Album Notes

The Jazz Butcher helmed by Pat Fish, the Jazz Butcher himself (a.k.a. Butcher), is one of the longest running and most popular cult bands in Britain, having recorded some fifteen albums since it's founding in Oxford, England in 1982. Most of these albums are no longer available and the cry on the Internet from the many international JB fan sites is "Release the Butcher!"

Glorious and Idiotic is the first new JB release in five years and there are lots of devoted fans waiting for it. It has all the ingredients that have made the Jazz Butcher unique: vitriolic lyrics, humorous critiques, keen wit, eclectic and eccentric musical individuality, deceptive whimsy, lighthearted restlessness, lots of mirth, merriment, pathos and quirky insights. Basically, "dirty pop." The archetypical British eccentric band loaded with melodic gifts.

The Jazz Butcher recorded this in February 1999 in Hamburg, Germany immediately prior to their sell out Spring USA tour. A twenty city USA tour is now scheduled commencing April 2000.

Fron AMG:
"Judging by such classic JBC tracks as "Partytime," the sublime "Rain," and such ridiculous romps as the strum-punk of "Caroline Wheeler's Birthday Present" and "Bigfoot Motel," it's clear that these three men - who collectively created some of the most underrecognized, smartest pop music to ever barely escape the British Isles - are thankfully still a viable alternative to an unthinking mainstream." - Chris Handyside