''A Humpty Dumpty Thing'' is the title of the 2007 solo album by
Jim Bob
James Robert Morrison, known as Jim Bob, is a British musician and author. He was the singer of indie punk band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine.
Biography
Jim Bob played in various bands during the late 1970s and early 1980s, including Jami ...
, formerly of
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (also known as Carter USM or simply Carter) were an English indie rock band formed in 1987 by singer Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison and guitarist Les " Fruitbat" Carter. They made their name with a distinctive style ...
.
It was released on
Cherry Red Records
Cherry Red Records is a British independent record label founded in Malvern, Worcestershire by Iain McNay in 1978. The label has released recordings by Dead Kennedys, Everything But the Girl, The Monochrome Set, and Felt, among others, as we ...
and included a free book.
"The story is set in the not-too-distant future when all art is commissioned by the State. It's about a man chosen to write an 80,000-word novel or face a jail term. He's never written anything before and finds himself with instant
writer's block
Writer's block is a condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author is either unable to produce new work or experiences a creative slowdown. Mike Rose found that this creative stall is not a result of commitment problems or th ...
."
[Interview with Alex Ogg for ''My Favourite Flavour'' magazine issue 002 November/December 2007]
Track listing
#"All the King's Horses"
#"Cartoon Dad"
#"Every Day When I Come Home I Expect to Find You Gone"
#"God's Blog"
#"Robin, Patrik and Chris"
#"Another Day at the Office"
#"The Carousel"
#"This Phoney War"
#"Pizza Boy"
#"Battling the Bottle (Fighting the Flab, At War with the World)"
#"Why Can't We Get Along?"
#"From This Moment"
#"The I Can't Face the World Today Blues"
Notes
2007 albums
Jim Bob albums
Cherry Red Records albums
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