Schuman the human is essentialy me on Vox ,guitars, keys and Banjo with the assistance of the following lovely people.....
Miss Chilli Gold - lead and b.Vox.
Gordon Maguire - Bass , harpsichord, organ on 2 , b.vox.
Mick Frangou - Drums , b.vox Elsie Frangou,Rose Frangou,Ava Coyle
b.vox on track 3.....
Johnny Graftham - Pedal steel
Ian Kellett- Banjo on 1 and 6
Andy Mcfarlane - Violin and all string arrangements ...
Olivia Mclennan - Cello..........
COVER ART- Patrick Woodrow
Influences
Nancy and Lee , Joe Meek , Doo-wop , Bollywood , The Modern Lovers , Vic Godard , Sun records , Delta blues , Les Baxter , Bo-Diddley , John Barry , Serge Gainsbourg , Irma Thomas , Rockabilly , Buddy Holly
Sounds Like
Hear for yourselves..Limited edition CD 1000 copies. At a cost of only £8 which is roughly $12.7 or €8.6 (2009) including all post and packaging
OR alternately you can buy the album as a high quality MP3 download for a little less @ £5
PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS Please pay by going to my webpage by clicking on the link above (in website section)
Then click on appropriate button to pay by paypal,or alternatly go direct to paypal and pay appropriate amount GBP to comingtopieces@gmail.com
If you prefer a bank transfer just let me know............
Also on ITUNES -Amazon Rhapsody etc...
'Schuman the human' is proud to present his very first album of songs produced by Edryd Turner at the fabulous Toerag Studios........Tracklisting 1 Klutz 2 Charlie Varrick 3 Oh how Happy 4 Dark Regrets 5 Tow that line! 6 Coming to pieces 7 The Ballad of Robert Crumb 8 A Weekend Away 9 The Pier-end incident 10 Marlenas' game 11 The Wares to make it through . All songs (c)schumanmusic except 'Oh how happy' (c) Charles Hatcher (a.k.a Edwynn Starr!) which was originally a northern soul hit for 'Shades of Blue'..................... Special thanks to the following people , Lyndon , Lisa , Yazz and Domonic a.k.a 'Corman', right band wrong time.. Fabrice Pointeau for all his 'harsh but fair' advice over the years and for his excellent Guitar solo and harmonica i copied on 'Robert Crumb' (you played them better) . RD Burman for reminding me there's more great sounds to be made than just the 'Stars in their eyes' old/new wave bands of today imagine. Vic Godard for all his pearls of wisdom all those years ago , And special thanks also to my dear mum for the funds.....
THINK NOT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR BANK MANAGER. THINK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY. rICHES ARE LIKE A BIRD WITH WINGS, AND THEY EASILY FLY AWAY. Granpaw.