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- Date Released: July 29, 2002
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Label: Rough Trade
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Baxter Dury doesn't follow his dad's lead into quirky punk rock, for his debut album, Len Parrot's Memorial Lift, is a disheveled mix of space rock aesthetic -- misty guitar layers and lingering piano drops swirl around Dury's childhood storybook of being middle class in a posh celebrity world. It's quite clever and imaginative, really. Dury's delicate vocals come to a near-whisper -- certainly not a match for his father's cockney growl -- but set the tone for a wistful set of songs. From the dreamy waltz of "Auntie Jane" to the indie pop wit of "Lucifer's Grain," one will sense that Dury's a poet at heart. Joanna Hussey's warm, honeyed backing vocals gently intertwine on the latter track, but deliver a shining moment on "Oscar Brown." This particular track is a soft-hued beauty, lush in string arrangements that blatantly borrow the chorus from the Velvet Underground's "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'." While the first half of the album flows with a gauzy atmosphere, "Gingham Smalls 2" switches tempo, befooling his English upbringing in a humorous pub rock romp. Len Parrot's Memorial Lift is a meaningful piece of work from Dury Jr., an experimental effort full of professionalism and an original artistic sense. Baxter Dury attempts to be an individualist and he does a good job, but he is Ian's son through and through in a way that music brings alive. Just one listen to "Boneyard Dogs" and you'll know it.
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| 01. |  |
Beneath The Underdog |
4:11 |
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| 02. | |
Oscar Brown |
5:35 |
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| 03. | |
Lucifer’s Grain |
3:14 |
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| 04. | |
Fungus Hedge |
4:33 |
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| 05. | |
Auntie Jane |
4:37 |
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| 06. | |
Gingham Smalls 2 |
3:52 |
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| 07. | |
Bachelor |
4:03 |
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| 08. | |
Len Parrot’s Memorial Lift |
5:12 |
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| 09. | |
Boneyard Dogs |
4:54 |
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09 Total Tracks, 40:11 Total Length
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Credits
- Tony Beard - Management // Clive Deamer - Drums // Henry Olsen - Guitar (Acoustic) // Henry Olsen - Bass // Henry Olsen - Guitar // Henry Olsen - Strings // Henry Olsen - Vocals (Background) // Craig Silvey - Producer // Craig Silvey - Engineer // Craig Silvey - Mixing // Adrian Utley - Bass // Adrian Utley - Guitar // Norman Watt-Roy - Bass // Geoff Barrow - Drums // Geoff Barrow - Producer // Frank Arkwright - Mastering // Nick Terry - Producer // Nick Terry - Engineer // Nick Terry - Mixing // Damon Reece - Drums // Jeff Teader - Cover Design // Dylan Howe - Drums // Richard Hawley - Guitar // Jason Hazeley - Piano // Jason Hazeley - Strings // Jason Hazeley - Keyboards // Andy Peace - Drums // Baxter Dury - Organ // Baxter Dury - Guitar (Acoustic) // Baxter Dury - Piano // Baxter Dury - Bongos // Baxter Dury - Keyboards // Baxter Dury - Organ (Hammond) // Baxter Dury - Producer // Baxter Dury - Fender Rhodes // Baxter Dury - Juno // Baxter Dury - Footpedal Bass // Joanna Hussey - Vocals (Background) // Cesar Gimeno - Assistant // Stuart Matthews - Engineer // Stuart Matthews - Assistant // Paul Dando - Assistant Management // Daniel Farmer - Photography
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