DOCTOR & THE MEDICS – LAUGHING AT THE PIECES LP – Nr MINT A1/B2 UK 1986 ROCK GLAM PSYCH

Doctor & The Medics – Laughing At The Pieces
(IRS Records  1986  MIRG1010)
Matrix No’s: A1/B2 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

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)

Doctor and the Medics is a British glam rock band formed in London in 1981. The group was most successful during the 1980s and is best known for their cover of Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky,” which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. The band currently performs with a newer and established line-up. As well as previously being classed a tribute act to various artists, they include many of their original songs in their live set. The group’s musical style includes neo-psychedelia, glam rock, new wave and pop rock.

Laughing at the Pieces is the 1986 debut album by Doctor and the Medics. It reached #55 in Canada. It contained their No. 1 hit “Spirit In The Sky” which was a cover of the Norman Greenbaum song.

1. “No-one Loves You When You’ve Got No Shoes” – 3:37
2. “Kettle on a Long Chain” – 3:00
3. “Come On Call Me” – 2:35
4. “Watermelon Runaway” – 2:29
5. “Fried Egg Bad Monday” – 4:09
6. “Burn” – 3:29 (extra track on picture disc edition)

All songs written by The Doctor/Ritchie/McGuire/Searle/West

1. “Spirit in the Sky” * – 3:35
2. “Lucky Lord Jim” – 2:47
3. “Moon Song” – 4:42
4. “Barbara Can’t Dance” – 2:37
5. “Smallness of the Mustard Pot” – 4:07

All songs written by The Doctor/Ritchie/McGuire/Searle/West, except * written by Norman Greenbaum