{"id":1289,"date":"2008-05-16T20:56:13","date_gmt":"2008-05-16T19:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uncarved.org\/blog\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2008-05-16T20:56:13","modified_gmt":"2008-05-16T19:56:13","slug":"wilfred-limonious-crude-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncarved.org\/blog\/2008\/05\/wilfred-limonious-crude-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilfred Limonious: Crude Boy!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I managed to pick this wicked LP up for a mere fiver in an all too rare trip to an actual record shop last week. Which shop? Ha! I’m not telling you that<\/em>, are you mental?<\/p>\n

Anyway – it’s outstanding mid-80s business, George Phang production, Sly and Robbie, Willi Lindo, all crew doing-over hard versions of Studio One riddims. Josey is in fine form on the title track, “Throw Me Corn” and “Freeze Who Goes” especially but it’s all good.<\/p>\n

And, well, yeah – a mad cover by Limonious, the famed JA illustrator who had an eye for the laydeez. The back cover gets psycho-sexual with a scantily clad lovely threatening to cut off Josey’s “you know what” if he leaves her for another girl…<\/p>\n

I don’t have that much Limonious artwork ‘cos I try to get 45s rather than albums from that era, but there is a fair bit about him on the net now:<\/p>\n

\u00bb Limonious \u00bb Crude Boy<\/a><\/p>\n

Myspace tribute page<\/a> (including audio of the only record he ever sang on himself, which is pretty good! and a gallery<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Woebot<\/a><\/p>\n

The toss can be argued about the artistic worth of his pieces, or whether people like them cos of their exocticism. I think I just like the mad colours and the crazed cheekiness…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I managed to pick this wicked LP up for a mere fiver in an all too rare trip to an actual record shop last week. Which shop? Ha! I’m not telling you that, are you mental? Anyway – it’s outstanding mid-80s business, George Phang production, Sly and Robbie, Willi Lindo, all crew doing-over hard versions …<\/p>\n

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