Following on from the mysterious Monk album that I posted recently, I thought I'd set a little puzzle, and so I'm posting a pop album that could have come out in 1978, and I want to know if anyone can work out who it's by. There are some clues in the titles, and some of the songs themselves, and as an extra hint I can tell you that the backing band is made up of Chris Spedding on guitar, Les Hurdle on bass, Clem Cattini on drums, and Alan Parker on keyboards. I've called the band The Underground Garden, after one of the tracks from the album, and all of the songs have been released officially, but not under the singers name. So before you head off to Google, give it a listen and see if you can work out who is this mysterious singer/songwriter/producer. I will admit that it will probably be aimed more at UK-based visitors who were around in 1978, but everyone can give it a listen, as the songs are all pretty good pop of the period, and were actually quite successful here in the UK.
Track listing
01 The Underground Garden>
02 Rainmaker
03 Dreaming In The Sun
04 Edinburgh Rock
05 Look Out For The Giant
06 From Wimbledon With Love
07 Miss Adelaide
08 The Return Of Cousin Yellowstone
09 The March Of The Machines
10 Exercise Is Good For You (Laziness Is Not)
11 The Jungle Is Jumping
12 Wimbledon Sunset
13 The Empty Bag Blues
Has to be Mike Batt with the references to Wimbledon/Wombles.
ReplyDeleteYes, as Oldponytail suggests, Mike Batt. Chris Spedding & Clem Cattini were also Wombles at some point.
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