Sheriff of Huddersfield

[Anonymous]

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[The Ancient Mariner]

'sheriff Of Huddersfield'

The first of many silly b-side songs! The song is quite funny but it could be better music-wise.

 

[ohgar_boy]

'sheriff Of Huddersfield'

It's great...I think.

The song's pretty good, but could be better. You've gotta love Ol' Brucey, though. His impression of Rod is really great.

 

[dogigniter]

'sheriff Of Huddersfield'

Yes, another day, another classic song commented on by me.

Anyway. Sheriff of Huddersfield is not great musically but as a laughable kind of thing does perfectly (kinda like "Bayswater..." + "Nodding Donkey...")

 

[bearfan]

Just got the Urchin album High Roller, which includes "Life in the City", which is the music used for Huddersfield.  They stuck quite close to the original with the exception of removing an instumental section in the middle

 

[strangeways]

Are any of the Urchin releases on official CD?

 

[Forostar]

I am afraid not. If I am correct, bearfan only buys vinyl (or hardly CD's for that matter).

 

[bearfan]

I usually buy either vinyl or mp3/FLAC when possible. Cannot think of the last time I bought a CD --- I prefer the sound of Vinyl/it makes me get up to flip the record over at home and mp3 are much easier when on the road.

Back to on topic, the same place I bought the Vinyl has this on CD

http://www.hrrecords.de/high_roller/sites/release_detail.php?relno=CD1

 

[Forostar]

So it is available on CD? I can't see a price or a link how to order it.
edit:
is this the same CD? The package looks different:
http://www.hrrecords.de/shop/URCHIN-Get-up-and-get-out-CD

 

[bearfan]

That one is different, this looks like the one I got (hard to tell because I do not see a track list, but the cover looks the same)
http://www.hrrecords.de/shop/URCHIN-High-Roller-CD

it is 10 Euros

 

[Forostar]

Thanks bearfan!

 

[Janet Brooks]

I get really some different inspiration whenever I hear this song...

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

4/10

Sheriff of Huddersfield is an inspired bit of silliness in which Bruce mimics and mocks Maiden’s manager, Rod Smallwood, who had recently moved to Los Angeles and apparently never stopped whining about it. It’s fun, but the in-joke grows old upon repeated listens.

 

[srfc]

Luisma's book mentions that one of the FC mag's states that this was played live on Rod's birthday. Does anyone know if a bootleg exists of this?

 

[Luisma]

Luisma's book mentions that one of the FC mag's states that this was played live on Rod's birthday. Does anyone know if a bootleg exists of this?

I have searched hi and low for this bootleg but to my knowledge it doesn't exist... Of all the bootleg pages I have visited I have never seen it listed or available so it would be awesome to see if anyone has it

 

[Luisma]

By the way, the FC is No. 20 and here´s the part @srfc mentions

 

[Travis The Dragon]

By the way, the FC is No. 20 and here´s the part @srfc mentions

If Rod was born in 1950, that means his 47th birthday would have been in 1997. Maiden didn't even tour that year much less play 3 nights at Long Beach ever in the Blaze years. When exactly were the 3 Long Beach shows?

 

[srfc]

If Rod was born in 1950, that means his 47th birthday would have been in 1997. Maiden didn't even tour that year much less play 3 nights at Long Beach ever in the Blaze years. When exactly were the 3 Long Beach shows?

They were taking the piss saying he was 47, it was his 37th birthday.

 

[Sheriff Of Huddersfield]

Imagine my delight when a teenage me, first discovered this song, what with Maiden being my favourite band, and me being a born and bred Huddersfield lad! Brilliant track IMO.