The Man In The Bowler Hat is the third album by the British rock group
Stackridge. The album was produced by
George Martin at
AIR Studios,
London and released in the UK by
MCA Records. This was their highest charting album, peaking at number 23 in the
UK Albums Chart.
A different version of the album was released by
Sire Records in the US and Canada under the title Pinafore Days. The US album removed two songs and replaced them with two others (produced by
Tony Ashton) from the UK version of the next Stackridge album Extravaganza. Although the front cover was the same, the jacket photos were changed to show the Extravaganza lineup. Pinafore Days was the only US chart entry for Stackridge, reaching number 191 on the
Billboard 200 albums chart.
Track listing
All songs credited to Andy Davis, Smegmakovitch[3] except where noted.
Side one
"Fundamentally Yours"
"Pinafore Days"
"The Last Plimsoll"
"To the Sun and the Moon" (Mutter Slater, Peter Denman)
The Man in the Bowler Hat was reissued in 2023 by Esoteric Recordings (through Cherry Red Records). The first CD includes the complete original album, the songs credited to Andy Davis, Smegmakovitch unless otherwise specified. The 2nd CD contains two BBC Radio One recordings made in 1973.[5] Tracks are:
CD 1
"Fundamentally Yours"
"Pinafore Days"
"The Last Plimsoll"
"To the Sun and the Moon" (Mutter Slater, Peter Denman)
"The Road to Venezuela"
"The Galloping Gaucho"
"Humiliation" (James Warren)
"Dangerous Bacon" (Warren, Smegmakovitch)
"The Indifferent Hedgehog" (Davis, Graham Smith)
"God Speed the Plough" (Wabadaw Sleeve)
CD 2
"Anyone for Tennis" (“In Concert” 18th January 1973)
"Do the Stanley" (“In Concert” 18th January 1973)
"Syracuse the Elephant" (“In Concert” 18th January 1973)
"Purple Spaceships Over Yatton" (“In Concert” 18th January 1973)
"Twist and Shout" (“In Concert” 18th January 1973)
"Dora the Female Explorer" (“In Concert” 18th January 1973)
"The Lyder Loo" (Bob Harris session 7th February 1973)
"God Speed the Plough" (Bob Harris session 7th February 1973)
"The Road to Venezuela" (Bob Harris session 7th February 1973)
"The Galloping Gaucho" (Bob Harris session 7th February 1973)