{"product_id":"the-nightingales-king-rocker","title":"The Nightingales - King Rocker (Fire Records)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFollowing the documentary King Rocker’s huge success, spotlighting The Nightingales as one of the best bands in Britain, comes the soundtrack to one of 2021’s breakout films. “One Of My All Time Favourite Rock Docs” Mark Kermode.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComedian Stewart Lee and director Michael Cumming (Brass Eye, Toast Of London) investigate a missing piece of punk history. Robert Lloyd, best known for fronting cult Birmingham bands The Prefects and The Nightingales, has survived under the radar for over four decades. But how, if at all, does Robert want to be remembered?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe anti-rockumentary ‘King Rocker’ weaves the story of Birmingham’s undervalued underdog autodidact into that of the city’s forgotten public sculpture of King Kong, eschewing the celebrity interview and archive-raid approach for a free-associating bricolage of Indian food, bewildered chefs, vegetable gardening, prescription medicines, pop stardom and pop art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of the highlights from the film are here, along with rarities which won’t appear on any of the deluxe reissues of the Nightingales’ catalogue, among them 7″ versions of ‘Use Your Loaf’, the Bob Luman hit ‘Let’s Think About Living’ and ‘Black Country’, a glam remix of crowd favourite ‘Thick And Thin’ and a version of Christy \u0026amp; Emily’s ‘Ghost’ which rivals the Nightingales’ take on TLC’s ‘Unpretty’ for sheer beauty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe only act with roots in the punk era that have gone on to make records more captivating, cutting and entertaining today than at any point in their past; 2022 will be a busy year for the Nightingales, with months of live dates planned, a limited edition remix 12″, deluxe reissues of both ‘Hysterics’ and ‘In The Good Old Country Way’, and a hardcover book collecting Robert’s lyrics. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUse Your Loaf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSurplus and Scarcity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhat a Carry On\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLet's Think About Living\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBlack Country\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGhost\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBorn Again in Birmingham\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOverreactor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThick and Thin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChaff\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Desperate Quartet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGales Doc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"OLE_LINK1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca name=\"OLE_LINK2\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eVersion: Black Vinyl LP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReleased: 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e December 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Number: KROCK001LPB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: New Sealed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sunflower Records","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58607928541509,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8268\/6533\/files\/thenightingaleskingrocker.jpg?v=1784372060","url":"https:\/\/sunflowerrecords.co.uk\/products\/the-nightingales-king-rocker","provider":"Sunflower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}