{"product_id":"711297468755","title":"Camper Van Beethoven - Telephone Free Landslide Victory (40th Anniversary Edition) (Deluxe Edition) - Import 2 CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCamper Van Beethoven\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey say \"never say never,\" but it's still extremely unlikely something so goofily low-key, inventive, and fun will ever achieve cult status so quickly again, especially in terms of musical range on display. Not simply a rock group but not anything else, Camper Van Beethoven pulled off a series of entertaining fusions throughout its debut record, as the opening song \"Border Ska\" indicates by name alone. Eastern European folk, tropical grooves, post-punk atmospherics, country laid-back good times, psych\/garage band aesthetics, lyrics about Mao, Greece, and more -- a lot of stuff went into the Santa Cruz band's brew, and most of it came up trumps on Telephone. Lowery's lead vocals aren't much like what his more famous work in Cracker would indicate, being more speak-singing through shaggy dog stories (even one about Lassie) of all stripes. Hearing his tale of woe on \"Wasted\" -- \"I was a punker, and I had a Mohawk\/I was so gnarly and I drove my dad's car\" -- delivered in a \"yeah dude\" tone of voice is pretty darn funny. Segel's keyboards and violins color the arrangements with a fun touch, while rhythm team Krummenacher and then recently departed drummer Anthony Guess try out nearly everything at least once. The production is eminently suited for the proceedings, sounding a bit like the thick, fuzzy flow of many Shimmy-Disc releases but with just enough of a crisp edge. When it comes to humor, it's everywhere -- for instance, the plaintively sung chorus of \"Where the Hell Is Bill?,\" not to mention the various speculative answers (\"Maybe he went to get a Vespa scooter\"). Or, of course, the song that kick-started the band's reputation, \"Take the Skinheads Bowling,\" two and a half minutes of chiming, goofy nonsense with references to Jah and incomplete rhymes. ~ Ned Raggett\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon2.Border Ska3.Wasted4.Yanqui Go Home5.Oh No!6.Nine of Disks7.Payed Vacation: Greece8.Where the Hell Is Bill?9.Vladivostock10.Skinhead Stomp11.Tina12.Take the Skinheads Bowling13.Mao Reminisces About His Days in Southern China14.I Don't See You15.Balaika Gap16.Opi Rides Again - Club Med Sucks17.Ambiguity Song1.Balalaika Gap2.The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon3.Vegetables4.White Riot5.Before I Met You6.Wasted7.Take the Skinheads Bowling8.I Don't See You9.I Can't Take It Anymore10.Border Ska11.Skinhead Stomp12.Wasting All Your Time13.Epigram No. 514.At Kuda15.Epigram No. 216.Cowboys From Hollywood [Original Version]17.Colonel Enrique Adolfo Bermudez18.Heart [Remix]\u003cbr\u003e1.The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon\u003cbr\u003e2.Border Ska\u003cbr\u003e3.Wasted\u003cbr\u003e4.Yanqui Go Home\u003cbr\u003e5.Oh No!\u003cbr\u003e6.Nine of Disks\u003cbr\u003e7.Payed Vacation: Greece\u003cbr\u003e8.Where the Hell Is Bill?\u003cbr\u003e9.Vladivostock\u003cbr\u003e10.Skinhead Stomp\u003cbr\u003e11.Tina\u003cbr\u003e12.Take the Skinheads Bowling\u003cbr\u003e13.Mao Reminisces About His Days in Southern China\u003cbr\u003e14.I Don't See You\u003cbr\u003e15.Balaika Gap\u003cbr\u003e16.Opi Rides Again - Club Med Sucks\u003cbr\u003e17.Ambiguity Song\u003cbr\u003e1.Balalaika Gap\u003cbr\u003e2.The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon\u003cbr\u003e3.Vegetables\u003cbr\u003e4.White Riot\u003cbr\u003e5.Before I Met You\u003cbr\u003e6.Wasted\u003cbr\u003e7.Take the Skinheads Bowling\u003cbr\u003e8.I Don't See You\u003cbr\u003e9.I Can't Take It Anymore\u003cbr\u003e10.Border Ska\u003cbr\u003e11.Skinhead Stomp\u003cbr\u003e12.Wasting All Your Time\u003cbr\u003e13.Epigram No. 5\u003cbr\u003e14.At Kuda\u003cbr\u003e15.Epigram No. 2\u003cbr\u003e16.Cowboys From Hollywood [Original Version]\u003cbr\u003e17.Colonel Enrique Adolfo Bermudez\u003cbr\u003e18.Heart [Remix]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cooking Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51874609266977,"sku":"711297468755","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/711297468755.jpg?v=1759410214","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/de-de\/products\/711297468755","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}