The Lucky Golden Stripes and Starpose

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Lucky Golden Stripes and Starpose
The Love Records release
Studio album by
Wigwam
ReleasedApril 1976
RecordedJanuary 1976
StudioThe Manor Studio in Oxfordshire
GenrePop rock
Length36:11
LabelLove Records
ProducerRonnie Leahy
Wigwam chronology
Nuclear Nightclub
(1975) 		Lucky Golden Stripes and Starpose
(1976) 		Dark Album
(1977)
Alternative cover
International Virgin Records release

Lucky Golden Stripes and Starpose is the sixth studio album by Wigwam, released in April 1976. The album was recorded at Virgin Records’ The Manor in Oxfordshire in January 1976 with Scottish musician Ronnie Leahy in the producer's chair. The album had a double release by Love Records in Finland and Virgin internationally. The track listings were identical but the releases had different artwork.

Lucky Golden Stripes And Starpose continued the theme of the previous album,

prog-rock elements to the album, and the track "Colossus" is a stand-out piece of classic '70s prog-rock. The album strangely did not include the single "Tramdriver/Wardance", which had been released the previous year. Hopes that it would be added came to pass in 2010 when the whole album including these tracks was re-mastered and re-released on Esoteric Recordings
. The album was recorded at the Virgin Manor (UK), January 1976, except "Tramdriver" recorded at Manor Mobile and Kingsway Studio August 1975 and "Wardance" recorded at Marcus Music Studio, Stockholm November 1975.

Artwork

As noted above, there were two versions of artwork. The Finnish release had artwork by former Wigwam bassist Mats Huldén. This depicted a group of US 19th century Cavalry soldiers on horses and with weapons depicting the Middle Ages. Wigwam were hoping to break into the US market and this hope is more clearly signalled on the international release. The cover design by Clive Arrowsmith shows headshots of the band within the US flag.

Reception

The album has received mixed reviews. This reflects the band's continued move away from their prog-rock roots. The album was considered not as good as its predecessor, Nuclear Nightclub, and to be of varied quality, with some songs poorly arranged. Some tracks, such as the title track and "Colossus", are highly regarded.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Sane Again"PembrokePembroke3:37
2."International Disaster"PembrokePembroke2:41
3."Timedance" Pembroke, Groundstroem, Hietanen, Rechardt, Österberg1:07
4."Colossus"PembrokeRechardt6:30
5."Eddie And The Boys"PembrokeRechardt4:03
6."Lucky Golden Stripes And Starpose"PembrokeRechardt6:36
7."June Maybe Too Late"PembrokePembroke3:35
8."Never Turn You In"PembrokePembroke, Rechardt5:03
9."In A Nutshell"Pembroke, RechardtRechardt3:47

[1]

Bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
10."Tramdriver"PembrokePembroke3:48
11."Wardance"PembrokeRechardt3:43

[2]

Personnel

The line-up was identical to the previous album apart from the replacement of Esa Kotilainen with Hessu Hietanen on keyboards.

Production

  • Engineer – John Eden
  • Mastered By – Ben Wiseman
  • Producer – Paavo Maijanen (track 10), Ronnie Leahy (tracks 1 to 9, 11)
  • Recorded By – Paavo Maijanen
  • Remastered By – Pauli Saastamoinen

References

  1. ^ "Wigwam — Lucky Golden Stripes And Starpose (1976, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Wigwam — Tramdriver (1975, Vinyl, 7", Single)". Discogs. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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