The Man in the Bowler Hat

by Stackridge

The Man in the Bowler Hat cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1974
  • Label: The Rocket Record Company
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 35:17
  • Community rating: 3.44/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by George Martin, this critically acclaimed album elevates the eccentric British ensemble's whimsical sound with pristine orchestrations. It perfectly balances their penchant for quirky, quintessentially English humor with sophisticated, Beatles-esque melodic pop-rock structures.

Genres

Descriptors: eccentric, witty, folk, storytelling, pastiche

Tracklist

  1. Fundamentally Yours (2:36)
  2. Pinafore Days (2:36)
  3. The Last Plimsoll (4:31)
  4. To The Sun And Moon (2:50)
  5. The Road To Venezuela (4:53)
  6. The Galloping Gaucho (2:48)
  7. Humiliation (3:33)
  8. Dangerous Bacon (2:43)
  9. The Indifferent Hedgehog (3:14)
  10. God Speed The Plough (5:29)

Credits

  • Stackridge - primary artist
  • Crun Walter - bass guitar
  • John Kosh - cover
  • Mutter Slater - flute, keyboards, percussion, vocals [singing]
  • Andy Davis - guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocals [singing]
  • James Warren - guitar, vocals [singing]
  • Mike Evans - violin, vocals [singing]

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