Heavy Petting (album)
Heavy Petting, also known as Don't Knock the Baldhead, is the eighth studio album by British 2 Tone and ska band Bad Manners, released in 4 November 1997. Originally released as Don't Knock The Baldhead! in Germany on Pork Pie Records, the album was also released as Heavy Petting in the U.S.A., Japan and Spain. The album eventually got its first UK release in 2013 on Cherry Red Records.Track listing
- All songs by Bad Manners unless noted.
- "Don't Knock the Baldheads"
- "Black Night"
- "Down Berry Wood"
- "Happiness"
- "Heavy Petting"
- "In the Jungle"
- "No, No, No"
- "Randy Scouse Git"
- "Feel Like Jumping"
- "Red River Ska"
- "Liverpool and Birmingham"
- "Lager Delirium"
- "Go"
Personnel
- Buster Bloodvessel - Lead Vocals & Production
- Louis Alphonso - Guitar, Keyboards, Production & Backing Vocals
- Alan Perry - Alto Saxophone & Backing Vocals
- John Thompson - Bass
- Richard "Bosky" Allen - Keyboards
- Matt Godwin - Saxophone
- Dave Welton - Trombone
- Chris Welch - Trumpet
- Phil Baptiste - Drums
- Dave Turner - Harmonica
- Warren Middleton - Additional Trombone
- John Dutton - Additional Keyboards
- John Gale - Additional Alto Saxophone
- Trevor Swift - Additional Tenor Saxophone
- Jason Richardson - Additional Tenor Saxophone
- Dan Farrant - Additional Drums
- Jacquie & Pauline Cuff - Female Backing Vocals
- Marcus D. Bush - Bass, Organ, Production, Engineer & Mixing
- Glover - Mixing
- Stefan Bruggemann : Mastering
- Roger Lomas - Production
- Recorded at 811 Studios, Cowfold, Sussex