Chumbawamba 'Jesus H Christ' Vinly LP - Unofficial 'bootleg' release - RARE
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TITLE: CHUMBAWAMBA - JESUS H CHRIST - ULTRA RARE LP
FORMAT: 12" LP
CATALOGUE NO: TRAGIC FLOP 001
LABEL: EVERYONE'S STEALING FROM SOMEONE
YEAR: 1992
DISCRIPTION: JESUS H. CHRIST, WAS BANNED ON THE EVE OF ITS RELEASE AFTER RIGHTS TO COVER VERSIONS OF SONGS BY KYLIE MINOGUE, PAUL MCCARTNEY AND ABBA WERE DENIED. NEVER OFFICIALLY RELEASED THIS ALBUM WAS EVENTUALLY REWORKED AND RELEASED AS SHHH.
SOME INFOMATION FROM A CHUMBAWAMBA WEB SITE BY A MEMBER OF THE BAND: NOW BASICALLY HOW IT HAPPENED WAS THIS. WE RECORDED AN ALBUM (JESUS H CHRIST) AND KNEW HOW CHEEKY AND BELLIGERENT AND DISRESPECTFUL AND ILLEGAL WE WERE BEING. THE DISTRIBUTOR AT THE TIME (SOUTHERN RECORDS) GOT WORRIED AND SCARED AND PANICKED, BECAUSE THEY FEARED FOR THEIR JOBS (FAIR ENOUGH). THEY STARTED TO APPLY FOR PERMISSION FOR CLEARING THE SAMPLES. IT QUICKLY BECAME OBVIOUS THAT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PUT THE RECORD OUT SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE OBJECTED TO THE USE OF THE SAMPLES ETC. SO WE SAT IN THE PUB AND DECIDED TO MAKE A RECORD CALLED SHHH! WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT CENSORSHIP, AND WHICH WOULD USE ALL THE LEGAL AND AVAILABLE PARTS OF JESUS H CHRIST. WE CHANGED SAMPLES INTO CHORUSES, CHANGED WORDS, TWISTED MEANINGS, AVOIDED COPYRIGHT HASSLES. THE 'SNIP SNIP SNIP' THING, FOR INSTANCE. -NO WAY WOULD ABBA LET US USE THE PHRASE "MONEY, MONEY, MONEY" IN THAT MIMMICKING STYLE. SO WE USED A VERY CLOSE PARODY OF THE PIANO INSTEAD IN THE HOPE THAT PEOPLE WOULD REGISTER THE ABBA CHORUS IN THEIR HEADS WITHOUT HEARING THE WORDS. AND SO ON, AND SO ON. JHC WAS ABOUT LEEDS AND LIFE AND WHAT WAS GOING ON. SHHH! WAS ABOUT OUR ANGER AT BEING TOLD WE COULDN'T RELEASE JHC
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