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King Rocker (Soundtrack)
Artist
The Nightingales
ReleaseProduct
King Rocker (Soundtrack)
Label
Fire Records
Catalogue Number
KROCK001
Release Date
March 18, 2022

  • Vinyl 1×LP, Limited Coloured

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    Red vinyl

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    KROCK001LP

    • Includes A3 Theatrical Poster
    • Booklet + DL Card.

  • DVD CD + DVD

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    Bookback DVD + CD

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    KROCK001DVD

    • Includes the King Rocker Film with over 90 minutes of extras
    • Soundtrack CD
    • Liner notes from Stewart Lee and Michael Cumming

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Press Release

“One Of My All Time Favourite Rock Docs” Mark Kermode

Following the huge recent success of ‘King Rocker’, spotlighting The Nightingales as one of the best band’s in Britain, comes the soundtrack and DVD to one of 2021’s break-out films. This special ‘King Rocker’ bookback DVD/CD deluxe package includes the full length feature film with over 90 minutes of extras and unseen footage alongside the soundtrack. This collector’s edition is beautifully encased with 20 pages of unreleased behind the scenes photos and liner notes from Michael Cumming and Stewart Lee.

Comedian Stewart Lee and director Michael Cumming (Brass Eye, Toast Of London) investigate a missing piece of punk history. Robert Lloyd, best known for fronting cult Birmingham bands The Prefects and The Nightingales, has survived under the radar for over four decades. But how, if at all, does Robert want to be remembered? The anti-rockumentary ‘King Rocker’ weaves the story of Birmingham’s undervalued underdog autodidact into that of the city’s forgotten public sculpture of King Kong, eschewing the celebrity interview and archive-raid approach for a free-associating bricolage of Indian food, bewildered chefs, vegetable gardening, prescription medicines, pop stardom and pop art. All of the highlights from the film are here, along with rarities which won’t appear on any of the deluxe reissues of the Nightingales’ catalogue, among them 7″ versions of “Use Your Loaf”, the Bob Luman hit “Let’s Think About Living” and “Black Country”, a glam remix of crowd favourite “Thick And Thin” and a version of Christy & Emily’s “Ghost” which rivals the Nightingales’ take on TLC’s “Unpretty” for sheer beauty. The only act with roots in the punk era that have gone on to make records more captivating, cutting and entertaining today than at any point in their past; 2022 will be a busy year for the Nightingales, with months of live dates planned, a limited edition remix 12″, deluxe reissues of both ‘Hysterics’ and ‘In The Good Old Country Way’, and a hardcover book collecting Robert’s lyrics.

“An inspiring comeback story that feels profoundly necessary” The Quietus

“Lee tells Lloyd’s story with skill, passion and verve” The Times

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Digital Track List

  1. 1 Use Your Loaf (7? Version) 2:21 Buy

    Use Your Loaf (7? Version)

  2. 2 Surplus And Scarcity (Live) 2:36 Buy

    Surplus And Scarcity (Live)

  3. 3 What A Carry On 3:25 Buy

    What A Carry On

  4. 4 Let's Think About Living (7? version) 2:35 Buy

    Let's Think About Living (7? version)

  5. 5 Black Country (7? Version) 6:22 Buy

    Black Country (7? Version)

  6. 6 Ghost 2:35 Buy

    Ghost

  7. 7 Born Again In Birmingham 4:40 Buy

    Born Again In Birmingham

  8. 8 Overreactor 3:05 Buy

    Overreactor

  9. 9 Thick And Thin (Glam Version) 2:23 Buy

    Thick And Thin (Glam Version)

  10. 10 Chaff 2:53 Buy

    Chaff

  11. 11 The Desperate Quartet 5:11 Buy

    The Desperate Quartet

  12. 12 Gales Doc 4:01 Buy

    Gales Doc

Track List

  1. A1 Use Your Loaf (7” Version)
  2. A2 Surplus And Scarcity (Live)
  3. A3 What A Carry On
  4. A4 Let's Think About Living (7” Version)
  5. A5 Black Country (7” Version)
  6. A6 Ghost
  7. B1 Born Again In Birmingham
  8. B2 Overreactor
  9. B3 Thick And Thin (Glam Version)
  10. B4 Chaff
  11. B5 The Desperate Quartet
  12. B6 Gales Doc
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