TOT TAYLOR - ‘FEATURETTE’ (CAMPUS 4)

Ritten at school (September/October 1973)
Rehearsed at Fisher Hall, Cambridge (June 1974)
Routined @TheApartment, London (May 2019)
Recorded Studios: 12/13/14 June, RAKLondon
Pre-production at The Center, Gwithian, Cornwall (June 1/2/3 2019)
Engineered by Robbie Nelson assisted by Amanda Merdzan, Max Anstruther, Nathanael Graham.
Overdub recording-engineer & editor: Isabel Gracefield @Studio10, RAKLondon.
Mixed by Robbie Nelson (July 2019)
Mastered by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road Studios (September 2019)
Words & Music: Tot Taylor
Production: Tot Taylor
Released by TheCampus via Rough Trade
Publisher: Songmatic
PRS / MCPS / PPL
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The follow-up to Tot Taylor’s YOKO, OH, - FEATURETTE is a two minute slam about schooldays.
Written in Cambridge in the mid-70s, the song finally got finished in one continuous two-day session at RAK London 2019.
Says Tot: “My teacher said to me, 'You think you’re gonna be a big thing boy, but you’re not. You’re lazy, you’re thick - and you’re dim-witted. You’re a real waste of time! You’re gonna be nothing - just a ‘featurette’.
It’s backed with another song from the same period - THE ACTION-PAINTING BLUES - a 'boogie-woogie poem'. Tot is currently in the studio with VIRNA LINDT, BOB & ROBERTA SMITH and the chanson singer DAVIDE mixing their next records for release in 2020.
Tot Taylor: vocals, piano, Hohner pianet, harpsichord, clavinet, Hammond, Vox organ, Farfisa organ, Vibraphone, EMS sequencer, Alpha Looper, 12-stg acoustic, bass gtr, Moog Model D, Kurtzweil string synth, percussion, zither.
Paul Cuddeford: rhythm and chord electric gtr
Shawn Lee: drums
Film animated and directed by Chris Gavin
© TheCampus 2020

[@wallytbm]

Another brilliant song by true legend! 👍👌👏

[@MusicWorksTeam]

Exquisite!

[@5red5red]

Extremely wonderful

[@burgalat]

Wonderful.

[@JackTheJack100]

Merci pour la découverte de ce joyau ( via R n' F ), belle année pour toi ( posté du Bas-Armagnac ) !

[@AntonymesMusic]

Another Tot Taylor gem!

[@katiepuckrik1284]

I love this, Tot!

[@IainBakerplus]

This is amazing. It's absolutely perfect.

[@Popincourt]

Beautiful !

[@mikekerasi]

Tot.... you might remember me. I worked with you and Paul at Compact for a while back in the mid 80s. I've recently downloaded "The Surburbia Suite". I've always loved the album, in fact I've loved all of your music. I'm a musician/producer and I just want to say, the mix/production on your albums are top top quality!

[@petepictures]

Truly analogue feel to it, very well done indeed

[@kamesennsya]

大・大・大好き！

[@marumirumaa]

I like this.from japan

[@jasonclark1007]

And there we all go

[@allenm1452]

Great. THANKS

[@notlameguy]

No doubt, could have been a great Advertising song finding a place on the "Jingles" album...great to hear Tot Taylor leaning back into his 'old sound'....

[@tottaylor2093]

we released the restored version of the very first #MariWilson 7" vinyl this week - DANCE CARD - up on @Spotify tonite. Take a listen and let us know what you think ... 💥🚸

[@marting3047]

Top tune Tot

[@tottaylor2093]

check out the next one 'BABY, I MISS THE INTERNET' (for Donald...)

[@Heybarbie65]

Lovely from Asa Melvyn son

[@tottaylor2093]

Hey Asa!!

[@noddyholder79]

Sunshine pop

[@TheCMichel]

Bon, Bertrand Burgalat en parle dans Rock & Folk de février, mais bon...bof...