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Open All Hours (album)

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Released
  
2004

Artist
  
The Hamsters

Producer
  
Jerry Stevenson

Genre
  
Blues rock

Length
  
62:52

Release date
  
2002

Label
  
Rockin' Rodent Recordings

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Open All Hours (2004) is The Hamsters ninth album. It was recorded during a hectic touring schedule June/July 2003.

Contents

The band's notorious self-deprecating humour came to the fore with the artwork for this particular album. It featured several pictures of famous movie stars and classic British comedy stars with heads being replaced (and not always in a flattering manner) by members of the band. The whole booklet was designed to represent the walk from the box office to the screen of an old-fashioned British flea-pit cinema.

Slim has stated that this will most likely be the last CD release by The Hamsters and that all subsequent releases will be on the DVD format.

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Track listing

  1. "Just Came Back" (Colin James/Burgess) – 4:43
  2. "My Future Ex-Wife" (Barry Martin) – 4:50
  3. "Taxi Driver" (Mickey Jupp) – 3:57
  4. "A Thing Called Love" (Williams) – 5:38
  5. "Brother Doctor, Sister Nurse" (Mickey Jupp) – 4:36
  6. "Lucky In Love" (Castro/Lewis) – 4:18
  7. "Love Don't Bother Me" (Flakne/Icon) – 6:01
  8. "Burning The Church House Down" (Gordon/Owens) – 5:20
  9. "Wouldn't Lay My Guitar Down" (Harrington) – 4:28
  10. "Somebody's Leaving Somebody" (Olin/Costas/Malo) – 6:32
  11. "Check Up From The Neck Up" (Barry Martin/Dave Bronze) – 3:52
  12. "Switchboard Susan" (Mickey Jupp) – 3:39
  13. "The Unforgiven" (Ketchum) – 4:58

Musicians

  • Snail's-Pace Slim – guitars, mandolin, lead vocals.
  • Rev Otis Elevator – drums, backing vocals.
  • Ms Zsa Zsa Poltergeist – bass, organ, strings, backing vocals.

    • Guest musicians

  • Phil Hilborne – lead guitar (stereo right - track 13), horns & synthesizer (track 1)
  • Jerry Stevenson – rhythm guitar (track 7)
  • Reg Webb – synthesizer & piano (track 7)

    • Production

  • Mixed by Jerry Stevenson (tracks 3,5,6,7,8,9) and Phil Hilborne (tracks 1,2,4,10)
  • Produced by The Hamsters, Jerry Stevenson, Phil Hilborne.
  • Cover design by Phil Smee of Waldo's Design & Dream Emporium.
  • Photo manipulation and hand tinting by Kurt Adkins
  • Band photography by The Hamsters.

    • Songs

    1Just Came Back4:42
    2My Future Ex-Wife4:49
    3Taxi Driver3:57

    References

    Open All Hours (album) Wikipedia
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