Potatoes and Melons at Wholesale Prices Straight from the Lockup
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Potatoes and Melons Wholesale Prices Straight from the Lock up is an album of mostly cover version
s performed by English
punk rock
band, Snuff
. It was released in July 1997 on American independent label, Fat Wreck Chords
. The UK version (on the Deceptive label) is called Potatoes and Melons at Wholesale Prices Direct to You the Public and does not contain tracks 3, 4 and 6 which were already released in the UK as b-sides to the "Do Do Do" single.
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s performed by English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band, Snuff
Snuff (band)
Snuff are a British punk rock band formed in Hendon in 1986. Their name reportedly came about after a long discussion about names ended up with one of them claiming "That's Enough", which was then shortened to Snuff...
. It was released in July 1997 on American independent label, Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
. The UK version (on the Deceptive label) is called Potatoes and Melons at Wholesale Prices Direct to You the Public and does not contain tracks 3, 4 and 6 which were already released in the UK as b-sides to the "Do Do Do" single.
Track listing
- "Rivers of BabylonRivers of Babylon"Rivers of Babylon" is a rastafarian song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The Melodians' original versions of the song appeared in the sound track to the 1972 movie The Harder They Come and the 1999 Nicolas Cage movie...
" (Dowe, McNaughton) – 1:37 - "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads" (HuggMike HuggMike Hugg is a professional musician and a founding member of the 1960s group Manfred Mann.-Biography:...
, LaFrenais) – 2:12 - "Standing in the Shadows of LoveStanding in the Shadows of Love"Standing in the Shadows of Love" is a 1966 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960s...
" (Holland-Dozier-HollandHolland-Dozier-HollandHolland–Dozier–Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. They are considered to be one of the greatest songwriting teams in popular music...
) – 2:09 - "Soul LimboSoul LimboSoul Limbo is the eighth album by Booker T. & the MGs, released in 1968 on Stax Records. The album was the first Stax LP issued after the label severed its ties with former distributor Atlantic Records in 1968....
" (Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 3:11 - "Come and Gone" (Redmonds) – 2:16
- "It Must Be Boring Being Snuff" (Tyler) – 1:17
- "Ye Olde Folke Twatte" (traditional) – 2:47
- "Magic MomentsMagic Moments"Magic Moments" is a popular song with music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David, one of the first compositions by that duo. The song was published in 1957....
" (BacharachBurt BacharachBurt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
, DavidHal DavidHarold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...
) – 2:18 - "Russian Fields" (traditional) – 2:09
- "Time Dub" (Redmonds) – 0:50
- "Pink Purple" (Murphy, Redmonds) – 2:53
Credits
- Duncan – vocals, drums
- Loz – guitar
- Lee B. – bass
- Dave – trombone
- Lee M. – Hammond B-3 organ
- Produced by SnuffSnuff (band)Snuff are a British punk rock band formed in Hendon in 1986. Their name reportedly came about after a long discussion about names ended up with one of them claiming "That's Enough", which was then shortened to Snuff...