I've been loathed to upload this curious album of patriotic, xenophobic nonsense but, here we go anyway. A double record from Spire that spouts all the insular, narrow-minded clap-trap that certain aspects of the British establishment do so well. This is the album equivalent of the far-right wing of the Conservative party or UKIP. Bilious renderings of 'Sailors Hornpipe', 'Rule Britannia', 'Elizabethan Serenade' etc are interspersed with songs and tunes that are supposed to represent Scotland, Wales and Ireland. To be frank, I can't imagine anyone from Ireland wanting to be represented by Britain anyway but, when It's done like this, it is almost piss-taking. 'Cockles and Mussels', 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling', and on the Scottish, Welsh front; 'Roamin' In The Gloaming', 'Amazing Grace', and 'Men of Harlech', 'All Through The Night'. It's definitely of its time (being brought out in 1977) but that doesn't excuse the utter bilge that is on this album. Listen to it if you will; some may like this. Personally I don't.
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