Label: Edsel Records (UK), EDCD 681
Style: Rock, Pop Rock
Country: Washington, County Durham, England (19 April 1942)
Time: 36:44
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 207 Mb
Alan Price's second album consolidated the change of direction he'd
started in early 1967, when his cover of Randy Newman's "Simon Smith and
His Amazing Dancing Bear" became a big British hit. Moving away from
the jazzy Animals-styled R&B-rock that he'd presented on his first
album and singles, Price moved into a more original, if less powerful,
brand of Newman-influenced vaudevillian pop. The Randy Newman influence
isn't a matter of conjecture; about half of the songs were covers of
songs by Newman (who had yet to release his first album at the time A
Price on His Head was issued), often of tunes that remain obscure even
to serious Newman fans. The effect is something like hearing an even
jauntier, more lighthearted Georgie Fame, as even Price's own
compositions bore a strong Newman influence in their emphasis on poppy
craft and wit. Breaking up the Newman and Price songs were covers of Bob
Dylan's "To Ramona" and the little-known Gerry Goffin-Carole King
number "On This Side of Goodbye." For a long time the material on this
album was difficult to find, particularly in the United States, where
Price's early work was virtually unknown. But the CD era has seen it
reissued several times, both on its own and as part of the compilation
The House That Jack Built: The Complete 60's Sessions.
(allmusic.com/album/a-price-on-his-head-mw0000057904)
(allmusic.com/album/a-price-on-his-head-mw0000057904)
01. The House that Jack built (03:18)
02. She's got another pair of shoes (02:43)
03. Come and dance with me (02:06)
04. On this side of Goodbye (03:30)
05. So long Dad (02:53)
06. No one ever hurt so bad (02:29)
07. Don't do that again (02:10)
08. Tickle me (02:52)
09. Grim Fairy Tale (03:43)
10. Living without you (02:51)
11. Happy Land (02:48)
12. To Ramona (03:10)
13. Biggest night of her life (02:04)
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