BB Gabor (album) explained

BB Gabor
Type:	Studio
Artist:	B. B. Gabor
Cover:	BBGabor-AlbumCover-small.png
Released:	1980
Recorded:	June 1979
Studio:	5 studios in Toronto
Genre:	New wave^[1]
Length:	37:00
Label:	Anthem
Producer:	Terry Brown^[2]
Next Title:	Girls of the Future
Next Year:	1981

BB Gabor is a 1980 album by the Hungarian Canadian artist B. B. Gabor.^[2] It featured two Canadian hit singles: "Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewellery)" and "Metropolitan Life."^[3] The album focused on themes such as city life, Soviet oppression, love, and consumerism.^[4]

In 2007, 17 years after Gabor's death, the Canadian label Pacemaker Entertainment combined his two albums, BB Gabor and Girls of the Future, onto a single CD.^[5]

Track listing

Order	Title	Length	Writer(s)	Ref
1	"Metropolitan Life"	2:41	Gabor, Stevenson	^[6]
2	"Consumer"	2:48	Gabor, Stevenson
3	"Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewellery)"	2:38	Gabor, Armstrong	^[7] ^[8]
4	"Laser Love"	4:10	Gabor, Stevenson
5	"Moscow Drug Club"	4:25	Gabor, Stevenson, Keldie	^[9]
6	"Underground World"	3:09	Gabor
7	"All the Time"	5:06	Gabor, Scott	^[10]
8	"Hunger, Poverty & Misery"	3:46	Gabor
9	"Ooh Mama"	2:16	Gabor
10	"Big Yellow Taxi"	5:43	Joni Mitchell (cover)	^[11]

Personnel

• B. B. Gabor: Guitars, vocals^{[12] [13]}
• David Bendeth: Guitars^[13]
• David Stone: Synthesizers, synthesized bass, clavinet^[13]
• Jim Jones: Acoustic & electric bass^[13]
• Mike Sloski: Drums^[13]
• Paul Armstrong: Drums, percussion^[13]
• Peter Follett: Guitar^[13]
• Polly T. & The Buros: Vocal backing^[13]
• Rob Gusevs: Piano, organ^[13]
• Simon Stone: Flute^[13]
• Terry Brown: Tambourine^[14]
• Tom Griffiths: Bass^{[13] [15]}
• Denis Keldi: Writer^{[2] [16]}
• Leon Stevenson: Writer^{[2] [16] [17]}
• "Cosmic" Ray Scott: Writer^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: John. Laycock. 1980-04-26. Toronto's BB Gabor... will sandblast your mind. The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. 2022-03-11. newspapers.com.
2. Web site: SOVIET MISFIT: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BB GABOR. Khan. Imran. 2016-03-14. Pop Matters. 2022-03-07.
3. News: Graham. Hicks. 1980-10-10. Gabor puts kick in cabaret. Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 2022-03-11. newspapers.com.
4. News: Issaac. Williams. 1980-04-26. Protest song spawns myth. Times Colonist. Victoria, BC, Canada. 2022-03-11. newspapers.com.
5. Web site: BB Gabor Discography. n.d.. Canadian Bands. 2022-03-11.
6. Web site: BB Gabor - BB Gabor. n.d.. Redrum Records. 2022-03-07.
7. Web site:
   1. 738: NYET NYET SOVIET (SOVIET JEWELLERY) BY B.B. GABOR
   . n.d.. Vancouver Pop Music. 2022-03-07.
8. News: Drohan. Madelaine. 1980-03-12. Invasion of Afghanistan proves helpful for Toronto musician. The Sun Times. Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. 2022-03-11. newspapers.com.
9. News: Erskine. Evelyn. 1980-03-12. B.B. Gabor is always welcome at the nifty Moscow Drug Club. The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2022-03-11. newspapers.com.
10. News: 1980-02-15. Quick Spins: Various Artists. The journal.. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. 2022-03-12. newspapers.com.
11. News: Halverson. Jim. 1980-03-21. B.B. Gabor goes for gold. The Sault Star. Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada. 2022-03-11. newspapers.com.
12. News: 1980-02-28. Soviet invasion boosts album's sales. The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2022-03-11. newspapers.com.
13. Web site: Gabor, BB - Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry) b/w Hunger, Poverty and Misery (picture sleeve). n.d.. Citizen Freak. 2022-03-12.
14. Web site: Discography. n.d.. Terry Brown. 2022-03-12.
15. Web site: The Last Minute Boys. 2019. Harbour Street Fish Bar. 2022-03-12.
16. Web site: The Extras Discography. n.d.. Canadian Bands. 2022-03-11.
17. News: Teresa. Mazitelli. 1983-09-08. Extras-playing down the satire. Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 2022-03-11. newspapers.com.