Artist: Zebras Don’t Smoke
Title: Don’t Mention The Swedes
File: Progressive Rock
Zebras Don’t Smoke – taking it seriously …
Anglo/Celtic/American progressive rock band Zebras Don’t Smoke beat back the lockdown blues by recording an album of ABBA covers.
‘Don’t Mention The Swedes’ is a roller-coaster ride through ABBA’s hit singles and album tracks, including a live mainstay never recorded by the group in ‘Get on The Carousel’.
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The line-up responsible for this treat of an album usually records as Zorbonauts (‘serious rock’) and Deckchair Poets (‘anything-goes musically with dollops of humour’).
With Lynden Williams on vocals, the band line-up includes Geoff Downes (Yes) on keyboards; Ollie Hannifan (Mister Kanish), guitars; Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big Train), drums & percussion; Dave Meros (Spock’s Beard) on bass; and Rachael Hawnt (The Beautiful Secret) also on vocals.
Tracks
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A ‘Gal’ After Midnight) – single A side
- Under Attack – single A side
- Elaine – single B side (of “The Winner Takes It All”)
- Summer Night City – single A side
- I’m A Marionette – single B side (of “Take A Chance On Me”, also album track)
- The Name Of The Game – single A side
- Lay All Your Love On Me – single A side
- Two For The Price Of One – album track
- Hole In Your Soul – album track
- Tiger – album track
- When All Is Said And Done – album track
- Get On The Carousel – unrecorded by Abba