''We Buy a Hammer for Daddy'' is the debut studio album by English
experimental rock band
Lemon Kittens
Lemon Kittens are a post-punk band, formed in Reading, Berkshire, Reading, Berkshire, England in 1977, by Karl Blake and Gary Thatcher. The cast of the band revolved quite frequently, notably counting among its membership musicians such as Danie ...
. It was released in 1980, through record label United Diaries.
Background
The phrase "We buy a hammer for Daddy" originates from the caption to an illustration in the 1958
Ladybird
Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from . They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in Great Britain. Some entomologists prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as they ...
book ''Shopping with Mother''.
Track listing
All tracks composed by the Lemon Kittens
Critical reception
AllMusic's review was highly favourable, writing, "The tracks
..are all highly original and have little precedent either in or beyond the annals of British pop/rock
..''We Buy a Hammer for Daddy'' belongs with
Alternative TV's ''
Vibing Up the Senile Man'' and
the first This Heat LP as one of the milestones of experimental rock music."
Personnel
Lemon Kittens
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Danielle Dax
Danielle Dax (born 23 September 1958) is an English experimental musician and producer most active from the late-1970s to the mid-1990s.
Early life
She was born Danielle Gardner, in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Dax's first performance on ...
– vocals, bass, keyboards, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, drone guitar, stick synthesizer], penny whistle, squeeze box, sleeve design, artwork
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Karl Blake – vocals, guitar, drums, bass, keyboards, recorder, stick synthesizer, squeeze box
Technical
*Bombay Ducks –
engineering
*David Mellor – engineering
References
External links
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1980 debut albums
Lemon Kittens albums