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In fact, that should be a batch of singles as there are three different versions of ‘A Silver Boot For Sam’. The a-side has been described as “Real psychdelia… then I’ll take you down the pub for a good ol’ knees up… then back to mine to watch Hucklebery Finn.” Well we don’t have that special kind of coffee at Fly’s office.

The theme of dark foreboding on ‘Washing Blood From My Hands’ in a quasi-flamenco-folk song tempo is a regular part of Crook’s wailings.

‘Shake Baby Shake’ is like the Cure meets Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer vs. Love Cats with the baby lovin’ the live band before going back to her cot. Directed by Ashley Dean of iLIKETRAiNS, it, like most things Lupen, is strangely Crook but always compelling. It’s quite mesmerising and I think his song writing and arranging are just getting better.

Reviewed: Lupen Crook - ‘A Silver Boot For Sam’ CD5 Tap’n’Tin Cat.No. 009-CD
1. A Silver Boot For Sam (3:46)
2. Shake Baby Shake (3:56)
3. Washing Blood From My Hands (2:42)
4. Shake Baby Shake (Video)

Lupen Crook - ‘A Silver Boot For Sam’ 7” No. 1
A. ‘A Silver Boot For Sam’
B1. ‘Shake Baby Shake’
B2. ‘The Lost Belonging’

Lupen Crook - ‘A Silver Boot For Sam’ 7” No. 2
A. ‘A Silver Boot For Sam’
B1 ‘Washing Blood From My Hands’
B2. ‘The Hidden Track’

Links:
www.lupencrook.co.uk
Spill Oct06 www.spillonline.com
www.iliketrains.co.uk