High Havoc Explained

High Havoc
Type:	Album
Artist:	Corduroy
Cover:	Highhavoccov.jpg
Released:	1993
Recorded:	Summer 1992
Genre:	Acid jazz
Length:	50:03 (sans track 14)
Label:	Acid Jazz Records
Producer:	Ben Addison & Scott Addison
Prev Title:	Dad Man Cat
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Out of Here
Next Year:	1994

High Havoc is the second LP by Corduroy, released by Acid Jazz Records in 1993.^{[1] [2]} Billed as a concept album, it includes several top ten singles on the UK Indie Chart and many favourite Corduroy tunes.^{[3] [4]} The album was reissued on vinyl by Acid Jazz Records in 2018.

Reception

In his review for Louder Than War, Matt Mead states: "The single "London England" became a dancefloor classic in the 1990s, which I’m sure would have influenced Albarn, Coxon, Rowntree and James to ask the fabric four to support Blur at their ground breaking Alexandra Palace concert in 1994". Select rated the album 1/5, saying "Even the most cursory encounter with this rambling muzak would be enough to proclaim Corduroy the most pedestrian dullards on the block. Incidental music for incidental lives."

Track listing

All tracks by Ben Addison, Scott Addison, Richard Searle and Simon Nelson-Smith, except where noted.

1. "High Havoc" – 4:10
2. "London England" – 3:22
3. "The Corduroy Orgasm Club" – 1:46
4. "The Frighteners" – 5:09
5. "You're A Great Way To Fly" – 2:37
6. "Something In My Eye" (Ben Addison, Scott Addison) – 3:23
7. "Lovely, Lonely And Loaded" – 4:05
8. "Breakfast In Love" – 2:48
9. "One Born Every Minute" – 4:50
10. "Follow That Arab" – 4:52
11. "Nobody Move" – 2:28
12. "Very Yeah" – 5:08
13. "Clearing Up Music" – 2:20
14. "10. 28 from Shibuya" - 3:05

Personnel

• Ben Addison - vocals, drums
• Scott Addison - vocals, keyboards, guitar
• Simon Nelson-Smith - guitars
• Richard Searle - bass guitar
• Roger Beaujolais - vibraphone on "Something In My Eye"
• Sherine Abeyratne - vocals on "Something In My Eye"
• Michael Smith - saxophone, flute
• Sid Gould - trumpet
• Dennis Rollins - trombone

External links

• Corduroy - www.acidjazz.co.uk

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corduroy – High Havoc. www.discogs.com. 11 August 2018.
2. Web site: High Havoc. AllMusic. 11 August 2018.
3. Web site: Corduroy – The Frighteners. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IsLnBJQTKaM . 2021-12-21 . live. Acid Jazz Records. 3 November 2019.
4. Web site: Corduroy – Something In My Eye. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/yERvgI3RkJQ . 2021-12-21 . live. Acid Jazz Records. 3 November 2019.
5. 66.