Bozos

~ Recording by Levellers

Annotation

An obscure track hard to find details on. Here is a quote from an interview explaining the source of "Bozos"

'"...as well as the odd and divisive ‘Bozos’, which reached number 44 on its release in 1998. Clearly not at feeling at their most productive, the Levs opted to cover an obscure 1988 track by Flik Spatula, another band who were signed to Hag! Records around the same period. I can recall seeing adverts in the music press for the single, and bought it from HMV in Bath without even hearing the song once in advance due a complete lack of radio support. A hectic blast of punk rock peppered with drum n bass beats, the band’s new change in direction didn’t please hardcore fans, and ‘Bozos’ went unheard by the mainstream public. Although I love it, it does stick out like a sore thumb on the Greatest Hits."

http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2014/10/07/interview-mark-chadwick-talks-about-the-story-of-the-levellers/

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-16 14:00 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Bozos3:18LevellersBozos (CD1)LevellersSingle
  • GB1998-09-28
China Records (UK label founded by Derek Green)WOKCD2096
1.1Bozos?:??LevellersBozos (picture disc)LevellersSingle
  • GB1998-09-28
China Records (UK label founded by Derek Green)WOK2096
1.1Bozos3:19LevellersBozos (CD2)LevellersSingle
  • GB1998-10-26
China Records (UK label founded by Derek Green)WOKCDR2096
1.9Bozos3:19LevellersOne Way of Life: Best OfLevellersAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-10-26
China Records (UK label founded by Derek Green)0522152
1.9Bozos3:19LevellersOne Way of Life: Best OfLevellersAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-10-26
China Records (UK label founded by Derek Green)0521732
1.9Bozos3:19LevellersOne Way of Life: Best OfLevellersAlbum + Compilation
China Records (UK label founded by Derek Green)3984 25099 2
2.12Bozos3:17LevellersMouth to Mouth (Deluxe 3 CD Edition)LevellersAlbum
Edsel RecordsEDSX3015
1.14Bozos3:17LevellersGreatest HitsLevellersAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2014-09-24
On the Fiddle Recordings
1.14Bozos3:19LevellersGreatest HitsLevellersAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2014-09-29
On the Fiddle RecordingsOTFCD019X
1.14Bozos3:17LevellersGreatest Hits (Digital Box Set)LevellersAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2014-09-29
On the Fiddle RecordingsOTF019DI

Relationships

recording engineer:Andrew Scarth (in 1998)
programming:Al Scott (Oysterband, engineer, song writer) (in 1998)
additional producer:Andrew Scarth
Jon Sevink
producer:Al Scott (Oysterband, engineer, song writer) (in 1998)
Levellers (in 1998)
Andrew Scarth (in 1998)
mixer:Andrew Scarth
Al Scott (Oysterband, engineer, song writer) (in 1998)
bass guitar:Jeremy Cunningham (UK bassist for the Levellers) (in 1998)
drums (drum set):Charlie Heather (in 1998)
guitar:Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers)
Simon Friend (in 1998)
violin:Jon Sevink (in 1998)
vocals:Mark Chadwick (singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Levellers) (in 1998)
recorded at:Metway Studios in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
mixed at:Parkgate Studios in Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
has remixes:Bozos (Supercharger Heavy Mental mix)
music video for:Bozos
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/4aX9EyMvyoRdIeit6XSeNh [info]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzDWUhGqyO4 [info]
recording of:We’re All Bozos on This Bus (in 1998: cover)

We’re All Bozos on This Bus

writer:Moorshead
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