Bob Stanley Pete Wiggs Present Three Day Week When The Lights Went Out 1972-19

Description: Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Add Yachew Ltd to your Favorites and receive our email newsletters about new items and special promotions. General Interest Bob Stanley / Pete Wiggs Present Three Day Week ~ When The Lights Went Out 1972-1975 Britain wasn't on its own in having a thoroughly miserable 1973: O Lucky Man! and Badlands both found a great year to premiere, while Watergate brought America to a new low. But America didn't still have back-to-backs and outside bogs. Tens of thousands of Britons remained housed in wartime pre-fabs and sub-standard dwellings. The bright new colours of the post-war Festival of Britain and Harold Wilson's talk in the 60s of the white heat of technology now seemed very distant as strikes, inflation, and food and oil shortages laid Britain low. What had gone wrong And what did pop music have to say about it With perfect timing this album soundtracks Britain on the brink of chaos. It includes lost masterpieces (Phil Cordell's Londonderry), gritty singles by the new names of the early 70s (Mungo Jerry's Open Up, David Essex's Stardust) and forgotten gems by some of the biggest names of the previous decade, now struggling to make themselves heard (the Kinks When Work Is Over, the Troggs I'm On Fire). Sometimes the approach was tongue-in-cheek (the Strawbs Part Of The Union), other times it was the sound of sheer frustration (Mike McGear's Kill), and occasionally it was angry enough to incur the wrath of special branch (Hawkwind's banned Urban Guerilla). Mostly the sound of these records evokes the feeling of nights in with only candles to light the house and TV closing down at 10pm: the empty spaces of Adam Faith's In Your Life the fuzz guitar minimalism of Ricky Wilde's Hertfordshire Rock Climax Chicago's alternative lifestyle-musing Mole On The Dole. Compiled by Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, Three Day Week follows on from their highly acclaimed English Weather, Paris In The Spring and State Of The Union compilations. It amplifies the noise of a country which was still unable to forget the war, even as it watched the progressive post-war consensus disintegrating. We hear shrugs and cynicism, laughter through gritted teeth, melancholy, and a real anger that would rise to the surface with punk a few years later. This 180g clear vinyl LP with deluxe gatefold sleeve features two extra tracks. Shipping Free shipping to mainland UK, fees apply to other specified areas when ordering. Fast shipping is available for 5GBP. We will expedite the dispatch and delivery to the fastest available method. International Delivery is available on selected items and shipping fees will apply based on location. Returns and refunds We operate a 30 day money back guarantee. If you are unhappy with the product for whatever reason, please contact us to arrange a return and refund. As shipping costs are not retrievable, we are unable to refund shipping costs. Feedback We use an automated eBay feedback response system. If you are happy with the product, please leave positive feedback and we will automatically leave positive feedback for you. If you are unhappy with the transaction for any reason, please contact us first to resolve. If you do leave negative or neutral feedback you waive your rights for support regarding any problems with us and open yourself up for possible retaliatory negative feedback. Please avoid making negative feedback remarks, contact us first if you have any problems! We are here to help! Contact Us Please contact us via eBay messages if you have any questions and our Customer Service team will be happy to assist you with any queries. Thank you. Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Copyright © 2017 Yachew Ltd. All rights reserved.

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