Label: Repertoire Records (Germany), REPUK 1084
Style: Rock, Pub Rock, Rhythm and Blues, Rock and Roll
Country: Worthing, Sussex, England (6 March 1944)
Time: 57:53
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 400 Mb
Like
Dave Edmunds, guitarist/pianist/vocalist Mickey Jupp was a champion of
traditional rock & roll during the late '70s, a time when it had
been all but discarded. Unlike Edmunds, Jupp wrote the majority of his
own material, which updated '50s rock & roll with a tongue-in-cheek
irony.
Jupp began his career with the Essex-based British R&B
group the Orioles in the early '60s. The band earned a devoted local
following in the early '60s, yet they never had the opportunity to
record. The Orioles broke up late in 1965 after Jupp was arrested for
not making alimony payments to his wife. Three years later, he returned
to music, forming Legend, who laid the groundwork for English pub rock
of the early '70s. Following the release of their third album in 1971,
Legend disbanded and Jupp took another lengthy break from music. When he
was coaxed back into performing in 1975 by Lee Brilleaux, the lead
singer of Dr. Feelgood, pub rock was in its last days yet Jupp was well
respected in the scene, since both Ducks Deluxe and Dr. Feelgood had
recorded versions of his songs ("Cheque Book" and "Down at the Doctors,"
respectively).
Jupp released his first solo single, "Nature's
Radio," on Arista Records in 1978. The single led to a contract with
Stiff Records, who released the "Old Rock 'N' Roller" single and the
Juppanese album in 1978; the bulk of Juppanese was recorded with
Rockpile and produced by Nick Lowe. Released the same year as his debut,
Mickey Jupp's Legend featured material from his previous band.
Following the release of Juppanese, Jupp joined Stiff's Rail Tour,
although he left the lineup before it hit the U.S. because he was afraid
of flying. Shortly afterward, he left Stiff Records and signed with
Chrysalis in 1979. The same year he released Long Distance Romancer,
which was produced by 10cc members Kevin Godley and Lol Creme; like
Juppanese, it failed to gain a large audience. Jupp moved over to
A&M Records in 1982, releasing Some People Can't Dance. After
releasing one more record on A&M, 1983's Shampoo Haircut and Shave,
he was dropped from the label. Jupp spent the rest of the '80s and '90s
touring the U.K., releasing the occasional album on independent labels.
After
releasing one more record on A&M, 1983's Shampoo Haircut and Shave,
he was dropped from the label. Jupp spent the rest of the '80s and '90s
touring the U.K., releasing the occasional album on independent labels.
(mickeyjupp.se/)
01. Making Friends (03:27)
02. Short List (02:39)
03. Old Rock 'n' Roller (03:09)
04. School (03:09)
05. If Only Mother (03:01)
06. Down In Old New Orleans (03:09)
07. You'll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those (03:14)
08. Pilot (03:53)
09. S.P.Y (03:24)
10. The Ballad Of Billy Bonney (03:30)
11. Partir C'est Mourir Un Peu (04:09)
12. Brother Doctor, Sister Nurse (04:03)
13. Nature's Radio (Single B-Side) (03:25)
14. You Made A Fool Out Of Me (LP Stiff Sounds) (04:10)
15. Be Stiff (LP Be Stiff) (02:59)
16. Don't Talk To Me (Single A-Side) (03:24)
17. Junk In My Trunk (Single B.-Side) (02:58)
