tracks d6 bass Steve Kilbey
electric guitar Peter Coutanche
tracks d8 fretless bass Paul Noonan
keyboards Peter Crosbie
lacquer cut by [runout etching Å] Steve Smart
percussion, drums John Lloyd
producer James Griffin
tracks d5 to d8 producer Peter Crosbie
tracks a1 to d4 producer [production assistance by], edited by [editing assistance by] Kate Bochner
tracks d6, d7 recorded by Neale Sandbach
tracks a1 to d4 recorded by Paul Simmons
tracks d8 recorded by Peter Cobbin
tracks d5 recorded by Steve Farmer
saxophone, bass Peter Kaldor
vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar James Griffin
written-by James Griffin
Manufactured By CBS Records Australia Limited
Distributed By CBS Records Australia Limited
Recorded At Fatboy Studios
Recorded At Glebe Studios
Recorded At ABC Studio 210, Sydney
Recorded At ABC Studio 211
Recorded At EMI Studios 301
Lacquer Cut At CBS Records, Artarmon
Lacquer Cut At CBS Records, Artarmon
Lacquer Cut At CBS Records, Artarmon
Lacquer Cut At CBS Records, Artarmon
Pressed By CBS Records, Artarmon
Phonographic Copyright (p) Chase Records (5)
Copyright (c) Chase Records (5)
Published By SBK Songs
Published By Copyright Control
Published By Chase
The stories and poems on this record were performed at Fat Boy studio, Sydney Australia, recorded by Paul Simmons & produced by James Griffin with production & editing assistance from Kate Bochner.

The Wild Years was performed at the Glebe studio, Sydney & recorded by Steve Farmer.

The Land of a Thousand Dances & The Blood of the Poet were performed at ABC studios 210 & 211, Sydney Australia, & recorded by Neale Sandbach.

Mary & The Kid Leave Town was performed at EMI studios 301, Sydney Australia & recorded by Peter Cobbin.

This two record set contains eighteen stories, four poems and four songs. The songs have already appeared on records by James Griffin & the Subterraneans. They are included here because they were written as part of the same body of work as the stories.They share ideas and images with some of the stories and form part of the narrative.

Ninety Percent Haircut is the narrator and we also meet Valerie the Love Sculpture, Incredible Wang the Third, Fiona the Dingbat Paramour, The Fat Poet and Kelvin the Ninja. They live in the Dream House, next door to Ralph the Trigger-Happy Neighbour, in the Suburb of Ratville. They play in a band which they only ever refer to as Our Band and often perform in the Hell-Hole-Down-the-Road where people jump from the balcony into the crowd below. Sometimes they drink too much at the Midnight Saloon.

When the Fat Poet discovers the Molotov Cocktail they quickly become notorious. Incredible Wang III seeks refuge in the Northern City of Relentless Sunshine, home of The Slow Kill Turns where parking meter attendants are really androginous store dummies and contain concealed microphones. Ninety Percent Haircut loses his job down at the golf course. The last remaining beatnik, The Lost Girl, returns to The Windy Southern Towns of Restrained Colonialism where artistic pursuits wear suits and take place behind closed doors in winter. Valerie the Love Sculpture wonders why she ever gave up the round-the-continent aeroplane flight she had embarked upon to see how many people she could sleep with en route, excluding aircrew and hostesses. Fiona the Dingbat Paramour continues to scream and Kelvin the Ninja wants to be a Really Big Face in Japan. Stick around and we'll see how it pans out.



Barcode: 5099746000912
Matrix / Runout: MX219261 (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: MX219262 (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: MX219263 (Side C label)
Matrix / Runout: MX219264 (Side D label)
Matrix / Runout: MX219261 460009•1 RECORD ONE Å (Side A runout etched)
Matrix / Runout: MX219262 4600091 RECORD ONE Å (Side B runout etched)
Matrix / Runout: MX219263 4600091 RECORD TWO Å (Side C runout etched)
Matrix / Runout: MX219264 4600091 RECORD TWO Å (Side D runout etched)