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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in a jewel case with an attractive 16-page booklet including lyrics to all songs, comprehensive CD liner notes by Gary Miller & Keith Armstrong, beautiful individual track artwork by Keith Lawrence Palmer, individual track notes by Keith Armstrong, full recording details and credits, etc.

    NB: - CD is the original 14-track version and does not include the 2 bonus tracks available with the digital version.

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    Includes unlimited streaming of Bleeding Sketches [Bonus Track Edition] via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Success Road is in the former mining community of Philadelphia, County Durham. I used to pass it on the bus on my way to Peterlee where I worked for 6 years as a Community Arts Worker in the 1980s. It looks like one of the most unsuccessful roads imaginable! Where do Councillors get their ideas from?!

(Keith Armstrong - from original liner notes)

lyrics

SUCCESS ROAD

On Success Road
You can strike it rich
On a fruit machine
At the flick of a switch

On Success Road
You can look for a job
In an empty factory
With the rest of the mob

On Success Road
There’s a pall of gloom
Appalling prospects
And a hint of doom

On Success Road
You’re free to vote
With no chances
And no overcoat

On Success Road
You can demonstrate
Minded by police
And in a Right State

On Success Road
There’s a horde of failure
Chilling statistics
And pop-star mania

On Success Road
You’re born to debt
On the crumbling pavement
And in the wet

On Success Road
You’ll never succeed
You’re on a loser
And you just can’t speed

On Success Road
There is no choice
But shout “Revolution!”
And you’ll lose your voice

On Success Road
You can strike it rich
On a fruit machine
At the flick of a switch

(lyrics: Keith Armstrong / music: Glenn Miller)

credits

from Bleeding Sketches [Bonus Track Edition], released October 2, 1995
Glenn Miller - accordion
Mick Tyas - vocals

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Gary Miller Durham, UK

Gary Miller first rose to international prominence with folk-punk/rock pioneers The Whisky Priests (1985-2002), founded with his twin brother Glenn - “the Joe Strummer and Mick Jones of Folk Music". He now performs as a solo artist and with his new band 'Gary Miller's Big Picture' whose debut album is coming soon. ... more

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