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The Jazz Butcher - The Gift Of Music

Track listing:
  1. Southern Mark Smith 3:34
  2. Marnie 4:09
  3. Roadrunner 5:55
  4. Real Men 4:01
  5. JB Meets Count Dracula 2:54
  6. Zombie Love 3:06
  7. Sweet Jane - Goldfish 7:57
  8. Rain 3:26
  9. JB v. PM 2:42
  10. Water 1:51
  11. Partytime 3:53
  12. Lost In France 4:07
  13. Drink 3:52

Notes


This album is a stellar collection of pre-1985 singles. Only one song, "Real Men," and is lifted verbatim from a prior album, though. "Southern Mark Smith" is presented in a rushed tempo, organ dominated, psychedelia influenced version markedly different from that on A Scandal in Bohemia. "Marnie" receives a bouncy, rather rudimentary arrangement that in places suggests a punky version of Santana. "Zombie Love" here is faster and much more professional sounding than the wan version from In Bath of Bacon. Other worthy tracks here include the R.E.M.-influenced "Rain," a folk-funk hybrid entitled "The Jazz Butcher V the Prime Minister," the Cramps-like "The Jazz Butcher Meets Count Dracula," and a lengthy, hyperactive cover of the Modern Lovers song "Roadrunner." This album holds numerous delights both for Jazz Butcher neophytes and committed fans.