| Local and/or General | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Models |
| Cover: | Local andor General.jpg |
| Released: | October 1981 |
| Recorded: | Farmyard Studios, Bucks, United Kingdom |
| Genre: | New wave |
| Label: | Mushroom |
| Producer: | Stephen W Tayler, Models |
| Prev Title: | Cut Lunch |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Pleasure of your Company |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
Local &/or General is the second studio album by Australian new wave rock band Models,[1] which peaked at #30 on the Australian albums chart.[2] It was released in October 1981 on Mushroom Records with Stephen W Tayler producing.[3]
Early in 1981, Janis Friedenfelds was replaced on drums by Mark Hough (a.k.a. Buster Stiggs) from New Zealand band The Swingers.[3] Prior to flying to the United Kingdom to record Local &/Or General, Models had made some demo recordings, which proved successful enough to be released as an EP, Cut Lunch in June.[1] One track, "Man o' Action", from that EP was re-recorded for Local &/or General.[1] The album provided two singles, "Local and/or General" in November and "Unhappy" in 1982, neither peaked into the Australian Top 50 singles chart.[2]
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The album gives its title to the name of a radio program focussing on new Australian music on Melbourne radio station Triple R.
Television music quiz program RocKwiz has a round on general music knowledge titled "Local and/or General" after the album.