Interpreter (album)
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Interpreter is a 1996 album by Julian Cope
Julian Cope
Julian Cope is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator...

, particularly inspired by Cope's involvement and observations at the 1995-96 Newbury bypass
Newbury bypass
The Newbury bypass, officially known as The Winchester-Preston Trunk Road , is a stretch of dual carriageway road which bypasses the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England...

 protest.

Track listing

  1. "I Come from Another Planet, Baby" - 3:29
  2. "I've Got My TV & My Pills" - 2:22
  3. "Planetary Sit-In" - 3:31
  4. "Since I Lost My Head, It's Awl-Right" - 2:37
  5. "Cheap New-Age Fix" - 4:34
  6. "The Battle for the Trees" - 7:13
  7. "Arthur Drugstore" - 3:40
  8. "s.p.a.c.e.r.o.c.k. With Me" - 3:41
  9. "Re-Directed Male" - 4:16
  10. "Maid of Constant Sorrow" - 4:01
  11. "The Loveboat" - 2:45
  12. "Dust" - 6:10

Personnel

Extracted from the "Julian Cope all purpose mythological mind map of the Marlborough Downs & surrounding area" included as the album insert:
  • Julian H
    Julian Cope
    Julian Cope is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator...

     sung the songs & furnished the wa-guitars, also Mellotrons (400 and Mark II) & vibrated the bass guitar
  • Thighpaulsandra
    Thighpaulsandra
    Thighpaulsandra is a Welsh experimental musician and multi-instrumentalist known mostly for performing on synthesizers and keyboards. As Tim Lewis, he began his career working with Julian Cope. A collaboration with Cope in 1993 followed, as the experimental duo Queen Elizabeth...

     glamorously smeared ARP & VCS3 synthesizers all over, wrote all the string orchestrations, pouted piano & preened vocals, then casually blew off the Classic organ solo at the end of Since I Lost My Head... Like he's had more weddings than Liz Taylor.
  • Flinton Chalk AKA Sid Mooneye (Spiritualized) did it with the Lead guitars & vocals on Spacerock with me, Battle for the Trees, I've got my TV and my Pills, Maid of Constant Sorrow & Re-directed Male.
  • Rooster Mark Cosby (Synus) was the drummer & cymbalist throughout these sessions except when:
  • Stee-Vroom Ferrera drummed his own mighty thang on Planetary Sit-in, Since I Lost My My Head, It's Awl-Right, The Loveboat & I Come From Another Planet, Baby.
  • Doggen (TC Lethbridge) wailed like Edward Van Gottsching throughout the AMBULENCE & RADIO SIT-IN sessions, and has had squeaky boots ever since.
  • Mavis Grind spoke the treasured words of hope on The Loveboat.
  • Lynn Davis of CUMRY sung the outrageous Diva vocals on s.pa.c.e.r.o.c.k With Me and left session wanting to be a rock'n'roll star. Thanks to our darling Henrietta Bredin for scouring the opera world for such a Keltic Goddess.
  • Jody Evans (Anal/E. Wrecked) played the piano at the end of Dust unaware that he was being recorded.
  • Raymond Lovesong crooned the drunken sax on the end of TheLoveboat, and hit the high-note trumpets on Planetary Sit-In.
  • Merrick Godhaven & O.K Simon chanted vocals and daubed Thang all over Re-directed Male.
  • Craig J. Stratton, EOS Counsel, Jason Glover & Amanda Tomlinson were the string players on Planetary Sit-In, Battle for the Trees, Since I Lost My Head & Arthur..

  • Martin Schellard - conductor
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