1976 studio album by Budgie
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If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules Welsh power trio heavy metal blues rock band Budgie , released in April 1976.
The album is the band's first new release with A&M Records , having signed with them in late 1975 to distribute the US pressings of Bandolier experimental territory, which they would also continue to develop on their next release, 'Impeckable ' : the band's usual hard rock blues rock style is augmented on this album with funk -Jazz rock fusion elements in two songs, and progressive rock in two others.The sound engineer on the album was Pat Moran, noted for his equally eclectic rock-fusion work with Dr. Feelgood (band) on Down by the Jetty , Robert Plant , Lou Gramm, Queen, Iggy Pop ,Van der Graaf Generator , and Peter Hammill . The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios .
Noted science fiction fantasy artist and book-cover illustrator Alun Hood provided the iconic artwork for the sleeve, whilst acclaimed rock photographer, Gered Mankowitz provided the band photographs. The title of the album is a pun on the concept of Britannia ruling the waves . Professor Irene Morra of Cardiff University wrote that Budgie used this title to "declare an essential lack of agency within Britain" which helped portray a countercultural identity, lacking in national ambition.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Burke Shelley and Tony Bourge
Side one No. Title Length 1. "Anne Neggen" 4:04 2. "If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules" 5:50 3. "You're Opening Doors" 4:14 4. "Quacktor and Bureaucats" 3:52
Side two No. Title Length 5. "Sky High Percentage" 5:52 6. "Heaven Knows Our Name" 3:52 7. "Black Velvet Stallion" 8:07
2010 remaster bonus tracks No. Title Length 8. "You're Opening Doors" (2006 version) 3:38 9. "Black Velvet Stallion" (2006 version) 7:56
Personnel
Budgie Burke Shelley – bass, lead vocalsTony Bourge – guitar, backing vocals; lead vocals (track 6)
Steve Williams – drums Guest musicians Production Pat Moran – mix engineer
Fabio Nicoli – art director
Alun Hood – illustrator
Gered Mankowitz – photographyCharts
References
^ "Budgie: If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules " at AllMusic . Retrieved 27 November 2011.
Larkin, Colin (1992). The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music . Guinness Publishing . p. 361. ISBN 9780851129396
If I Were Brittania I'd Waive The Rules . A&M Records. 1976. SP-4593.Morra, Irene (2013). Britishness, Popular Music, and National Identity: The Making of Modern Britain . Routledge. p. 39. ISBN 9781135048952
If I Were Brittania I'd Waive The Rules . A&M Records. 1976. SP-4593.Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
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