The Bobs (album)

The Bobs
Studio album by The Bobs
Released 1983
Recorded Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, California
Genre A cappella, new wave
Length 35:41 (LP), 44:53 (CD)
Label Kaleidoscope Records
Producer Richard Greene
The Bobs chronology
The Bobs
(1983)		 My, I'm Large
(1987)
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Allmusic[1]

The Bobs is an a cappella album by The Bobs, released in 1983. The group's music is sometimes referred to as New Wave A Cappella. The vocal arrangement of "Helter Skelter" was nominated for a Grammy award in 1984.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Gunnar Madsen and Richard Greene except as indicated:

LP

  1. "Art for Art's Sake" – 2:58
  2. "Prisoner of Funk" – 4:03
  3. "I Hate the Beach Boys" – 3:11
  4. "Bus Plunge" – 2:36
  5. "Cowboy Lips" – 3:26
  6. "Helter Skelter" (Lennon, McCartney) – 1:52
  7. "Through the Wall" – 3:55
  8. "Be My Yoko" – 2:20
  9. "Lazy Susan" – 3:04
  10. "Trash" – 3:33
  11. "The Deprogrammer" – 4:43

CD

  1. "Art for Art's Sake" – 2:58
  2. "Prisoner of Funk" – 4:03
  3. "I Hate The Beach Boys" – 3:11
  4. "Bus Plunge" – 2:36
  5. "Cowboy Lips" – 3:26
  6. "Helter Skelter" (Lennon, McCartney) – 1:52
  7. "Through the Wall" – 3:55
  8. "Be My Yoko" (Pritchard) – 2:20
  9. "Lazy Susan" – 3:04
  10. "Nose to Nose" – 2:02
  11. "Trash" – 3:33
  12. "The Deprogrammer" – 4:43
  13. "Eddie the Jinx" – 3:22
  14. "Democratic Process" – 2:23
  15. "Psycho Killer" (Byrne, Weymouth, Frantz) – 3:27

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ 1984 Grammy award nomination, Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices, Richard Greene, Gunnar Madsen - Helter Skelter (The Bobs) LA Times, "The Envelope" awards database, accessed 2010 Jan 13.
  3. ↑ Kaleidoscope K-18 liner notes
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