Shockheaded Peter

by The Tiger Lillies

Shockheaded Peter cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1998
  • Label: Misery Guts
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Gavin Evans, KesselsKramer, Graeme Gilmour, Tamzin Griffin, Jo Pocock, Phelim Mcdermott, Adrian Stout, Adrian Huge, Julian Crouch, Martyn Jacques, Olimax, Julian Bleach

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Martyn Jacques adapted Heinrich Hoffmann's 1844 cautionary-tale book 'Struwwelpeter' into eleven songs, performed by the trio of Jacques, Adrian Huge and Adrian Stout with guests including cellist Tamzin Griffin and violinist Julian Bleach. The stage production built on the album won two Olivier Awards in 2002, for Best Entertainment and for Jacques's supporting performance.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, theatrical, satirical, witty, male-vocals, dark-humor

Tracklist

  1. The Struwwelpeter Overture
  2. The Story Of Cruel Frederick
  3. The Dreadful Story About Harriet And The Matches
  4. Bully Boys
  5. The Story Of The Man That Went Out Shooting
  6. Snip Snip
  7. Augustus And The Soup
  8. Fidgety Phil
  9. Johnny Head-In-Air
  10. Flying Robert
  11. Shockheaded Peter

Credits

  • Martyn Jacques - accordion, voice, music by, adapted by, music director
  • Tamzin Griffin - cello, created by, performer
  • Anthony Cairns - created by
  • Michael Morris - directed by [for cultural industry]
  • Georgina Solo - other [props & puppet making]
  • Jo Pocock - trombone, created by, performer, other [props & puppet making]
  • Julian Bleach - violin, created by, performer
  • Heinrich Hoffmann - written-by [the struwwelpeter], illustration [the struwwelpeter]
  • Jon Linstrum - design [lighting], production manager
  • Julian Crouch - design, directed by
  • Phelim Mcdermott - design, directed by
  • KesselsKramer - design
  • Kevin Pollard - design [costume]
  • H.P. Lovecraft - engineer
  • Jim Custance - engineer
  • The Doc - engineer
  • Gavin Evans - photography by
  • Tim Smith - photography [front cover]
  • Olimax - producer
  • Rachel Feuchtwang - producer [associate]

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