Local and/or General
1981 studio album by Models
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Local &/or General is the second studio album by Australian new wave rock band Models,[1] which peaked at #30 on the Australian albums chart.[2] It was released in October 1981 on Mushroom Records with Stephen W Tayler producing.[3]
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| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Farmyard Studios, Bucks, United Kingdom | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Producer | Stephen W Tayler, Models | |||
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Early in 1981, Janis Friedenfelds was replaced on drums by Mark Hough (a.k.a. Buster Stiggs) from New Zealand band The Swingers.[3] Prior to flying to the United Kingdom to record Local &/Or General, Models had made some demo recordings, which proved successful enough to be released as an EP, Cut Lunch in June.[1] One track, "Man o' Action", from that EP was re-recorded for Local &/or General.[1] The album provided two singles, "Local and/or General" in November and "Unhappy" in 1982, neither peaked into the Australian Top 50 singles chart.[2]
Reception
Kelly said, "I got an interesting review in London in Sounds Magazine or Melody Maker. It said I sounded like David Bowie being boned up the arse."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sean Kelly and Andrew Duffield[5] unless otherwise shown
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Local and/or General" | Sean Kelly[6] | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Truth About Truth About Scientists" | 2:22 | |
| 3. | "Unhappy" | Mark Ferrie, Andrew Duffield[7] | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Telstar" | Joe Meek[8] | 0:55 |
| 5. | "Dying for My Country at the War" | Sean Kelly[9] | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Drive and Reflex" | 5:00 | |
| 7. | "Bantam Had" | Sean Kelly[10] | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Man O' Action" | Sean Kelly, Mark Hough[11] | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Drunk in the House" | Sean Kelly, Andrew Duffield, Mark Ferrie, Mark Hough[12] | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Tearing Hair Out" | Sean Kelly[13] | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Rate of Change" | 3:16 |
Personnel
Credited to:[14]
Musicians
- Models
- Andrew Duffield — keyboards, EMS Synthi AKS
- Mark Ferrie — bass guitar
- Janis Freidenfelds (a.k.a. Johnny Crash) — percussion, traps, syncussion
- Sean Kelly — guitar, clarinet, vocals
Production
- Producer — Stephen W Tayler, Models
- Engineer — Stephen W Tayler, Tony Cohen
- Mix Engineer: Stephen W Tayler
- Re-mix — Steve Brown
- Artwork — Roy Snell
- Photography — Anton Corbijn
In pop culture
The album gives its title to the name of a radio program focussing on new Australian music on Melbourne radio station Triple R.
Television music quiz program RocKwiz has a round on general music knowledge titled "Local and/or General" after the album.