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Ground Breaking Compact Discs
PISS & VINEGAR: THE SONGS OF GRAHAM PARKER
©2012 by Quake Records® - A division of Punk Hart Productions.
Track Listing:
Under the Mask of Happiness - Len Mooney
Black Honey - Neal Casal
Pourin’ It All Out - Bill Kelly & The House of Cards
Stupefaction - The Health & Happiness Show
Passion Is No Ordinary Word - The Figgs
New York Shuffle - Sawney Bean
Get Started, Start a Fire - Black Jellybean
The Kid with the Butterfly Net - Kings In Disguise
Thunder & Rain - Bob Perry
Watch the Moon Come Down - Stephanie Sayers
Mr. Tender - Samuel St. Thomas
Don’t Ask Me Questions - The Secret Admirers
You Can’t Be Too Strong - 22 Brides
Fool’s Gold - Jon Tiven’s Ego Trip
Local Girls - Dinizio, Lucas, & Black
I’m Just Your Man - Jack Tannehill & S.D.R.
Long Stem Rose - The Rees Shad Band
That’s What They All Say - Pat Dinizio
Back To School Days - Angelli & Rave
Crawling from the Wreckage - The Marys
Price is $7.95 plus postage and handling.
Piss & Vinegar: The Songs of Graham Parker was originally released by BUY OR DIE in 1996. Now back in print, with new notes by Graham Parker and original producer Jerry Balderson, this tribute album features unique performances by The Figgs, Pat Dinizio, Frank Black, Jon Tiven, and many others.
“I've always found it flattering when someone actually bothers to learn one of my tunes, whether it's a bloke playing in a bar with no one paying attention or Rod Stewart recording one on an album. You mean someone actually sat down and learned the chords and punched replay a dozen times in order to figure out the poorly enunciated third verse? At least they did before you could find the lyrics instantly on the internet, which is when this record was made. That always strikes me as something quite special, and when someone, in this case, Jerry Balderson, insists that he will in fact gather a large amount of disparate acts and get them to learn a whole lot of my tunes and record them, spending considerable money in the process no doubt, then, sir, I tip my hat!
I'm glad it's seeing the light of day again and well done and thanks to everybody involved.” -- GP