''Mozart Estate Present Go-Kart Mozart in Mozart's Mini-Mart'' (shortened to ''Mozart's Mini-Mart'') is the fourth studio album by
Go-Kart Mozart, the musical project of former
Felt
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and
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frontman
Lawrence. It was released on 23 February 2018 on West Midlands Records, a subsidiary of
Cherry Red.
The album was originally envisioned by Lawrence as a
mini-album
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, and was intended to be a companion piece to the band's previous album ''
On the Hot Dog Streets''. However, the mini-album was never completed in time, and was later extended into a 17-track full-length album.
The album was produced by
Ian Button
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, formerly of the band
Death in Vegas
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. The album's release coincided with the remastered editions of the first five Felt albums by Cherry Red on CD and vinyl.
Accolades
At the end of 2018, ''Mozart's Mini-Mart'' featured on several publications' list of the year's best albums, ranking on such lists by ''
Q'' (34th), ''
Uncut'' (35th),
''Mojo'' (54th), and ''
Louder Than War
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'' (57th).
Track listing
All songs written by
Lawrence and Terry Miles, except where noted.
#"Anagram of We Sold Apes" – 2:35
#"When You're Depressed" – 2:55
#"Relative Poverty" – 2:52
#"Zelda's in the Spotlight" – 2:47
#"Big Ship" (
Raymond Froggatt
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Biography
Froggatt (otherwise known as "Froggy") was ...
) – 2:23
#"Nub-End in a Coke Can" – 0:55
#"A Black Hood on His Head" – 2:25
#"Facing the Scorn of Tomorrow's Generation" – 1:34
#"
A New World" (
Roger Whittaker
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) – 2:19
#"I'm Dope" – 1:27
#"Crokadile Rokstarz" – 2:00
#"Knickers on the Line by 3 Chord Fraud" – 1:09
#"Chromium-Plated We're So Elated" – 3:09
#"Man of Two Sides" – 0:49
#"Farewell to Tarzan Harvey" – 1:22
#"A Ding Ding Ding Ding Dong!!" – 2:48
#"Anagram 1st Prize Reprize" – 0:42
References
2018 albums
Go-Kart Mozart albums
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