Hatfield and the North

Rating

Album: Hatfield and the North
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Stubbs Effect	More Info...
2)	Big Jobs (Poo Poo Extract)	More Info...
3)	Going Up to People and Tinkling	More Info...
4)	Calyx	More Info...
5)	Son of 'There's No Place Like Homerton'	More Info...
6)	Aigrette	More Info...
7)	Rifferama	More Info...
8)	Fol De Rol	More Info...
9)	Shaving Is Boring	More Info...
10)	Licks for the Ladies	More Info...
11)	Bossa Nochance	More Info...
12)	Big Jobs No. 2 (By Poo and the Wee Wees)	More Info...
13)	Lobster in Cleavage Probe	More Info...
14)	Gigantic Land Brabs in Earth Takeover Bid	More Info...
15)	The Other Stubbs Effect	More Info...
16)	Let's Eat (Real Soon)	More Info...
17)	Fitter Stoke Has a Bath	More Info...
18)	Your Majesty Is Like a Cream Donut Incorporating Oh What a Lonely Lifetime	More Info...

Album: Hatfield and the North
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Stubbs Effect	More Info...
2)	Big Jobs (Poo Poo Extract)	More Info...
3)	Going Up to People and Tinkling	More Info...
4)	Calyx	More Info...
5)	Son of 'There's No Place Like Homerton'	More Info...
6)	Aigrette	More Info...
7)	Rifferama	More Info...
8)	Fol De Rol	More Info...
9)	Shaving Is Boring	More Info...
10)	Licks for the Ladies	More Info...
11)	Bossa Nochance	More Info...
12)	Big Jobs No. 2 (By Poo and the Wee Wees)	More Info...
13)	Lobster in Cleavage Probe	More Info...
14)	Gigantic Land Brabs in Earth Takeover Bid	More Info...
15)	The Other Stubbs Effect	More Info...
16)	Let's Eat (Real Soon)	More Info...
17)	Fitter Stoke Has a Bath	More Info...
18)	Your Majesty Is Like a Cream Donut Incorporating Oh What a Lonely Lifetime	More Info...

Performer Notes

Hatfield & The North: Richard Sinclair (vocals, bass); Phil Miller (guitar); Dave Stewart (piano, organ, synthesizer); Pip Pyle (drums).
Additional personnel: Robert Wyatt, Amanda Parsons, Barbara Gaskin, Ann Rosenthal (vocals); Geoff Leigh (flute, saxophone); Jeremy Baines (pixiephone).
Personnel: Ann Rosenthal, Amanda Parson, Ann Rosenthal, Amanda Parsons, Richard Sinclair, Robert Wyatt, Barbara Gaskin (vocals); Phil Miller (guitar); Henry Cow, Geoff Leigh (flute, saxophone); Dave Stewart (piano, organ); Pip Pyle (drums); Jeremy Baines.
Recording information: Manor Studios (10/1974-??/1975); Saturn Sound Studios, Worthing, Sussex, England (10/1974-??/1975).
Photographers: Laurie K. Lewis; Laurie Lewis.
One of the Canterbury scene's most revered bands, Hatfield and the North made up for the brevity of their career with some fascinating music. Always adventurous, the quartet had the keen sense to realize that only the most hardened jazz fans respond to numerous key changes and exceedingly complex time signatures, and thus enlivened their live set with the odd gnome smashing, suggestive lyrics, and jokey song titles. It worked a charm, with the band quickly amassing a large, loyal following at home in Britain and across the continent. On their eponymous debut, Hatfield stunningly succeeded in translating both their sense of fun and their musical brilliance onto disc. After a bit of light humor, the band slide into "Going Up to People and Tinkling", which glides gloriously across the keys and rhythm shifts. Both "Calyx" and "Aigrette" experiment with vocals as an instrument, while the exuberant "Rifferama" is a master class on the use of riffs. However, it's the expansive "Son of `There's No Place like Homerton'" that is this side of the album's centerpiece, a propulsive, keyboard driven piece that still awaits a modern dance troop's attention.

Professional Reviews

Record Collector (magazine) (p.88) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[E]ssential....[With] the extra thrill of Robert Wyatt's wordless, weightless guest vocal on 'Calyx'..."

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