The Man In The Bowler Hat is the third album by the British rock group Stackridge. The album was produced by George Martin at AIR Studios, London and released in the UK by MCA Records. This was their highest charting album, peaking at number 23 in the UK Albums Chart. A different version of the album was released by Sire Records in the US and Canada under the title Pinafore Days. The US album removed two songs and replaced them with two others (produced by Tony Ashton) from the UK version of the next Stackridge album Extravaganza. Although the front cover was the same, the jacket photos were changed to show the Extravaganza lineup. Pinafore Days was the only US chart entry for Stackridge, reaching number 191 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Dangerous Bacon b/w The Last Plimsoll was released as a single in the UK.

Track listing

All songs credited to Andy Davis, Smegmakovitch except where noted.

Side one

Side two

Track listing: U.S. version "Pinafore Days", Sire Records SASD-7503

All songs credited to Andy Davis, Smegmakovitch except where noted. Bonus tracks on the 1996 CD re-issue on Demon Records

Deluxe version

The Man in the Bowler Hat was reissued in 2023 by Esoteric Recordings (through Cherry Red Records). The first CD includes the complete original album, the songs credited to Andy Davis, Smegmakovitch unless otherwise specified. The 2nd CD contains two BBC Radio One recordings made in 1973. Tracks are: CD 1 CD 2

Personnel

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