The Skeleton & The Roundabout/Happy Birthday/The Birthday/I Like My Toys/Morning Sunshine/Follow Me Follow/Sitting In My Tree/On With The Show/Lucky Man/Don’t Put Your Boys In The Army Mrs Ward/Pie In The Sky/The Lady Who Said She Could Fly/End Of The Road
Birthday Party was the debut album of the Birmingham pop group The Idle Race. They specialised in whimsical pop, their single Skeleton & The Roundabout gained a lot of airplay but failed to chart. Jeff Lynne would later join The Move and help found The Electric Light Orchestra.
“The music has been well documented over the years and is a very listenable psychedelic pop. Its a little whimsical in places and deals with what would appear to be childhood memories and some rather quirky lyrics.”
“Every song is a nearly perfect pop gem. Fun and light-hearted, great summertime stuff. Short and sweet at just under thirty minutes, you just want to play it again when it's over.”
“This album contains fairly typical British sounding pop, but possesses comparatively subtle psych influences, which can go easily undetected by those looking to get walloped over the head with mind twisting effects. It does have good period flavour as well, but is overall unexceptional.”
“This album had a very acid, Beatles-esque sound with Jeff singing in a falsetto British accent. All the songs sound quite poppy, but there's a sort of off-kilter aura about them that makes them exciting. What I like most about this band is the often strange take they have on things and the acid-washed lyrics. Most of the songs are light-hearted, strong on traditional British comedy and humorous understatements.”
“A truly great psychedelic pop album, probably the best I have ever heard. Fantastic work from Jeff Lynne that ranges from Beatles-like pop to a more guitar based sound. The supporting cast is excellent as the band utilizes many instruments to make an almost perfect sound. The pop craziness starts from the first track.”
“Musically it offers up a distinctively English blend of styles including music hall, pseudo-classical arrangements foreshadowing future Move and ELO projects, and upbeat out-of-their-minds psychedelia. Complete with creative production touches, both cryptic and jaunty melodies, it made for a wonderful package.”
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