Stuff
The Mangledwurzels!
released on Somersetmade Records (MWCD002)
issue: 10th December 2007
 ‘Stuff
The Mangledwurzels! (MWCD002) was The Mangledwurzels'
Christmas Charity CD-single. All profits from sales of the
single went to the Royal
Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI). The single
was released
on 10th December 2007 at a press launch at the Bath Pavilion
in front of the ITV West cameras.
The
single contains three tracks:
1. The Twelve Days of Christmas (Farmyard Version)
- A Mangled version of the traditional Christmas song with
new lyrics written by the band to encompass a comic/farmyard
theme which is accompanied by a (QuickTime) video/animation
produced by students from Frome Community College in Somerset.
2.
Lonely This Christmas - A re-worded version
of the 1970s Christmas classic originally recorded by Mud,
and written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman (who have given
their permission for us to release our somewhat derivative
version of their work!)
3.
Santa’s Coming To Zummerzet - A West-Country
themed comic seasonal ditty written by Seth Pitt of the
band.
 Stuff
The Mangledwurzels EP is deleted on CD, but
the three tracks are available as Download from US online
retailer Tradebit.
You can also listen to all three songs free of charge on
LastFM.com.
The
three tracks were recorded and engineered by Will Angeloro
of Handsome
Llama studios in Frome with the students from the Media
Department at Frome Community
College producing a 'pop video' of The Twelve Days
of Christmas (Farmyard Version) which has been posted
onto YouTube.
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Original
press release
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Stuff
The Mangledwurzels For Charity!
10
October 2007 – Somerset-based
Scrumpy & Western band The Mangledwurzels have
teamed up with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution
(RABI) to release Stuff The Mangledwurzels, a charity
Christmas single to raise money for farmers hit by
the recent outbreaks of Foot & Mouth and Blue
Tongue.
The
Mangledwurzels be recording some suitably festive
tracks at Handsome Llama Recording Studios in Frome
at the end of October. One song will then be made
into a video by students from the Media Department
at Frome Community College which will be posted across
the Internet to help raise the profile of the campaign.
Keyboard
player Jethro Tool said: “We are all country
boys at heart, and it upsets us to see so many farmers
struggling to keep their businesses afloat through
no fault of their own. Foot & Mouth is bad enough
– I remember the 1967 outbreak vividly; I was
a little kid at the time, but you never forget the
fear across the whole community. But this new Blue
Tongue disease could be even worse! So, we felt we
should do what we can – and a charity single
with all the profits going to RABI seemed the best
option.”
The
band has chosen three songs for the EP – Santa’s
Coming To Somerset, which is a self-penned song which
always goes down well at the band’s Christmas
gigs; Lonely This Christmas – the 1970s Mud
classic with ‘mangled’ lyrics and the
mystery celeb on vocals; and The 12 Days Of Christmas
– with new lyrics and the video by the Frome
College students.
Stuff
The Mangledwurzels is due for release at the end of
November. The band is currently looking for major
sponsors to help boost the charity coffers. Anyone
interested in making a donation should check the band’s
website at www.mangledwurzels.co.uk
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