Vampires Stole My Lunch Money is a 1978 album by the UK underground

UK underground

The Underground was a countercultural movement in the United Kingdom linked to the underground culture in the United States and associated with the hippie phenomenon. Its primary focus was around Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill in London...

 artist Mick Farren

Mick Farren

Michael Anthony 'Mick' Farren is an English journalist, author and singer associated with counterculture and the UK Underground.-Music:...

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Farren had left music performance after his 1970 album Mona – The Carnivorous Circus

Mona – The Carnivorous Circus

Mona—The Carnivorous Circus is a 1970 album by the UK underground artist Mick Farren.The album was recorded to fulfill contractual obligations. Farren had recently returned from a tour of the west coast of North America with his band The Deviants, who had relieved the singer of his duties.Farren...

to concentrate on journalism and writing. However, in 1976 he had the opportunity whilst in New York to record the single "Play With Fire"/"Lost Johnny" reigniting his interest in performing again. The Screwed Up EP followed in 1977, recorded for Stiff Records

Stiff Records

Stiff Records is a record label created in London in 1976, by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman , and active until 1985. It was reactivated in 2007....

 and featuring Larry Wallis

Larry Wallis

Larry Wallis is a guitarist, songwriter and producer. He is best known as a member of the Pink Fairies and an early member of Motörhead.-Early bands:...

, Paul Rudolph

Paul Rudolph (musician)

Paul Fraser Rudolph is a guitarist,bassist, singer, and cyclist. He made his mark in the UK underground music scene, and then as a session musician, before returning to Canada to indulge his passion for cycling...

, Alan Powell

Alan Powell

Alan Powell is a drummer who was mainly active during the 1970s.In 1964 Alan joined Manchester R&B band Ivans Meads who released their first single for EMI label "Sins of a Family" followed in 1965 with "We'll Talk about it Tomorrow"...

 and Andy Colquhoun.

Newly formed Logo Records

Logo Records

Logo Records was a British record company formed in the mid-1970s by British record executives Geoff Hannington and Olav Wyper. It was originally funded and part-owned by UK publishing company Marshall Cavendish. In 1977, the company purchased Transatlantic Records which was at that time owned...

 approached Farren with the possibility of re-releasing some of his material but were delighted when he expressed a preference for recording new material. Retaining his band, minus Rudolph who had returned to his native Canada, the group recorded this album which featured guest appearances from fellow NME

NME

The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...

 journalist Chrissie Hynde

Chrissie Hynde

Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...

, Curved Air

Curved Air

Curved Air are a pioneering British progressive rock group formed in 1970 by musicians from mixed artistic backgrounds, including classic, folk, and electronic sound. The resulting sound of the band was a mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, and fusion with classical elements...

 singer Sonja Kristina, former Dr. Feelgood

Dr. Feelgood

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 guitarist Wilko Johnson

Wilko Johnson

Wilko Johnson is an English guitarist and songwriter, particularly associated with the UK rhythm and blues band Dr. Feelgood in the 1970s.-Career:...

 and harmonica player Will Stalybrass.

"Half Price Drinks"/"I Don't Want To Go This Way" was released as a single from the album, followed by the non-album single "Broken Statue"/"It's All In The Picture".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Mick Farren and Larry Wallis; except where indicated

1. "Trouble Coming Everyday
   Trouble Every Day (song)
   "Trouble Every Day" is a song by The Mothers of Invention, released on their 1966 debut album Freak Out!.Frank Zappa wrote the song in 1965 at 1819 Bellevue Avenue, Echo Park, Los Angeles after watching news coverage of the Watts Riots...
   
   " (Frank Zappa
   Frank Zappa
   Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
   
   )
2. "Half Price Drinks"
3. "I Don’t Want To Go This Way"
4. "I Want a Drink"
5. "Son of a Millionaire"
6. "Zombie Line"
7. "Bela Lugosi" (Farren, Andy Colquhoun)
8. "People Call You Crazy" (Farren, Andy Colquhoun)
9. "Fast Eddie" (Farren, Andy Colquhoun)
10. "Let Me In, Damn You"
11. "(I Know From) Self Destruction" (Farren)
12. "Drunk In The Morning"

Personnel

• Mick Farren – Vocals
• Larry Wallis
  Larry Wallis
  Larry Wallis is a guitarist, songwriter and producer. He is best known as a member of the Pink Fairies and an early member of Motörhead.-Early bands:...
  
   – Guitar and bass
• Andy Colquhoun – Guitar and bass
• Alan Powell
  Alan Powell
  Alan Powell is a drummer who was mainly active during the 1970s.In 1964 Alan joined Manchester R&B band Ivans Meads who released their first single for EMI label "Sins of a Family" followed in 1965 with "We'll Talk about it Tomorrow"...
  
   – Drums

with

• Chrissie Hynde
  Chrissie Hynde
  Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...
  
   – vocals
• Sonja Kristina – vocals
• Wilko Johnson
  Wilko Johnson
  Wilko Johnson is an English guitarist and songwriter, particularly associated with the UK rhythm and blues band Dr. Feelgood in the 1970s.-Career:...
  
  – guitar
• Will Stalybrass – harmonica
• Chas Heatherington - electronics