High Havoc

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High Havoc
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Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedSummer 1992
Genre Acid jazz
Length50:03 (sans track 14)
Label Acid Jazz Records
Producer Ben Addison & Scott Addison
Corduroy chronology
Dad Man Cat
(1992)
High Havoc
(1993)
Out of Here
(1994)
Singles from High Havoc
  1. "The Frighteners"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Something In My Eye"
    Released: 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Louder Than War Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Select 1/5 [2]

High Havoc is the second LP by Corduroy, released by Acid Jazz Records in 1993. [3] [4] Billed as a concept album, it includes several top ten singles on the UK Indie Chart and many favourite Corduroy tunes. [5] [6] The album was reissued on vinyl by Acid Jazz Records in 2018.

Contents

Reception

In his review for Louder Than War , Matt Mead states: "The single "London England" became a dancefloor classic in the 1990s, which I’m sure would have influenced Albarn, Coxon, Rowntree and James to ask the fabric four to support Blur at their ground breaking Alexandra Palace concert in 1994". [1] Select rated the album 1/5, saying "Even the most cursory encounter with this rambling muzak would be enough to proclaim Corduroy the most pedestrian dullards on the block. Incidental music for incidental lives." [2]

Track listing

All tracks by Ben Addison, Scott Addison, Richard Searle and Simon Nelson-Smith, except where noted.

  1. "High Havoc" – 4:10
  2. "London England" – 3:22
  3. "The Corduroy Orgasm Club" – 1:46
  4. "The Frighteners" – 5:09
  5. "You're A Great Way To Fly" – 2:37
  6. "Something In My Eye" (Ben Addison, Scott Addison) – 3:23
  7. "Lovely, Lonely And Loaded" – 4:05
  8. "Breakfast In Love" – 2:48
  9. "One Born Every Minute" – 4:50
  10. "Follow That Arab" – 4:52
  11. "Nobody Move" – 2:28
  12. "Very Yeah" – 5:08
  13. "Clearing Up Music" – 2:20
  14. "10. 28 from Shibuya" - 3:05

Personnel

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