Sold Date: February 3, 2021
Start Date: February 1, 2021
Final Price: £25.20 (GBP)
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Cud When in Rome, Kill Me 1st Press Vinyl LP 005 Imaginary Records VG+/VG+. Condition is "Used".

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VINYL = VG+ Record surfaces may show some signs of slight wear, but they don't affect the listening experience and are of a cosmetic nature only. I have cleaned and play-tested both sides of the record and it plays really well and still sounds great!

SLEEVE = VG+ It's generally in good great shape, but there is a slight scuff on the front sleeve caused by removing the price label.

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Love this album, and saw the band several times, great times! But, it's now burnt to my hard drive because I'm selling a lot of my vinyl and CD collection, because the kids are getting bigger and the house is getting smaller! Basically, it was either the kids or the records, sadly the coin came down tails...Thanks for looking!

ONLINE REVIEW:
With a not-tripping-off-the-tongue title combined with a cover shot of a grimacing middle-aged man looking towards the camera, an open briefcase of money behind him, it's no surprise that When in Rome initially made Cud seem like they'd never leave the world of weird indiedom. Puttnam's instantly recognizable voice provides the best anchor to more familiar, later efforts, his unstereotypically soulful wail in full effect. The band assays a variety of different styles throughout the record, from scrabbling semi-punk catchiness to riff-heavy, funk-tinged efforts -- Dunphy's guitar work is excellent and would later become very distinctive. And the rhythm section is robust and clatters along knitting the the tracks together perfectly. In many ways the quartet's debut is an extended musical joke -- definitely the case with the title track, which is actually a side-long effort broken up into seven individual songs connected by brief skits from a satiric condensed version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. One part was also a single, "Only a Prawn in Whitby," a cello-tinged, rushed effort that slots into Smiths territory in ways (and was supposedly inspired by an encounter with Morrissey) is a great display for Puttnam's witty lyrics and the band's incipient sense of drama. Another memorable effort comes courtesy of the quick crunch of "Epicurean's Answer," both a manifesto and a sassback to critics. "I've Had it With Blondes," besides having a hilarious title, works in piano and some good Dunphy noise into the mix, not to mention a reference or two to the notorious fake cult the Church of the Sub-Genius, a longtime Puttnam fascination.This is a cracking indie album and to those who loved them, and there were many, a classic. Arguably, the only indie rock opera? Well, sort of...Whatever it is, it's most assuredly great fun from a more than able 80s indie band.  However, despite enjoying cult status and ardent loyalty from their fan-base they never really broke through to the big time. And that only adds to their charm and the abiding charm or the album.