Prowler
Pale Green Vauxhall Driving Man
PROWLER featured the wildly prolific team of MARTIN BRILEY and BRIAN ENGEL from such faves as MANDRAKE PADDLE STEAMER,
STARBUCK 'Do You Like Boys', LIVERPOOL ECHO, SHAMBLES 'Hello Baby', TRUE ADVENTURE, etc. This is not really a reissue
per se because the original uncensored version has never been released on vinyl before. It was released in a censored
form as the oddly titled 'Pale Green (Hmmmm) Driving Man' in 1972. The BBC's policy at the time would not allow a
commercial product or brand name being used. Same reason The Kinks had to re-record 'Lola' for the single version
substituting 'chery cola' in place of 'Coca-Cola'. Prowler masked the offending 'Vauxhall' auto brand name in their song
with a Moog (played by Chris Thomas) sort of replicating an accelerating car. The fact that you can clearly hear the
word 'Vauxhall' several other times outside of the chorus didn't seem to phase anyone. It was all for naught. The Beeb
didn't play it anyway. The subject matter alone, a kerb crawler searching the streets for unwitting victims tempted by
his tainted 'sticky brandy balls' sweets would warrant a ban from The Beeb regardless. The unique B-side 'I'm Your
Leading Man', a demo from 1972, has never appeared on vinyl before. As always, we provide more bang for the buck!" 300
pressed.
Price
Genre
Format
7inch - 1 disk
Release
21-06-2024
Label
Item-nr
1311282
EAN
0000000000000
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
PALE GREEN VAUXHALL DRIVING MAN
2
I'M YOUR LEADING MAN