"Shuttleworth packs all of human life and failures into this, his seminal work. It has everything: carveries, bounty bars, and the fight to save the whale - "Don't be naughty Norway, to kill the whales a crime, there are lots of other fish upon which we can dine, a tuna chunks in brine, a chuna chunks divine!
Shuttleworths organ playing is as ever sublime, never before has the Yamaha AP90 sounded so cool. You can hear his influences from as far away as Bach, to early Dylan in his prime. This album has also had an almost incalculable effect on all of the great albums since, his innovative organ playing is often copied, but never bettered". 2000 album.
Disc has a few light marks.
- 1 Life Is Like A Salad Bar
- 2 John Says Hello & Plays The 'Fun' Rhythmn
- 3 Isle Of Arran
- 4 Hiho (A Fragment)
- 5 Karen's Tangerine
- 6 Bargains & Beethoven
- 7 TV's 'Clarinet Man'
- 8 Modern Man
- 9 'Campacinnos' & Cutting Keys
- 10 You're Like Manchester
- 11 Les Gray & The '5 Essential Don'ts For Aspiring Artistes'
- 12 How To Make A Phone Call For The Small Screen
- 13 The Man Who Lives On The M62
- 14 Ken's A Chicken
- 15 Suicides And Sparklers
- 16 A Little Piece Of Lint
- 17 Save The Whale
- 18 The Young People Across The Road
- 19 'Ying & Yang' & A March Round The Xmas Tree
- 20 Shopkeepers In The North
- 21 John's Tips On Microphone Technique
- 22 Mutiny Over The Bounty
- 23 Mary's Hairdo
- 24 Showergel, Taramasalata & The 'Cafetiery'
- 25 How To Exit From A Restaurant When You're Angry
- 26 Dandelion & Burdock
- 27 Poor Ken (Another Fragment)
- 28 More Chicken Chat
- 29 She Lives In Hope
- 30 Reservoirs & Rainforests
- 31 From A Father To A Son (The Burial Song)
- 32 Y Reg
- 33 Pigeons In Flight