Julian Cope - Friar TuckThe Prince of Fried has brung forth 12 brand new humdingers: all hummable and lyrically compelling and replete with wah acoustic guitars and beautiful orchestrations of Mellotron 400 from Liverpools Blondest. So inhale the garage fuzz dub of 'R in the Hood'; the mantric powerdrive of 'Four Jehovahs in a Volvo Estate'; the sentimental Pete Burns lamentations of 'In Spungent Mansions' and who could resist the affectionate micro trolling of 'Will

‰Û÷Cupid Deluxe‰۪ made countless year-end lists

technology and so on

Recorded in 1983 by four scarecrows from Kentucky subsisting largely on cheap beer and baked beans

‰Û÷He‰۪s Gonna Step On You Again‰۪ was recorded by the HAPPY MONDAYS in 1990 as ‰Û÷Step‰۪

which I tried to reflect in the sonic environment of the piece through enveloping delays

I Am Not There Anymore

Equally sudden second-winds

being a lazy so and so I think it's best to wait for inspiration to call

The Beach Boys' Christmas Album succeeds brilliantly

GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor) GA-20 finds inspiration on the edges of the genre

Send Me an Angel" with parts of his classic "Ticket Agent" thrown into the mix for good measure

Moving too fast