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Editor's Recommendation is a 2001 extended play CD by Birkenhead-based indie band Half Man Half Biscuit.[1][2][3]
| Editor's Recommendation | ||||
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| Released | 25 June 2001 | |||
| Studio | Liverpool Music House | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 11:36 | |||
| Label | Probe Plus PP32CD | |||
| Producer | Colin McKay and Co. | |||
| Half Man Half Biscuit chronology | ||||
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John Peel (1939–2004; BBC Radio 1 DJ 1967–2004), who greatly admired the band,[4] included two tracks from Editor's Recommendation in his 2001 Festive Fifty: "Bob Wilson – Anchorman" at No. 13 and "Vatican Broadside" at No. 16.[5]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bob Wilson – Anchorman" | 1:37 |
| 2. | "On Passing Lilac Urine" | 1:44 |
| 3. | "Lark Descending" | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Worried Man Blues" | 2:30 |
| 5. | "New York Skiffle" | 2:02 |
| 6. | "Vatican Broadside" | 0:31 |
Notes edit
- Bob Wilson (born 1941) is a former footballer turned television sports presenter.
- An 'anchorman' is a news presenter.
- The title "Lark Descending" parodies that of the poem The Lark Ascending by George Meredith (1828–1909) and of the well-known classical music piece based upon it by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958).
- Skiffle is a music genre usually employing homemade or improvised instruments, originating in the United States in the first half of the 20th century and revived in the UK in the 1950s.
- The song "New York Skiffle" parodies the 1959 single "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)" by Scottish skiffle player Lonnie Donegan.
- The song "New York Skiffle" includes the line "I've had the CBGBs", and also references Andy Warhol and Greenwich Village.
- New York Skiffle could also be a parody of a Graham Parker song "New York Shuffle"
- The Vatican, Rome includes the seat and bedchamber of the Pope, head of the Roman Catholic church.
- Slipknot, an American Nu metal band. "The singer" referred to is most likely Corey Taylor.
References edit
- ^ Sampson, Kevin (21 July 2001). "Taking the biscuit". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ Half Man Half Biscuit – Editor's Recommendation at Discogs
- ^ Half Man Half Biscuit: Editors Recommendation at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ H is for... Half Man Half Biscuit on YouTube Official video by John Peel's widow, Sheila.
- ^ "Keeping It Peel: Festive 50 2001". BBC. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
External links edit
- "Editor's Recommendation". Retrieved 25 February 2016. The oldest-established Half Man Half Biscuit fansite.
- "Editor's Recommendation". Retrieved 25 February 2016. The Half Man Half Biscuit Lyrics Project.