Saucy Haulage Ballads
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| EP by Half Man Half Biscuit | ||
| Released | 2003 | |
| Recorded | 2003 | |
| Genre | Rock/Indie | |
| Length | 17:54 | |
| Label | Probe Plus | |
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| Editor's Recommendation | Saucy Haulage Ballads |
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Saucy Haulage Ballads is an extended play recording released by Birkenhead group Half Man Half Biscuit. Released in August 2003 it contains 6 tracks with a total play time of 17 minutes 54 seconds.
[edit] Track listing
- "Jarg Armani"
- "Tending the Wrong Grave for 23 Years"
- "It Makes the Room Look Bigger"
- "On Finding the Studio Banjo"
- "Blood on the Quad"
- "I Went to a Wedding..."
Track 4 "On Finding the Studio Banjo" is a re-recording of probably Half Man Half Biscuit's most well-known song Trumpton Riots. This time it is set to a folky Blue Grass tune with obvious Banjo accompaniment.
[edit] Character References
As in many Half Man Half Biscuit songs, satirical and sometimes comic references are made to a whole range of celebrities. Some of the people mentioned in the tracks are:
- 2. Claire Rayner
- 3. Benny Goodman
- 5. Talvin Singh
- 6. Brad Friedel, William Pitt the Elder, William Pitt the Younger, Thomas Tallis & John Dowland
