Scandal in Bohemia

Jazz Butcher Conspiracy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 13, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vinyl Japan
• ASIN: B00005NORT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #321,884 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #64 in Music > Indie Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative

Editorial Reviews

UK reissue of the long-running indie act's 1984 album for Glass.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!!, August 23, 2002

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Michael Borowski (La Jolla, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scandal in Bohemia (Audio CD)

Been looking for this a long time (on CD). IMHO, this and
Condition Blue, though quite different, are the best albums the Jazz Butcher created.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've searched for this since '89, September 20, 2003

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tvstatic (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scandal in Bohemia (Audio CD)

This album was originally released on cd with the 'sex and travel' ep tacked on at the end. It was my first introduction to the butcher and his brand of irreverant bohemian pop. Sadly, a few years later glass records sold the rights to all of their output on glass in the back of the bar. The influence of alcohol on their career can never be underestimated.

A Scandal in Bohemia is arguably their finest moment. It runs the gamut of styles and textures. Blissful acoustic ballads like 'just like betty page' and 'soul happy hour' (one of many odes to drinking...) to something much louder, like 'Caroline Wheeler's Birthday Present' or 'Real Men From Hell' (not drum n bass, it's drum and bells.) To the purely inane like 'Mind Like A Playgroup' and 'My Desert'.

If you already got draining the glass and are looking for more, this is definitely worth checking out. This is also one of the one's David J. from Bauhaus and Love and Rockets played on.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Gem, April 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Scandal in Bohemia (Audio CD)

I've been looking for this album for 14 years. David J from Bauhaus/Love & Rockets guests on this, and there are a number of classics here: "Real Men," and "Southern Mark Smith." In my opinion, "A Scandal In Bohemia" is a paragon of creativity.

It will be strange to listen to it a decade-and-a-half later...um, didn't hear it too much on the radio! It's one of those gems that you know will never see the light of day...anyway, get it and give it a try.