Straight From the Desk – 2

~ Release by The Blockheads (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Recorded straight from the desk on to cassette at Patti Pavillon Swansea March 23rd 2002.
Special thanks to: Lee Harris for persistence, Derek Hussey for continuity, Ian Horne and Dave Chamberlain for expertise & loyalty.
Thanks to Ben Evans at Write Off Records for initial compilation work.
Transferred at Seaview Studios, London.

Annotation last modified on 2021-08-22 10:29 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Reasons to Be Cheerful Part III
recorded at:
Patti Pavillion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (on 2002-03-23)
live recording of:
Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3 (on 2002-03-23)
lyricist:
Ian Dury
composer:
Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter) and Davey Payne (UK saxophonist)
8:13
2Feel the Funk
recorded at:
Patti Pavillion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (on 2002-03-23)
live recording of:
Feel the Funk (on 2002-03-23)
writer:
Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter) and John Turnbull
7:37
3I Believe
recorded at:
Patti Pavillion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (on 2002-03-23)
live recording of:
I Believe (on 2002-03-23)
writer:
Ian Dury and Mick Gallagher (UK hammond organ player)
6:00
4The Ballad of the Sulphate Strangler
recorded at:
Patti Pavillion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (on 2002-03-23)
live recording of:
Ballad of the Sulphate Strangler (on 2002-03-23)
writer:
Ian Dury, Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter) and Norman Watt-Roy
6:07
5One Love
recorded at:
Patti Pavillion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (on 2002-03-23)
live recording of:
One Love (on 2002-03-23)
writer:
Ian Dury and Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter)
4:39
6Clevor Trever
recorded at:
Patti Pavillion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (on 2002-03-23)
live recording of:
Clevor Trever (on 2002-03-23)
lyricist:
Ian Dury
composer:
Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Blackhill Music
7:56
7Blockheads
recorded at:
Patti Pavillion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (on 2002-03-23)
live recording of:
Blockheads (on 2002-03-23)
lyricist:
Ian Dury
composer:
Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Blackhill Music
4:20
8You’re More Than Fair
recorded at:
Patti Pavillion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (on 2002-03-23)
live recording of:
You’re More Than Fair (on 2002-03-23)
lyricist:
Ian Dury
composer:
Russell Hardy
3:22
9What a Waste
recorded at:
Patti Pavillion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (on 2002-03-23)
live recording of:
What a Waste (on 2002-03-23)
lyricist:
Ian Dury
composer:
Charley Charles (UK drummer), Mick Gallagher (UK hammond organ player), Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter), Rod Melvin, John Turnbull and Norman Watt-Roy
4:25
10Books and Water
recorded at:
Patti Pavillion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (on 2002-03-23)
live recording of:
Books and Water (on 2002-03-23)
writer:
Ian Dury and Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter)
5:47
11Sweet Gene Vincent
recorded at:
Patti Pavillion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (on 2002-03-23)
live recording of:
Sweet Gene Vincent (on 2002-03-23)
lyricist:
Ian Dury and Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter)
composer:
Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter)
dedicated to:
Gene Vincent
publisher:
Blackhill Music
4:26
12Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
recorded at:
Patti Pavillion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (on 2002-03-23)
live recording of:
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (on 2002-03-23)
lyricist:
Ian Dury
composer:
Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
9:35