Local and/or General

For the radio program, see Local and/or General (radio program).
Local and/or General
Studio album by Models
Released October 1981
Recorded Farmyard Studios, Bucks, United Kingdom
Genre New wave
Label Mushroom
Producer Stephen Tayler , Models
Models chronology
Cut Lunch
(1980)		 Local and/or General
(1980)		 Pleasure of your Company
(1983)
Singles from Local and/or General
  1. "Local and/or General"
    Released: November 1981
  2. "Unhappy"
    Released: December 1982

Local &/or General is the second studio album by Australian new wave rock band Models,[1] which peaked at #30 on the Australian albums chart.[2] It was released in October 1981 on Mushroom Records with Stephen Tayler producing.[3] Prior to flying to United Kingdom to record the album, Models had made some demo recordings, which proved successful enough to be released as an EP, Cut Lunch in June.[1] One track, "Man o' Action", from that EP was re-recorded for Local &/or General.[1] The album provided two singles, "Local and/or General" in November and "Unhappy" in 1982, neither peaked into the Australian Top 50 singles chart.[2]

Background

Models had formed in Melbourne in 1978 by members from Teenage Radio Stars and JAB, after some line-up changes they were Andrew Duffield on keyboards, Mark Ferrie on bass guitar, Janis Friedenfelds (aka Johnny Crash) on drums and percussion, and Sean Kelly on vocals and lead guitar.[1][3] Their first release in October 1979 was a give-away, shared single, "Early Morning Brain (It's Not Quite the Same as Sobriety)" backed with The Boys Next Door's "Scatterbrain".[1] Friction within the band led to their break-up in November, ex-The Easybeats members, Vanda & Young who were now record producers/songwriters asked Models to cut some demos - so they reformed at the end of December.[1]

Their second single, "Owe You Nothing" appeared in August 1980, both singles were released on independent labels[3] and did not chart on the Top 40 Australian singles chart according to the Kent Music Report.[2]

In November 1980, the Duffield, Ferrie, Friedenfelds and Kelly line-up released Models' first album, Alphabravocharliedeltaechofoxtrotgolf, on Mushroom Records.[3] It peaked at #43 on the Australian albums chart.[2] The album was well received by audiences on the live pub circuit. No singles were released commercially from the album, although "Two People Per km²" and "Uncontrollable Boy" were on a 12-inch disc released to radio stations,[1][3] and a music video was made for "Two People Per km²". The band performed extensively both locally and interstate, they supported Ramones and Midnight Oil on a national tour.[1]

Early in 1981, Friedenfelds was replaced on drums by Mark Hough (aka Buster Stiggs) from New Zealand band The Swingers.[3] In June, Models released a 10" album, Cut Lunch, which consisted of demo tracks produced by Tony Cohen and Models except "Atlantic Romantic" produced by Split Enz keyboard player Eddie Rayner and Models.[1][3] After recording Cut Lunch, Models travelled to United Kingdom to record, Local &/or General, with Steve Tayler producing.[1][3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sean Kelly, Andrew Duffield[4] unless otherwise shown. 

Local and/or General
No. Title Length
1. "Local and/or General" (S. Kelly[5]) 3:20
2. "Truth About Truth About Scientists"   2:22
3. "Unhappy" (Mark Ferrie, A. Duffield)[6]) 3:22
4. "Telstar" (Joe Meek[7]) 0:55
5. "Dying for My Country at the War" (S. Kelly[8]) 3:39
6. "Drive and Reflex"   5:00
7. "Bantam Had" (S. Kelly[9]) 4:04
8. "Man O' Action" (S. Kelly, Mark Hough[10]) 3:40
9. "Drunk in the House" (S. Kelly, A. Duffield, M. Ferrie, M. Hough[11]) 3:06
10. "Tearing Hair Out" (S. Kelly[12]) 3:33
11. "Rate of Change"   3:16

Credits

Credited to:[13]

Musicians

Models

Production

In pop culture

The album gives its title to the name of a radio program focussing on new Australian music on Melbourne radio station Triple R.

Television music quiz program RocKwiz has a round on general music knowledge titled "Local and/or General" after the album.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Models'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Holmgren, Magnus; Baird, Paul; Aubrey, Ross; Acosta, Lisa. "The Models". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  4. ↑ ""Truth About Truth About Scientists" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  5. ↑ ""Local &/or General" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  6. ↑ ""Unhappy" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  7. ↑ ""Telstar" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  8. ↑ ""Dying for My Country at the War" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  9. ↑ "Local &/or General". Discogs. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  10. ↑ ""Man o' Action" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  11. ↑ ""Drunk in the House" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  12. ↑ ""Tearing Hair Out" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  13. ↑ "Local and/or General album credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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