Biography
The Fabulous Poodles were a British pre-new wave band formed in 1975. Known for quirky stage antics, such as exploding ukuleles, as well as songs with funny lyrics. The Fabulous Poodles toured with Meat Loaf, Sha Na Na, Tom Petty, Bill Bruford and Chuck Berry (as backing band). They appeared on the Old Grey Whistle Test and for a long time were music critic John Peel’s favourite group. The band released three albums between 1977 and 1979 on Pye Records. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabulous_Poodles
Album & Cover
The Hipgnosis design team like playing around with the human face as can be seen on 10cc’s Bloody Tourists, Roy Harper’s HQ, or Sad Cafe’s Misplaced Ideals ans so it is here. According to Audrey Powell the disfigured heads were simply scrunched up prints and applying to the original un scrunched prints, then re-photographed giving the head some 3D characteristics…simple done!
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London.
Who Did What: Photography: A. Powell
Label: Pye NSPH 25(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Mirror Star Work Shy Chicago Boxcar Oh Cheryl |
Side Two Toy Town People Mr. Mike Roll Your Own ‘B’ Movies Tit Photographer Blues Cherchez La Femme |
Credits
Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Percussion – Richie C. Robertson
Drums, Percussion – Bryn B. Burrows
Engineer – Cyrano*, Howard Kilgour
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Sitar [Electric], Jew’s Harp – Tony DeMeur
Producer – Howard Kilgour (tracks: A5, B3), John Entwistle (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B5), Muff Winwood (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B4)
Violin, Mandolin, Guitar, Backing Vocals – Bobby Valentino
Notes
Recorded at Basing Street, London and Ramport Studios, Battersea, London
“Mirror Stars” is a compilation of songs from their first two albums.
