Job Lot (album) explained

Job Lot
Type:	studio
Artist:	Chas & Dave
Cover:	Job Lot (album).jpg
Released:	1982
Genre:	Pop, rock
Label:	Rockney
Producer:	Chas & Dave
Prev Title:	Mustn't Grumble
Prev Year:	December 1982
Next Title:	Knees Up – Christmas Jamboree Bag No.2
Next Year:	1983

Job Lot is a studio album by Chas & Dave, released in December 1982 on the band's own Rockney label.^[1]

Background and reception

A "job lot" is a Cockney/working class term for assorted items sold together, such as at a market or boot fair. This reflects the mixture of the songs on the album.

Reviewing the band's 2015 album Live at Rockplast, for Record Collector magazine, Max Bell wrote: "Of particular interest to the connoisseur is the dusting down of "Stop Dreaming" and "Word From Anne", from the then-current Job Lot, a disc so in touch with its native land it made Morrissey seem positively parochial."^[2]

Track listing

1. "That Old Piano"
2. "That's What I Like"
3. "London Girls"
4. "Give It Some Stick, Mick"
5. "No-Body"
6. "Flying"
7. "Margate"
8. "Mustn't Grumble"
9. "Word from Anne"
10. "Stop Dreaming"
11. "Give It Gavotte"
12. "Wish I Could Write a Love Song"

Personnel

Musicians

• Guitar, keyboards, vocals – Chas Hodges^[3]
• Bass, violin, vocals - Dave Peacock^[3]
• Drums – Mick Burt^[3]
  • Leader (strings) – Gavyn Wright Strings – Martyn Ford Orchestra

Technical

• Producers - Chas & Dave
• Arrangers - Chas & Dave
• Strings arranger - Chas Hodges
• Management – Bob England
• Mastering – Tone

Notes and References

1. Web site: Job Lot - Chas & Dave - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic. 25 September 2018.
2. Web site: Live At Rockpalast - Record Collector Magazine. recordcollectormag.com. 25 September 2018.
3. Web site: Job Lot - Chas & Dave - Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic. 25 September 2018.