Job Lot (album)

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Job Lot is a studio album by Chas & Dave, released in December 1982 on the band's own Rockney label.^[1]

Background and reception[]

A "job lot" is a Cockney/working class term for assorted items sold together, such as at a market or boot fair. This reflects the mixture of the songs on the album.

Reviewing the band's 2015 album Live at Rockplast, for Record Collector magazine, Max Bell wrote: "Of particular interest to the connoisseur is the dusting down of "Stop Dreaming" and "Word From Anne", from the then-current Job Lot, a disc so in touch with its native land it made Morrissey seem positively parochial."^[2]

Track listing[]

1. That Old Piano
2. That's What I Like
3. London Girls
4. Give It Some Stick, Mick
5. No-Body
6. Flying
7. Margate
8. Mustn't Grumble
9. Word from Anne
10. Stop Dreaming
11. Give It Gavotte
12. Wish I Could Write a Love Song

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

• Guitar, keyboards, vocals – Chas Hodges^[3]
• Bass, violin, vocals - Dave Peacock^[3]
• Drums – Mick Burt^[3]
• Leader (strings) – Gavyn Wright
• Strings – Martyn Ford Orchestra

Technical[]

• Producers - Chas & Dave
• Arrangers - Chas & Dave
• Strings arranger - Chas Hodges
• Management – Bob England
• Mastering – Tone

References[]