Something for the Weekend (album)

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Something for the Weekend
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Studio album by
Stackridge
ReleasedOctober 12, 1999 [1]
Genre Psychedelic pop, folk pop
Length49:49
Label Angel Air
Stackridge studio album chronology
Mr. Mick
(1976)		Something for the Weekend
(1999)		 The Original Mr. Mick
(2000)
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Something for the Weekend is the sixth studio album by the British rock group Stackridge. It was released in the UK in October 1999 by Angel Air.

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Stackridge band

Stackridge were a British rock group which had its greatest success in the early 1970s.

Angel Air Records

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Contents

Track listing

  1. "It's a Fascinating World" (James Warren)
  2. "Ruth, Did You Read My Mind?" (John Miller, Warren)
  3. "Something About the Beatles" (Warren, Sarah Menage)
  4. "Help Under Doors" (Miller, Warren)
  5. "The Vegans Hatred of Fish" (Crun Walter)
  6. "Sliding Down the Razorblade of Love" (Roger Cook, Andy West)
  7. "The Youth of Today" (Miller, Warren)
  8. "Faith in Love" (Warren)
  9. "Five Poster Bedlam" (Mike Evans)
  10. "Wilderbeeste" (Miller, Warren)
  11. "Grooving Along the Highway" (Miller, Warren, Menage)
  12. "Someday They'll Find Out" (Warren)
  13. "Drinking and Driving" (Walter)
  14. "It Must Be Time for Bed" (Warren, Menage)

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 "Something for the Weekend - Stackridge - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Something for the Weekend - Stackridge - Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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