{"title":"Len Liggins","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"paint-it-yellow","title":"Paint It Yellow","description":"\u003cp\u003eLen was dubbed 'Legendary' by John Peel, who used to play tracks from the critically-acclaimed solo vinyl EPs that Len recorded when he wasn't busy with The Sinister Cleaners, The Wedding Present and The Ukrainians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe EP features 'Paint It Yellow', a track about a young man whose girlfriend is jealous that he lavishes more attention on his car than on her, and 'Psychedelic Carol', a tale about an ageing hippy with a fondness for drugs and sweets. On a more serious note, 'Dusk on the Osa Peninsula' describes the pioneering spirit of the small central American country of Costa Rica, which is on track to become one of the first carbon-neutral counties in the world, but whose ecosystem is still affected by the global warming activities of the rest of the world. Finally, 'I Wish I Wish (Love Is Pleasing)' is a traditional folk song Len remembers from the times he spent with his relatives in Ireland as a child. The first three songs are quintessentially English observations, and a far cry from Len's folk-rooted Ukrainian-language-singing alter ego as founder member of internationally acclaimed Cossack folk-punk group The Ukranians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"zirka records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50473667559755,"sku":"1097035","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7315afe0-be9e-48b7-ba8a-af0a4c8ce0ea_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727430331"},{"product_id":"songs-about-love-dreams-and-domestic-appliances","title":"Songs about Love, Dreams and Domestic Appliances","description":"\u003cp\u003eLen was dubbed 'Legendary' by John Peel when the late, great BBC Radio DJ championed his first vinyl EP, A Remedy For Bad Nerves, which was an NME Single of the Week 35 years ago this month.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the late 1980s and early 1990s, Len occasionally took time out to release further critically-acclaimed solo EPs when not busy touring or recording with Leeds-based bands The Ukrainians, The Wedding Present and the lesser-known Sinister Cleaners. Songs about Love, Dreams \u0026amp; Domestic Appliances is a collection of twenty inspired, observational and quirky tracks from this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLen's songs are populated with sad personalities - products of a cruel world: an untidy research scientist called Zoe, a soon-to-be evicted Russian barber from Brixton called Yuri, a crabby homeless man in Leeds, point-scoring TV politicians and characters obsessed by food, space travel, texting and the end of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe songs are quintessentially English observations: a far cry from Len's folk-rooted Ukrainian-language-singing alter ego as founder member of internationally acclaimed Cossack folk-punk group The Ukrainians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSongs about Love, Dreams \u0026amp; Domestic Appliances features guest appearances from members of the original, classic line-up of the Wedding Present as well as members of The Ukrainians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"zirka records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50508355567947,"sku":"1093464","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/95dbdf5b-2042-4629-9f0a-8cdb983ae48e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727858143"},{"product_id":"going-through-a-bad-patch","title":"Going Through A Bad Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eGoing Through A Bad Patch is a new 4 song CD EP by cult musician The Legendary Len Liggins. It was conceived during a period of extreme stress, and recorded in a Norfolk barn. As well as three slightly unhinged tragic-comic tracks, the EP also features Len?s take on ?Born Under A Bad Sign?, the classic song recorded by American blues singer and guitarist Albert King in 1967.  Len has played, toured and recorded with Leeds bands The SINISTER CLEANERS, The WEDDING PRESENT and The UKRAINIANS.   His first solo EP ?A Remedy For Bad Nerves? was much played by BBC Radio DJ JOHN PEEL and became an NME ?Single of the Week?. His last EP, ?Paint it Yellow?, recorded at home during Covid-19 lockdown, was played by BBC 6 Music?s Gideon Coe.  It was JOHN PEEL who originally dubbed Len ?Legendary? after hearing his performance in his first John Peel session with THE WEDDING PRESENT.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"zirka records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50905734381899,"sku":"2027709","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_9d5263d7_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732850563"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/len-liggins.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}