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 Punk Skiffle\\
-London, England, USA
+London, England, United Kingdom
 Fat and Frantic are a London-based group who write all their own material and play a wide variety of musical styles (ranging from manic skiffle through rock 'n roll to a cappella) which they sometimes described as "piffle" – a mix of punk and skiffle.
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 ===== Discography =====
-| 1986 | Waxing a Hottie | I'll Call You Records |
+| 1986 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2025/05/26/fat-and-frantic-waxing-a-hottie/|Waxing a Hottie]] | I'll Call You Records |
-| 1987 | Aggressive Sunbathing | I'll Call You Records |
+| 1987 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2025/05/26/fat-and-frantic-aggressive-sunbathing/|Aggressive Sunbathing]] | I'll Call You Records |
-| 1988 | Live at the Wonky Donkey Bar and Grill | I'll Call You Records |
+| 1988 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2025/05/26/fat-and-frantic-live-at-the-wonky-donkey-bar-and-grill/|Live at the Wonky Donkey Bar and Grill]] | I'll Call You Records |
-| 1990 | Quirk | I'll Call You Records |
+| 1989 | Demo |
-| 1991 | Sing the Very Best of Wendy Craig | Moles Records |
+| 1989 | Last Night My Wife Hoovered My Head (single) | I'll Call You Records |
+| 1990 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2025/05/26/fat-and-frantic-quirk/|Quirk]] | I'll Call You Records |
+| 1991 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/fat-and-frantic-sing-the-very-best-of-wendy-craig/|Sing the Very Best of Wendy Craig]] | Moles Records |
 | 1994 | Precious Lord: The Fat and Frantic Doo-Wop Album | Kingsway Music |
 | 2011 | Arcade Amusement | I'll Call You Records |
+| 2020 | Hungry (single) | I'll Call You Records |
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   - Sweating in the Urban Clearway
   - Waiting to Get Married
-  - Dictator (Song for Swinging Facists)
+  - Dictator (Song for Swinging Fascists)
   - Chairman of the National Trust
   - Take Me Home
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 "Fat" Jon Soper - Guitar, vocals\\
 Jim Harris - Trumpet, vocals\\
-Silas Crawley - Washboard, vocals
+Silas Crawley - Washboard, vocals\\
-Craig "Tough" McLeish - Bass, vocals\\
+Craig "Tuff" McLeish - Bass, vocals\\
 Simon Saunders - Drums, vocals
-  - Last Night My Wife Hoovered My Head
+  - Last Night My Wife Hoovered My Head(#)
-  - It's That Man Jesus
+  - It's That Man Jesus(*)
-  - Snog a Toff
+  - Snog a Toff(*)
-  - Naughty Eve
+  - Naughty Eve(^)
-  - Proud
+  - Proud(*)
-  - Billy and Jacky
+  - Billy and Jacky(+)
-  - The Bald Man's Revenge
+  - The Bald Man's Revenge(+)
-  - Freedom is a Sweet Word
+  - Freedom is a Sweet Word(*)
-  - The Dirtville Werewolf
+  - The Dirtville Werewolf(*)
-  - Uganda's Children
+  - Uganda's Children(*)
-  - Uncle David
+  - Uncle David(*)
-  - Hey Psst!
+  - Hey Psst!(+)
-  - Brian
+  - Brian(+)
-  - Take Me Home
+  - Take Me Home(*)
-  - Trainspotters
+  - Trainspotters(*)
+(+) Previously recorded on //Waxing a Hottie//\\
+(*) Previously recorded on //Aggressive Sunbathing//\\
+(^) Later re-recorded on //Sing the Very Best of Wendy Craig//\\
+(#) Later re-recorded as a single and on //Quirk//
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+==== Demo ====
+Independent
+"Fat" Jon Soper - Guitar, vocals\\
+Jim Harris - Trumpet, vocals\\
+Silas Crawley - Washboard, vocals\\
+Craig "Tuff" McLeish - Bass, vocals\\
+Simon Saunders - Drums, vocals
+  - If I Could Be
+  - Africa
+  - Who's Your Friend, Eddy
+  - Too Late
+  - Aggressive Sunbathing
+  - I'm Sorry
+(This appears to be a demo of songs that appear on //Quirk//.)
+------
+==== Last Night My Wife Hoovered My Head ====
+I'll Call You Records (FATD 1)
+Silas Crawley - Washboard, vocals\\
+Jim Harris - Trumpet, vocals\\
+Jon Soper - Guitar, vocals\\
+Craig McLeish - Bass, vocals\\
+Simon Saunders - Drums, vocals
+Produced by Ken Watts, [[Steve Farnie]], and Fat and Frantic
+  - Last Night My Wife Hoovered My Head (2:45)
+  - It's You (3:14)
+  - Last Night My Wife Hoovered My Head (instrumental) (2:35)
+  - The Vac Mix) (0:59)
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 Craig McLeish - Bass, vocals\\
 Simon Saunders - Drums, vocals
+"Last Night My Wife Hoovered My Head" and "The Senator's Daughter" produced by Ken Watts and [[Steve Farnie]]
   - Too Late
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   - Not Enough Naked Men (4:30)
-  - Darling Doris (4:35)
+  - Darling Doris (4:35)(#)
   - Arrow of Doubt (3:08)
   - Honey I Would Kiss Your Foot (3:20)
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   - Alan Davis (3:00)
   - Walking on Tears (3:06)
-  - Freedom (3:20)
+  - Freedom (3:20)(*)
-  - It's You (4:00)
+  - It's You (4:00)(#)
-  - Fruit Machine (4:10)
+  - Fruit Machine (4:10)(@)
-  - Naughty Eve (2:45)
+  - Naughty Eve (2:45)(^)
-  - I'm Sorry (4:30)
+  - I'm Sorry (4:30)(#)
-  - Brian (3:00)
+  - Brian (3:00)(+)
 Album consists of studio enhanced live recordings made at the Moles Club, Bath, 29 May 1991.
+(+) Previously recorded on //Waxing a Hottie//\\
+(*) Previously recorded on //Aggressive Sunbathing//\\
+(^) Previously recorded on //Live at the Wonky Donkey Bar and Grill//\\
+(#) Previously recorded on //Quirk//\\
+(@) Later re-recorded on //Arcade Amusement//
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   - Fruit Machine (instrumental) (4:40)
   - Fruit Machine (without lead vocals) (4:39)
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+==== Hungry ====
+I'll Call You Records
+Silas John Crawley\\
+James Michael Harris\\
+Nigel Hemming\\
+Craig McLeish\\
+Simon Alan Saunders\\
+Jonathan Alexander James Soper
+  - Hungry (3:40)
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   * [[https://www.fatandfrantic.com/|Fat and Frantic Website]]
+  * [[http://www.fatandfrantic.co.uk/|Fat and Frantic Fan Website]] (has a download of the 1991 version of "Paradise")
+{{tag>alternative_rock folk_rock england united_kingdom 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1994}}