Momus - Hippopotamomus
Label:
Catalog#:
CRECD 097
Format:
CD
Country:
UK
Released:
Apr 1991
Genre:
Electronic,
Pop
Style:
Synth-pop
Tracklist
| 1 | Hippopotamomus | 4:23 | ||
| Vocals [Hippo Baritone] - Preacher Harry Powell | ||||
| 2 | I Ate A Girl Right Up | 3:16 | ||
| 3 | Michelin Man | 1:54 | ||
| 4 | A Dull Documentary | 3:12 | ||
| 5 | Marquis Of Sadness | 3:31 | ||
|
Backing Vocals -
Tammy Yoseloff
Vocals [Little Girlish Singing] - Vicky Cassidy | ||||
| 6 | Bluestocking | 3:11 | ||
| Vocals [French Girl Whispering Marguerite Duras] - Zoe Pascale | ||||
| 7 | Ventriloquists And Dolls | 3:55 | ||
| Guitar [Manly Electric Guitar Solo] - Noko | ||||
| 8 | The Painter And His Model | 4:29 | ||
| 9 | A Monkey For Sallie | 2:44 | ||
| 10 | Pornography | 3:04 | ||
| 11 | Song In Contravention | 4:36 | ||
Credits
Notes
Original edition. Later reissued with an altered sleeve and minus Michelin Man.
From the sleevenotes: "Studio and engineering: Doug Martin at The Spike. Hippo Baritone: Preacher Harry Powell. Wiggly electronic noise: Lovecut DB. Little girlish singing: Vicky Cassidy. Girlish back-up singing: Tammy Yoseloff. French girl whispering Marguerite Duras: Zoe Pascale. Manly electric guitar solo: Noko. Dedicated to Serge Gainsbourg, 1929-91."
From the sleevenotes: "Studio and engineering: Doug Martin at The Spike. Hippo Baritone: Preacher Harry Powell. Wiggly electronic noise: Lovecut DB. Little girlish singing: Vicky Cassidy. Girlish back-up singing: Tammy Yoseloff. French girl whispering Marguerite Duras: Zoe Pascale. Manly electric guitar solo: Noko. Dedicated to Serge Gainsbourg, 1929-91."
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Reviews & Discussion
This is the rare original version of the album, which was withdrawn after Michelin cited trademark infringement in both the song "Michelin Man" and the cover art (which originally depicted a hippotamus drawn in the style of Michelin's mascot Bibendum). The version now available omits the offending track and has a re-drawn sleeve.