Interpreter (album)

Interpreter is a 1996 album by Julian Cope, particularly inspired by Cope's involvement and observations at the 1995-96 Newbury bypass protest.

Track listing

1. "I Come from Another Planet, Baby" - 3:29
2. "I've Got My TV & My Pills" - 2:22
3. "Planetary Sit-In" - 3:31
4. "Since I Lost My Head, It's Awl-Right" - 2:37
5. "Cheap New-Age Fix" - 4:34
6. "The Battle for the Trees" - 7:13
7. "Arthur Drugstore" - 3:40
8. "s.p.a.c.e.r.o.c.k. With Me" - 3:41
9. "Re-Directed Male" - 4:16
10. "Maid of Constant Sorrow" - 4:01
11. "The Loveboat" - 2:45
12. "Dust" - 6:10

Personnel

Extracted from the "Julian Cope all purpose mythological mind map of the Marlborough Downs & surrounding area" included as the album insert:

• Julian H sung the songs & furnished the wa-guitars, also Mellotrons (400 and Mark II) & vibrated the bass guitar
• Thighpaulsandra glamorously smeared ARP & VCS3 synthesizers all over, wrote all the string orchestrations, pouted piano & preened vocals, then casually blew off the Classic organ solo at the end of Since I Lost My Head... Like he's had more weddings than Liz Taylor.
• Flinton Chalk AKA Sid Mooneye (Spiritualized) did it with the Lead guitars & vocals on Spacerock with me, Battle for the Trees, I've got my TV and my Pills, Maid of Constant Sorrow & Re-directed Male.
• Rooster Mark Cosby (Synus) was the drummer & cymbalist throughout these sessions except when:
• Stee-Vroom Ferrera drummed his own mighty thang on Planetary Sit-in, Since I Lost My My Head, It's Awl-Right, The Loveboat & I Come From Another Planet, Baby.
• Doggen (TC Lethbridge) wailed like Edward Van Gottsching throughout the AMBULENCE & RADIO SIT-IN sessions, and has had squeaky boots ever since.
• Mavis Grind spoke the treasured words of hope on The Loveboat.
• Lynn Davis of CUMRY sung the outrageous Diva vocals on s.pa.c.e.r.o.c.k With Me and left session wanting to be a rock'n'roll star. Thanks to our darling Henrietta Bredin for scouring the opera world for such a Keltic Goddess.
• Jody Evans (Anal/E. Wrecked) played the piano at the end of Dust unaware that he was being recorded.
• Raymond Lovesong crooned the drunken sax on the end of TheLoveboat, and hit the high-note trumpets on Planetary Sit-In.
• Merrick Godhaven & O.K Simon chanted vocals and daubed Thang all over Re-directed Male.
• Craig J. Stratton, EOS Counsel, Jason Glover & Amanda Tomlinson were the string players on Planetary Sit-In, Battle for the Trees, Since I Lost My Head & Arthur..

• Martin Schellard - conductor