Produced by Martin Carthy, Love Loneliness Laundry was
recorded at Acorn in December 1976. Ostensibly another Rosselson-Bailey
collaboration, it in fact drew contributions from a range of singers and
musicians. Many of the tracks are old, although most had not been recorded
previously. As with his previous album, Leon was able to draw together material from his catalogue to create underlying themes, including a sequence of songs about relationships and marriage on side 1. The new material – three songs in total plus an adaptation of an
old poem – was grouped at the end of the LP.
This album was re-issued by Fuse Records in 1979.
Songs from Love Loneliness Laundry were later incorporated into a live show of the same name along with later material such as "Not Quite But Nearly".
This album was re-issued by Fuse Records in 1979.
Songs from Love Loneliness Laundry were later incorporated into a live show of the same name along with later material such as "Not Quite But Nearly".
"The happiest of the collaborations between myself, Roy Bailey, Martin Carthy and Fiz Shapur at Colin Sanders' studio in Stonesfield, when (some years after Sgt. Pepper) we were discovering some of the magic tricks of studio recording. You can even turn a French horn into a trumpet." - LR (sleevenotes to Guess What They're Selling at the Happiness Counter, 1992)
“My second LP collaboration with Roy Bailey, with inventive accompaniments from Martin Carthy and Fiz Shapur, was ‘Love, Loneliness and Laundry’, released in 1977. It was perhaps the first time we’d explored the creative possibilities of studio recording. The LP was highly praised and made ‘Melody Maker’s’ contemporary song album of the year.” - LR (sleevenotes to The World Turned Upside Down (CD box set), p27)
“My second LP collaboration with Roy Bailey, with inventive accompaniments from Martin Carthy and Fiz Shapur, was ‘Love, Loneliness and Laundry’, released in 1977. It was perhaps the first time we’d explored the creative possibilities of studio recording. The LP was highly praised and made ‘Melody Maker’s’ contemporary song album of the year.” - LR (sleevenotes to The World Turned Upside Down (CD box set), p27)
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Song list
1. Let Your Hair Hang Down
2. Single in Spring Third version
3. Invisible Married Breakfast Blues
4. Don't Get Married, Girls
5. In the Park
6. Once When I Was Young Third version
7. The Man Who Puffs the Big Cigar
8. We Sell Everything
9. Abiezer Coppe
10. Garden of Love (Words by William Blake)
11. Stand Up for Judas
2. Single in Spring Third version
3. Invisible Married Breakfast Blues
4. Don't Get Married, Girls
5. In the Park
6. Once When I Was Young Third version
7. The Man Who Puffs the Big Cigar
8. We Sell Everything
9. Abiezer Coppe
10. Garden of Love (Words by William Blake)
11. Stand Up for Judas