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For most people, one spin of Lieutenant Pigeon's 1972 surprise chart-topper "Mouldy Old Dough" is all they would ever want, or need, to hear of the band. Novelty to the core, the song juxtaposes chirpy flutes, front-room piano, and drunken incantations of the title phrase over a limping glam rock beat that feels at least a beat too slow. Somehow it struck a chord with record-buying fans that year, and the band -- which consisted of two guys on loan from the similarly weird group Stavely Makepeace and one of their moms on said piano -- went on to record three albums. All of them (1973's Mouldy Old Music and Pigeon Pie, and 1974's Pigeon Party) are included on The Decca Years, along with a handful of non-LP rarities. It's a treasure trove of totally irrelevant, totally ridiculous music that only a small, verging on nonexistent, segment of music fans would be daft enough to dig into, much less celebrate. Of course, it's also pretty brilliant.
The tracks from the first album all follow in roughly the same mold as the single, with a few detours like a rickety cover of "Yellow Submarine," a vocal track called "I'm a Window Cleaner" that sounds like Dave Edmunds making music for five-year-olds, and the grotty "Dirty Old Man," which delivers roughly the experience one might expect from the title. On Pigeon Pie, they monkey with the template a little here and there, probably realizing that the ship had sailed on getting another hit. "Auntie May" is a junkshop Beatles knees-up, "...And the Fun Goes On" adds some glam crunch to the mix, and "Creativity" is a surprisingly sweet reggae ballad. By the time of Pigeon Party, all bets were off, and the band went shooting off in all sorts of fun directions. Along with turning in some rollicking takes on their established formula -- especially on the grungy, goofy "So Deep Is the Night" -- they touch on rockabilly ("Love Inflation"), 1950s pop balladry ("After the Discotheque Is Over"), big-band swing ("In the Mood"), mock classical ("Brahm's Lullaby"), and even deliver a truly odd waltz-time cover of "Great Balls of Fire." The rarities come from singles released later in the decade and are just as reliably weird -- check out the yodeling "Rockabilly Hot Pot" for proof of that. Lieutenant Pigeon are (practically) nobody's idea of a great or important band, but that's the secret to their success and lasting influence. The music on this collection is a wild mix of genius and silliness that's a perfect antidote to a bad day or being force-fed too much serious music made by real musicians. It's meaningless bubblegum at its finest, and having the group's collected works all in one place is a chewy, bubbly treat. Just don't eat it all at once since, as with most things, moderation is advised.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 7T's RECORDS
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 7T's RECORDS
Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Chisolm, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Tom King, Composer - Fred Mendelsohn, Composer - Ira Mack, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Steve Johnson, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 7T's RECORDS
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
John Lennon, Composer - Paul Mccartney, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 7T's RECORDS
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 7T's RECORDS
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
James Holland, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 7T's RECORDS
Steve Johnson, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 7T's RECORDS
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 7T's RECORDS
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 7T's RECORDS
DISQUE 2
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1974 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1974 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Franz Lehár, Composer - Harry Graham, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1974 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1974 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1974 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1974 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Traditional, Composer - Nigel Fletcher, Arranger - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Arranger
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 7T's RECORDS
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1974 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2023 Makepeace Music
Eugene Raskin, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 7T's RECORDS
Jack Hammer, Composer - Otis Blackwell, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1974 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1974 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 7T's RECORDS
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1974 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Johann Strauss II, Composer - Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1974 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 7T's RECORDS
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1975 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Walter Reisch, Composer - Robert Stolz, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1976 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1976 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Henry Work, Composer - Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1976 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1976 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Nigel Fletcher, Composer - Lieutenant Pigeon, MainArtist - Rob Woodward, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2023 Makepeace Music Makepeace Music
Chronique
For most people, one spin of Lieutenant Pigeon's 1972 surprise chart-topper "Mouldy Old Dough" is all they would ever want, or need, to hear of the band. Novelty to the core, the song juxtaposes chirpy flutes, front-room piano, and drunken incantations of the title phrase over a limping glam rock beat that feels at least a beat too slow. Somehow it struck a chord with record-buying fans that year, and the band -- which consisted of two guys on loan from the similarly weird group Stavely Makepeace and one of their moms on said piano -- went on to record three albums. All of them (1973's Mouldy Old Music and Pigeon Pie, and 1974's Pigeon Party) are included on The Decca Years, along with a handful of non-LP rarities. It's a treasure trove of totally irrelevant, totally ridiculous music that only a small, verging on nonexistent, segment of music fans would be daft enough to dig into, much less celebrate. Of course, it's also pretty brilliant.
The tracks from the first album all follow in roughly the same mold as the single, with a few detours like a rickety cover of "Yellow Submarine," a vocal track called "I'm a Window Cleaner" that sounds like Dave Edmunds making music for five-year-olds, and the grotty "Dirty Old Man," which delivers roughly the experience one might expect from the title. On Pigeon Pie, they monkey with the template a little here and there, probably realizing that the ship had sailed on getting another hit. "Auntie May" is a junkshop Beatles knees-up, "...And the Fun Goes On" adds some glam crunch to the mix, and "Creativity" is a surprisingly sweet reggae ballad. By the time of Pigeon Party, all bets were off, and the band went shooting off in all sorts of fun directions. Along with turning in some rollicking takes on their established formula -- especially on the grungy, goofy "So Deep Is the Night" -- they touch on rockabilly ("Love Inflation"), 1950s pop balladry ("After the Discotheque Is Over"), big-band swing ("In the Mood"), mock classical ("Brahm's Lullaby"), and even deliver a truly odd waltz-time cover of "Great Balls of Fire." The rarities come from singles released later in the decade and are just as reliably weird -- check out the yodeling "Rockabilly Hot Pot" for proof of that. Lieutenant Pigeon are (practically) nobody's idea of a great or important band, but that's the secret to their success and lasting influence. The music on this collection is a wild mix of genius and silliness that's a perfect antidote to a bad day or being force-fed too much serious music made by real musicians. It's meaningless bubblegum at its finest, and having the group's collected works all in one place is a chewy, bubbly treat. Just don't eat it all at once since, as with most things, moderation is advised.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
À propos
- 2 disque(s) - 48 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 02:23:36
- Artistes principaux : Lieutenant Pigeon
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : 7Ts
- Genre : Pop/Rock Pop
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2023 Makepeace Music
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