One In Half A Million

Bill Pritchard - Half A Million [TMLP 23 UK 1988 24-Bit FLAC]

On the subject of great British songwriters, here is one who never received the acclaim he truly deserved. Bill Pritchard came from Lichfield in Staffordshire, Half A Million was his second album - released on  Gary Levermore's Third Mind Records in 1988. Third Mind was essentially an electronic music label, however Pritchard's story-telling style earned him a bigger following outside the UK and led to a deal with another electronic label, Play It Again Sam in Belgium. His style remained very English, often compared to Morrissey in vocal style however with a francophone twist which resulted in a French language album shared with Danial Darc later in 1988.

A1 Angelique

A2 Born Blonde

A3 Wednesday

A4 Celia's Attic

A5 Arboretum Romance

A6 Arena Says

A7 Cranley Gardens

A8 I Wonder Why?

B1 Homelessness

B2 Bitter Green

B3 Jerome K Jerome

B4 Linda In Drag

B5 Hélas

B6 Fanfare

B7 Déjeuner Sur L'Herbe