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Hedgehoppers Anonymous
Jonathan King
Hedgehoppers Anonymous
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
 
  •  Track Listings (24) - Disc #1

You will most likely remember Jonathan King from his top 40 hit Everyone's Gone To The Moon. He was also the leader of the group Hedgehoppers Anonymous which had a hit with 'It's Good News Week'. Digitally mastered from t...  more »

     
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All Artists: Jonathan King
Title: Hedgehoppers Anonymous
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Wounded Bird Records
Release Date: 7/31/2001
Album Type: Original recording remastered
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
Styles: Oldies, Psychedelic Rock, British Invasion
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 664140101326

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Album Description
You will most likely remember Jonathan King from his top 40 hit Everyone's Gone To The Moon. He was also the leader of the group Hedgehoppers Anonymous which had a hit with 'It's Good News Week'. Digitally mastered from the original master tapes, this 24-track compilation marks the first time most of these tracks have appeared on CD. This disc contains all 10 tracks recorded by Hedgehoppers Anonymous, the entire debut album by Jonathan King plus a couple of bonus items. This release features 10 Hedgehopper Anonymous tracks and 14 Jonathan King tracks. 24 tracks. 2001 reissue.
 

CD Reviews

Lesser-known British invasion material unearthed
Zub | Forks Twp., PA | 12/23/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)

"In addition to his one top-20 tune, the atmospheric and lyrically puzzling "Everyone's Gone To The Moon", Jonathan (Kenneth) King had his music in the charts by way of Hedgehoppers Anonymous' version of "It's Good News Week". This CD conveniently gathers up both King's album done around "Everyone..." along with 10 sides done by HA including their only charting tune, "It's Good News Week". King's follow-up to "Everyone...", "Where The Sun Has Never Shone" a sound-alike that barely scratched the lower reaches of the top-100 is included, making its debut on domestic CD. While not packed with hits, this niche collection fills a long-standing gap in the British invasion material available on domestic CD. Sound quality is good with all tracks having been taken from the original masters. The Hedgehoppers material (tracks 1-10) is in mono along with the two King bonus tracks (23,24). The other King tracks appear in stereo. The liner notes in the booklet are brief but informative. Heretofore ignored by the majors, this material now sees the light of day by way of the small Wounded Bird Records."
It's Good News Week with Jonathan King
Fredric A. Cooper | Torrance, CA United States | 09/23/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is one clever compilation. It contains the entire Parrot LP by Jonathan King, "Or Then Again", plus 2 non-LP bonus tracks, coupled with all 5 of the singles by Hedgehoppers Anonymous, thus making their first appearance since the 1960s. King wrote their hit "It's Good News Week", which appears on his album as well, with different lyrics. "Daytime" and "Stop Press" are interesting tracks, but Hedgehoppers was a one-hit wonder band if there ever was one. Jonathan King's album contains some really excellent tracks such as "Seagulls", "Passions of Ancient Egypt" and "Time and Motion", as well as his hit singles "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" and "Round Round". The informative liner notes point out that "Where the Sun Has Never Shone" was the ill-chosen follow-up to "..Moon", being far too similar in sound. "Round Round" got airplay in my area (Los Angeles), so it was a hit as far as I'm concerned. I'm not sure how it did on the national charts, but it is an extremely catchy track, even with its rather strident anti-drug lyric. All in all, a fine CD with some excellent, neglected British Invasion material."