''Dr Heckle and Mr Jive'' is the debut album by English band
Pigbag
Pigbag were a British post-punk band, best known for their instrumentals, active between 1980 and 1983.
Origin and formation
Pigbag were formed in Cheltenham in late 1980 by Chris Hamlin, a fashion student at Cheltenham Art College. Hamlin ...
, released in 1982 by record label
Y. It reached No. 18 on the UK national charts and No. 1 on the UK independent chart.
Reception
''
Trouser Press
''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to ...
'' described the band and the album as having "plenty of technical know-how and nothing to say".
Track listing
;2000,1997 Bonus Tracks
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"Whoops Goes My Body"
#"Sunny Day" (12" Version)
#"Another Orangutango" (Remix)
#"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag
"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" is an instrumental performed by British dance-punk band Pigbag. The instrumental was written by Chris Hamlin and James Johnstone before Pigbag was formed and produced by Dave Hunt and Dick O'Dell. In the United S ...
" (7")
Personnel
;Pigbag
*James Johnstone - guitar, alto saxophone, percussion
*Simon Underwood
Simon Underwood is a British bass guitarist best known as a member of the bands The Pop Group and Pigbag. As described by punk rock producer Dennis Bovell, Underwood was "a wicked bass player... Together Simon and Bruce mithwere the Sly & Robb ...
- bass, cello, violin
*Roger Freeman - percussion, trombone, computer, keyboards, piano
*Ollie Moore - tenor saxophone, alto clarinet, sanza
*Chris Lee - trumpet, percussion
*Chip Carpenter - drums, percussion
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Doctor Heckle and Mister Jive (Pigbag album)
1982 debut albums
Pigbag albums