Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias - Skite

Original Release Date

1978

Release Information

UK LP 1978 (Logo - 1009)
Germany CD 1989 (Transatlantic/Line - TACD 9.00779)

1 Juan Lopez 4:10
2 Mother Superior 3:11
3 Where Have All The Flowers Gone? 3:12
4 Heads Down, No Nonsense, Mindless Boogie 2:47
5 23 3:53
6 Peter Parker 5:07
7 Rockin' Sav'yer 3:25
8 Thank You 2:17
9 Where Have All The Flowers Gone? (Dub) 3:10
10 Anarchy In The UK 2:27
11 God Is Mad 3:39

Chart Placings

None

Credits

Arranged and produced by Chaz 'Wunderkind'! Jankel.
Engineered by Laurie 'Knobs' Latham.
Assisted by The Edwin.
Recorded at The Workhouse (You betcha), The Old Kent Road.
A Sam Sphinct Production

Conceived and dedicated to the proposition that most people are stupid.
'Skite': Another sort of musical play by C.P. Lee
(Additional dialogue by John Dowie)
This album contains the songs performed in 'Skite', and several others, by way of a treat.

Musicians:
Les Prior - vocals and samovar.
C.P. Lee - vocals, guitar & bass.
Bruce Mitchell - percussion.
Tony Bowers - vocals, bass, guitar.
Simon White - vocals, bass, guitar.
Bob Harding - vocals, guitar, keyboards.
Jimmy Hibbert - vocals, guitar.
Guests:
Chaz Jankel - Keyboards, Kit? Vocals
Roger Ruskin Spear - tenor sax (the Bonzo's live)

Reviews & Opinions

PUNKY GIBBON: Recorded with added input from Chaz Jankel (Blockheads) and Roger Ruskin Spear (Bonzos), Skite is their best, most consistently rich album. In amongst jibes at Abba, Devo ("Are We Not Men? We Are Bozos") , Phil Ochs (two reggaefied versions of 'Where Have All The Flowers Gone?'), and Status Quo ('Heads Down No Nonsense Mindless Boogie') is a great posh version of 'Anarchy In The U.K.', with Elvis Presley crooning and doo-wop backing vocals. Also worth hearing is 'Thank You', which out-snots every punk band on the planet, and was also issued in a more offensive version as part of the Heads Down No Nonsense double single. As ever, the mix of styles is staggering.

Additional Notes

Issued in remastered form on CD as part of Mandrax Sunset Variations (from where all track timings are taken from, as some of the timings on the origianl labels are way off).

Images

UK LP 1978 (Logo - 1009). Click here for more

Germany CD 1989 (Transatlantic/Line - TACD 9.00779)