Thursday, June 23, 2011

Bunter - "Long Live the Queen"


Long Live the Queen b/w Jumping Jesus (Kuckuck 1973 - German issue)

What the hell is this?! The songwriting credit simply lists "Bunter." The only other name is producer Adrian Millar, who worked with The Rats/David Kubinec, and the Babys. I'd try to track him down, had he not died a few years ago.

Each side sounds like it's sung by a different person. "Long Live the Queen" sounds almost exactly like a lost Chicory Tip track; synthesizers, handclaps, and spot-on vocals.

The lesser of the two tracks, "Jumping Jesus," probably deserves to be here in it's own right. A mildly-blasphemous pop-psych-glam number, the handclaps aside, it doesn't bear any resemblance to the title cut. Check out the layered guitar solo!

Long Live the Queen

Jumping Jesus
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4 comments:

  1. Proudfoot SoundJune 26, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Long Live the Queen is a different version of Rats' Queen (turdle dove).

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  2. Vanilla GorillaJune 26, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    So it is, thanks! I guess I need to re-familiarize myself with Rats' First.

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  3. Rock'n'Roll OverdoseSeptember 19, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    Great!!

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  4. BluebottleApril 6, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    I wonder if "Bunter" is named after that famous English schoolboy Billy Bunter http://www15.brinkster.com/hiamie/greyfriars/greyfriars.htm

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