Laughing at the Pieces explained

Laughing at the Pieces
Type:	studio
Artist:	Doctor and the Medics
Cover:	Doctor and the medics laughing.jpg
Released:	1986
Recorded:	1986
Genre:	Glam rock, neo-psychedelia
Length:	33:38
Label:	I.R.S. (US, Canada, UK) Illegal (Greece, Spain, Australia & New Zealand)
Producer:	Craig Leon assisted by Cassell Webb
Next Title:	I Keep Thinking It's Tuesday
Next Year:	1987

Laughing at the Pieces is the 1986 debut album by Doctor and the Medics. It reached #55 in Canada.^[1]

U.K. Track listing

(Issued as: MIRG1010 - IRS Records Ltd. (1986) & MIRGP1010 (Picture Disc.) - IRS Records Ltd. (1986)

Side One

1. "No-one Loves You When You've Got No Shoes" – 3:37
2. "Kettle on a Long Chain" – 3:00
3. "Come On Call Me" – 2:35
4. "Watermelon Runaway" – 2:29
5. "Fried Egg Bad Monday" – 4:09
6. "Burn" - 3:29 (extra track on picture disc edition)

All songs written by The Doctor/Ritchie/McGuire/Searle/West

Side Two

1. "Spirit in the Sky" * – 3:35
2. "Lucky Lord Jim" – 2:47
3. "Moon Song" – 4:42
4. "Barbara Can't Dance" – 2:37
5. "Smallness of the Mustard Pot" – 4:07

All songs written by The Doctor/Ritchie/McGuire/Searle/West, except * written by Norman Greenbaum

U.S.Track listing

(Issued as: I.R.S.5797 - (1986) I.R.S.Records Inc.)

Side One

1. "Spirit In The Sky" - 3:35
2. "Lucky Lord Jim" - 2:47
3. "Nobody Loves You When You've Got No Shoes" - 3:37
4. "Moon Song" - 4:42
5. "Watermelon Runaway" - 2:29

Side Two

1. "Burn" - 3:29
2. "Kettle On A Long Chain" - 3:00
3. "Miracle Of The Age" - 3:53
4. "Come On Call Me" - 2:35
5. "Smallness of the Mustard Pot" - 4:07

All songs credited to The Doctor-Ritchie-McGuire-Searle-West, except "Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum.

Singles

This album spawned two singles, with supporting music videos.

"Spirit In The Sky"

• 7" U.K. Single: "Spirit In The Sky" / "Laughing At The Pieces (Studio Version)" - IRM113 / IRS Records Ltd.

(A Side: written by Norman Greenbaum, B Side: written by Doctor-McGuire-Searle-Ritchie-West)

• 12" U.K. Single:"Spirit In The Sky" - IRMT113 / IRS Records Ltd. (Issued in Poster Sleeve)

1. A "Spirit In The Sky" * - 3:29
2. A "Laughing At The Pieces (Studio Version)" - 3:20
3. B "Love Piece And Bananas (Live)" - 3:54
4. B "Happy But Twisted (Live)" - 2:03
5. B "Fried Egg, Bad Monday (Live)" - 4:03
6. B "Good Golly Miss Molly (Live)" ** - 4:56

(All songs written by Doctor-McGuire-Searle-Ritchie-West, except, * by Norman Greenbaum & ** by Blackwell / Marascalco)

"Burn"

• 7" U.K. Single: "Burn" / "Captain Frazer" - IRM119 / IRS Records Ltd. (U.S. single replaces "Captain Frazer" with "Barbara Can't Dance")

(Both songs credited to Doctor-McGuire-Searle-Ritchie-West)

• 12" U.K. Single:"Burn" - IRMT119 / IRS Records ltd.

1. A "Burn"
2. A "Captain Frazer"
3. B "Love Peace And Bananas (Studio Version)"
4. B "Paranoid (Live)" *

(All songs credited to Doctor-McGuire-Searle-Ritchie-West, except * by W.Ward, T.Butler, J.Osborne & F.Iommi)

Personnel

Doctor and the Medics

• The Doctor (Clive Jackson) - lead vocals
• Steve McGuire - guitar
• Richard Searle - bass guitar
• Steve "Vom" Ritchie - drums
• Wendi and Colette Anadin - backing vocals

External links

• Doctor and the Medics official website
• "Laughing at the Pieces" at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: RPM 100 Albums - December 20, 1986.