If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules
1976 studio album by Budgie
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If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules is the sixth album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie, released in April 1976.[3]
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| Released | 23 April 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Studios | Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales | |||
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| Length | 35:51 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Budgie | |||
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The album is the band's first new release with A&M Records, having signed with them in late 1975 to distribute the US pressings of Bandolier. Musically, the band's usual hard rock / heavy metal style is augmented on this album with funk elements in two songs, and progressive rock in two others.[2]
The title is a pun on the concept of Britannia ruling the waves. Professor Irene Morra of Cardiff University wrote that Budgie used this title to "declare an essential lack of agency within Britain" which helped portray a countercultural identity, lacking in national ambition.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Burke Shelley and Tony Bourge.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anne Neggen" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules" | 5:50 |
| 3. | "You're Opening Doors" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Quacktor and Bureaucats" | 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Sky High Percentage" | 5:52 |
| 6. | "Heaven Knows Our Name" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Black Velvet Stallion" | 8:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "You're Opening Doors" (2006 version) | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Black Velvet Stallion" (2006 version) | 7:56 |
Personnel
- Budgie
- Burke Shelley – bass, lead vocals
- Tony Bourge – guitar, backing vocals; lead vocals (track 6)
- Steve Williams – drums
- Guest musicians
- Richard Dunn – keyboards
- Production
- Pat Moran – mix engineer
- Fabio Nicoli – art director
- Alun Hood – illustrator
- Gered Mankowitz – photography[5]
Charts
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] | 98 |