Electric Landlady, for example?

didn't he have an album called "Nadir's Big Moment" or something?

Could google it I suppose...

'Now That's What I Call Quite Good '

12 Gold Bars. 'This is all we can play, but ain't we done well?'
Great cover too.

It's clever word play (like his "The Last Temptation of Chris" - a Boo Hewerdine suggestion, I understand) in the long tradition of "If I could do it all over again..." and "Bowi", but it's hardly anti-aggrandisement. On the other hand, it's a good way of reminding us that there's a new Chris Difford album out.

Voyage To The Bottom Of Our Garden

Has there ever been a better example than "I've Got My Own Album To Do"?

Though he may just as well have called it "Thanks for the Money, Sucker!"

About as British and as "we're not exactly world beaters so shall we just get on with it and try and keep things as they are" as one can get.

"They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles"

And Then There Were Three?

...and he's a famous musical abomination, and the album ended up being called "You Want It You Got It" anyway, but I've always liked that Bryan Adams's second record was going to be called "Bryan Adams Has Never Heard Of You Either" up until the very last minute, apparently.

In It For The Money

Nick Lowe - 16 All Time Lowes

I always liked the title of a Dwight Yoakam compilation: Still Lookin' For A Hit.

...Ten Great Songs and An OK Voice.

Anne Martin - Co...? [Who?]

is very evocative of the melancholia of its time, its mood and of the man who made it.

A desperate inner hurt belied by a stoic English quietism

but 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong

Lily Allen - 'Alright, Still'
anything by the Pet Shop Boys
I would say 'Golden Greats' by Ian Brown but I doubt he meant it ironically

'Going Blank Again'

The follow up to the non-committal 'Nowhere', they were basically saying, 'We have nothing to say but here we are saying it anyway. Now excuse me while I gaze at my shoes.'

Fantastic album.

by the 'Biscuit

Contractual Obligation Album.

Moseley Shoals probably falls into this category.

Chas n Dave made an album called "Mustn't Grumble" - it's fair to say they weren't pitching it at the American market - Petticoat Lane market more like

Peter Gabriel,

which invites 'What?'

New Boots and Panties are unlikely to break the budget and, if they did, you could always Do It Yourself.

I always thought No More Heroes was self referential, despite Jean Jacque's posturing.

Attempted Mustache
Career Moves
Grown Man

A major talent who has made an art of playing it down...

Edit - reread thread title & it says British... But as an Anglophile I think LW counts.

looms large in this respect:-

'Sophisticated Beggar'
'Flat Baroque and Berserk'
'Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion'

Oh, and Tull's

'Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!'

Upstairs i`ve got a vinyl copy of "The Motors Greatest Hit"...

Weller being neat and ironic at the same time

John Lennon's original title for Rock 'n' Roll.

'Deep & Meaningless'

Resolutely non British, but NOFX had an album called "I Heard They Suck Live". Similarly Dream Theater have one called "Greatest Hit (...and 21 other pretty cool songs)"

I think Marillion's Anoraknophobia falls into this category.

Didn't the mighty Tull have a stage backdrop emblazoned with the legend "25 Years Of Jethro Tull", cannily defaced with the hilarious "Oh no, not another..."

... 'Bang Goes The Knighthood'

Years Of Refusal by Morrissey ?

With their EP
"Who the F**K are the Arctic Monkeys?"

I know they are American but what about 'Greatest Hit and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs'.

'Sell Out' and not British but i always thought Marshall Crenshaws 'I've Suffered for My Art...Now It's Your Turn' was a great title

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"Arthur - The Rise and Fall of the British Empire!"