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L (Godley and Creme album)

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Released
  
1978

Artist
  
Godley & Creme

Label
  
Polydor Records

Producers
  
Kevin Godley, Lol Creme

Length
  
34:22

Release date
  
1978

Genre
  
Progressive rock

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Recorded
  
March–June 1978; Surrey Sound Studios

Similar
  
Godley & Creme albums, Progressive rock albums

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L is the second album by Godley & Creme. It was released in 1978. Its 34-minute running time was a stark contrast with that of the ill-received triple concept album Consequences (1977). The album wasn't entirely well received, however.

Contents

The songs contained much variation and artistry, dissonances, complex time signatures and melodies, clever, poetical lyrics, and some wonderful echoes from Frank Zappa's Over-Nite Sensation (1973). Beautifully produced, the album was played almost completely by Godley and Creme, except for saxophones, and a brief vocal cameo by Paul Gambaccini.

The lyrics retained the satirical stance of some 10cc material with songs such as "The Sporting Life" and "Art School Canteen", which deal with suicide and art school angst. The album wasn't successful commercially.

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Track listing

  1. "The Sporting Life" – 7:25
  2. "Sandwiches of You" – 3:17
  3. "Art School Canteen" – 3:00
  4. "Group Life" – 4:11
  5. "Punchbag" – 4:44
  6. "Foreign Accents" – 4:37
  7. "Hit Factory/Business Is Business" – 7:08

Personnel

  • Kevin Godley – vocals, drums, xylophone, roto-toms, percussion, congas, triangle, Clavinet, high-hat, tonal percussion, snare drum, bongos
  • Lol Creme – vocals, piano, Rhodes electric piano, guitars, Kramer bass, Gizmo, Farfisa organ, Guild 12-string acoustic, Guild acoustic bass, Clavinet, drums
  • Andy Mackay – baritone, tenor, soprano and alto saxophone
  • Paul Gambaccini – Bad Samaritan voices on "The Sporting Life"
  • Jonathan Handelsman – alto and soprano saxophone on "Group Life"
  • Chris Gray, Nigel Gray – engineers

    • Songs

    1The Sporting Life7:29
    2Sandwiches of You3:19
    3Art School Canteen3:03

    References

    L (Godley & Creme album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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