At their titular best...
Posted by spikeyboy on 23 May 2008 - 8:17am.
I worked in a record shop some years ago - and I mean record. Vinyl, you know? Anyhow, I recall me and the boss had this conversation about great album names for cover albums and compilations.
His favourite all time title was David Bowie's "Pin-ups"
Me, I have a soft spot for "Complete Madness" and "Utter Madness", but could never work out why they never did a double set; the title "Complete And Utter Madness" would have been a corker.
How about you lot - what titles scratch your itches?
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how about these ones...
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/why-are-still-waiting
Wonderful and frightening worlds
How about "The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall" - it acknowledges that they seem to inhabit their own universe and not everyone will feel at home in it.
Tom Waits' "Brawlers, bawlers and bastards" was a good name for a triple set of roughly grouped songs.
I like Duane Eddy's silly twangy theme for his album titles:
"The Twang's The Thang"
"Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel"
"$1000000 Dollar's Worth Of Twang"
I Like The Fall's
50,000 people can't be wrong - it's a good point and sounds very factual.
How about
Trouble Over Bridgwater
I always had a soft spot...
...for "Things May Come and Things May Go But The Art School Dance Goes On For Ever" by Pete Brown. No interest in the record, of course, but I wouldn't mind owning it.
Yes
I've just realised why I know that title but not the music either.
When it was the practice of the Labels to advertise other bands on the white LP inner sleeve didn't this one appear? (may have been Harvest) I recall the band name as 'Pete Brown and Piblokto' - don't want to Google it as I prefer the memory to be unchanged by the facts. That's something I find myself doing more of these days. As Paul Simon sang 'Preserve your memories they're all that's left you'
Pete Brown
had a great way with a title, didn't he? The one you quote shares, I think, first place with his "A Meal You Can Shake Hands With In The Dark".
Git...
I was having a drink when I read that one!
Snap!
by The Jam was my favourite compilation title, although I also love the complete and utter madness compilationss.
What was that Beautiful South compilation that sold millions? Carry On Up The Charts? That's a grand title!
But not as grand as...
...The Housemartins' earlier "Now That's What I Call Quite Good"
And just to round things out...
The later TBS Collection - "Solid Bronze"
Sorry...
missed the point of this
Just make it up
And we'll go with the flow.
It was
'Best compilation or covers album titles'
Although it looks as though we've strayed off the beaten track here and there...
I think...
..."Electric Landlady" by Kirsty MacColl is a clever title.
Never heard it but...
the title of Ted Nugent's live album, "Intensities in Ten Cities" always appealed to me.
Clever
...'nuff said.
Farmisht, Flatulence, Origami, Arf!!! and Me
Lee Hazlewood was quite good at album titles.
okay okay okay
misread the original comment and suggested names of 'original' albums and not compilations.
however, 'Discography' by Pet Shop Boys is wonderfully apt, isn't it. Fits in with their house style too.
Not relevant but anyway
I've always smirked at the song title "I Was In The House When The House Burned Down" by Warren Zevon.
Spooky Tooth
i was always pretty fond of Spooky Tooth's "You broke my heart so i busted your jaw"
also "Meaty beaty big and bouncy" by the 'Oo was a must have compilation when i was at school.
Macc Lads
I always liked "No sheep 'till Buxton".
Sorry but this is all I could come up with
" The Furry Vest of Gilbert O´Sullivan ".
Pete Brown...
...I have a best-of. It's not bad, if you're into jazz rock. His vocals are an acquired taste, but I like the to-the-point drive of 'Living Life Backwards' in particular.
Agreed on the Spooky Tooth title; the album itself is no great shakes, though. One of my favourites was Man's '2 Ozs Of Plastic With A Hole In The Middle'.
Caravan were pretty good with this stuff
The dog, the dog he's at it again.
If I could do it again i would do it all over you.
And many more i can't recall without seeking out the cds but my archives are not in alphabetical order at present - I know, a job for the weekend!!!