Thinks: School Stinks

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Thinks: School Stinks
Studio album by Hotlegs
Released	1970
Recorded	1970
Genre	Rock
Length	44:20
Label	Philips
Producer(s)	Hotlegs
Hotlegs chronology
	Thinks: School Stinks (1970)	You Didn't Like It Because You Didn't Think Of It (1976)
Alternative cover
Alternative cover of Thinks: School Stinks

Thinks: School Stinks is the first album released by British pop band Hotlegs. The album was recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport near Manchester and engineered by the studio's co-owners, Eric Stewart and Peter Tattersall. The cover, designed by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, depicted a scratched school desk. An alternative cover was used in some countries: School's Out by Alice Cooper, released in 1972, bore a striking resemblance.

The opening lines and percussive rhythm of "Run Baby Run" were later reworked to become the basis for "Art For Art's Sake" on the 10cc album How Dare You!.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Neanderthal Man" (Kevin Godley, Lol Creme, Eric Stewart – 4:19
2. "How Many Times" (Godley, Creme, Stewart) – 3:57
3. "Desperate Dan" (Godley, Creme, Stewart) – 2:12
4. "Take Me Back" (Godley, Creme) – 5:01
5. "Um Wah, Um Woh" (Godley, Creme, Stewart) – 5:30
6. "Suite F.A." (Godley, Creme) – 12:53
   • 1st Movement – On My Way
   • 2nd Movement – Indecision
   • 3rd Movement – The Return
7. "Fly Away" (Godley, Creme) – 2:43
8. "Run Baby Run" (Godley, Creme, Stewart) – 2:50
9. "All God's Children" (Godley, Creme) – 4:55

[edit] Personnel

• Lol Creme – guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards, arranger
• Kevin Godley – drums, vocals, arranger
• Eric Stewart – guitar, bass, vocals, arranger
• Peter Tattersall – left handed boogey piano ("Desperate Dan")
• Mike Timoney – organ
• Rod Morton – on-beat tambourine "(Desperate Dan")
• Baz Barker – violin ("How Many Times")
• Ian Brookes – trumpet
• Mike Bell – saxophone
• Cheadle Hulme High School Choir