HAPPY MONDAYS – BUMMED LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1988 FACTORY INDIE

Happy Mondays – Bummed
(Factory Records  1988  FACT220)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band‘s original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan. Mark “Bez” Berry later joined the band onstage during a live performance after befriending Shaun Ryder and served as a dancer/percussionist. Rowetta Satchell joined the band to provide backing vocals in the early 1990s.

Bummed was the second album by British band Happy Mondays. It was released in November 1988.

Warner later released a double album collector’s edition on 5 November 2007. This release collected the original 1988 album with a second disc of remixes from the era.

Track listing

All tracks written by The Happy Mondays except 10 (Happy Mondays, Lennon–McCartney)

1. “Country Song” – 3:24 (Originally called “Some Cunt from Preston”)
2. “Moving in With” – 3:36
3. “Mad Cyril” – 4:36 (Opens with the line “We’ve Been Courteous” from Performance supposedly sounding like Ian Curtis)
4. “Fat Lady Wrestlers” – 3:25
5. “Performance” – 4:09
6. “Brain Dead” – 3:10 (Ryder’s opening “You’re rendering that scaffolding dangerous!” is a quote from Gimme Shelter (1970 film), in which it is uttered by Sam Cutler, referring to the set at the Altamont Free Concert)
7. “Wrote for Luck” – 6:05
8. “Bring a Friend” – 3:45
9. “Do It Better” – 2:29
10. “Lazyitis” – 2:48 (The song explicitly borrows from Ticket to Ride by The Beatles, but also nods to Family Affair (Sly and the Family Stone song) and Gonna Make You A Star by David Essex)

Credits

Band

• Shaun Ryder – Vocals
• Paul “Horse” Ryder – Bass
• Mark “Cow” Day – Guitar
• Paul Davis – Keyboards
• Gary Whelan – Drums
• Mark “Bez” Berry – Bez

Recorded

• August 1988
• At the Slaughterhouse, Great Driffeld, East Yorkshire
• Overdubs and Vocal tracking recorded at the Strawberry Studios, Stockport, Greater Manchester.

Special credits to

• Dave Hassall – Percussion
• Steve Hopkins – Piano
• Horseman – Banjo

Artwork

• Central Station Design
• Nylon Weatherproof BP Oil