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The
Great Wurzels Vinyl Mystery!
|
Record no. |
Track title |
Message / Possible explanations |
| EMI
2450 Side A |
The Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) | "NOT
THE JOHN MILES !" Notes: John Miles was The Wurzels' manager at the time of this recording (1976). Round about this time, a different John Miles was enjoying chart success with records such as Highfly and Music. Maybe the message is something to do with this - but which one is "the" John Miles? |
| EMI
2450 Side B |
The Blackbird | "HAVE
A GURT BIG Dollop" Notes: The old Adge Cutler song When The Common Market Comes To Stanton Drew includes a mention of "a girt dollop of spaghetti", but otherwise I can't think of any obvious meaning for this message. Could there be an Italian connection? |
| EMI
2520 Side A |
I Am A Cider Drinker (Paloma Blanca) | "I'M
A PANAMA BLANKET!! " Notes: I assume this is a reference to the song Una Paloma Blanca on which The Wurzels' hit was based. |
| EMI
2520 Side B |
The Back Of My Old Car | "NICE
ONE SAMMY" Notes: No idea about this one - who is "Sammy"? |
| EMI
2568 Side A |
Morning Glory | "FIVE
FOR VIC LANZA ! "
But who is Vic Lanza? Well, Vic was a former EMI division chief, described by Music Week as "one of the record industry's most colourful characters". Vic Lanza headed up EMI Records' MOR music division for nearly two decades in the 1970s and early 1980s, scoring numerous successes during that time. Vic died in January 2008 after a long illness, and is buried in West London. |
| EMI
2568 Side B |
Rock Around The A38 | "WELCOME
Billy" Notes: No idea about this one - who is "Billy"? |
| EMI
2637 Side A |
Farmer Bill's Cowman (I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman) | "A
NIKICUT" Notes: No clues about this one at all! |
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