{"product_id":"richard-linda-thompson-hokey-pokey","title":"Hokey Pokey { vinyl }","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in 1975, \u003cem\u003eHokey Pokey\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard and Linda’s 2nd LP from 1974 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a much jollier \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erelease than its predecessor, \u003cem\u003eI Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard always envisaged \u003cem\u003eHokey Pokey\u003c\/em\u003e as “a music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehall influenced record”. He was a big \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efan of Harry Lauder and Gracie Fields, and this inspiration can be seen in the Victorian style \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecover by Shirt Sleeve Studio, and is audible on the title track, “Hokey \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePokey” and also \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorgie On A Spree.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard and Linda’s 2nd album together is a mixture of darkly comic songs like “Smiffy’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlass Eye” and the more world-weary nature of \"I’ll Regret It All In The Morning” and “A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeart Needs A Home.” There are also mor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ee somber songs such as \"The Egypt Room” which \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard described as “halfway between The Coasters \u003cem\u003eLittle Egypt\u003c\/em\u003e, George Formby, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDickens by way of Patricia Highsmith.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePressed on 180gram vinyl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Thompson \u0026 Linda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53862971113809,"sku":"602577981111.0","price":4.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/6721\/3905\/files\/Hokey_Pokey_LP.jpg?v=1779779947","url":"https:\/\/vinylgroove.shop\/products\/richard-linda-thompson-hokey-pokey","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}