, Sunday, 21 June 2015 00:30 (nine years ago) link