Top of the Pomps! by The Pomps, released 21 March 2012 1. Icepack! 2. A Shaky Truce 3. Halo 4. Right My Ship 5. Pomps in the Arena 6. Southern Strategy 7. Caribou 8. Boggles the Mind (featuring King Django) 9. Jetsetter. Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering Assistant Mastering Engineer: Maria Rice. Album design by Marc Beaudette. The Pomps: Rick Smith: Drum, Percussion, Backing Vocals Alex Stern: Guitar, Vocals Casey Gruttadauria: Piano, Hammond Organ Jameson Hollis: Fender Jaguar Bass. Additional musicians: Chris Brunelle: Backing Vocals and Saxophone (Track 1,5). Rich Graiko: Trumpet ( Track 2, 7) Josh Cohen: Saxophone (Track 2) Christopher Wright: Trombone (Track 7,8) Ruby Rose Fox: Backing Vocals (Track 2) King Django: Vocals (Track 8).
Top of the Pops is the name of a series of records issued by Pickwick Records on their Hallmark label, which contain anonymous cover versions of recent and current hit singles. The recordings were intended to replicate the sound of the original hits as closely as possible.
Written by Alex Stern and The Pomps. Photos by Mark Stern. from the album Top of the Pomps! thepomps.
Released every couple of months, ‘Top Of The Pops’ and ‘Hot Hits’ sold almost underneath the radar for some years, until a brief change in the chart eligibility rules allowed the titles into the main album countdown. Thus, early in August 1971, ‘Hot Hits 6’ reached No. 1 and then, two weeks later, ‘Top Of The Pops 18’ did the same, incongruously stealing the top spot from the Moody Blues’ ‘Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Icepack!Written-By – Alex Stern, The Pomps |
| 2 | A Shaky TruceWritten-By – Alex Stern, The Pomps |
| 3 | HaloWritten-By – Alex Stern, Jameson Hollis, The Pomps |
| 4 | Right My ShipWritten-By – Alex Stern, The Pomps |
| 5 | Pomps In The ArenaWritten-By – Casey Gruttadauria, The Pomps |
| 6 | Southern StrategyWritten-By – Alex Stern, The Pomps |
| 7 | CaribouWritten-By – Alex Stern, The Pomps |
| 8 | Boggles The MindFeaturing – King DjangoWritten-By – Jameson Hollis, King Django, The Pomps |
| 9 | JetsetterWritten-By – Alex Stern, The Pomps |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Galaxy Park Studios
- Mastered At – Peerless Mastering
Credits
- Backing Vocals – Ruby Rose Fox (tracks: 2)
- Backing Vocals, Saxophone – Chris Brunelle (tracks: 1, 5)
- Bass [Fender Jaguar Bass] – Jameson Hollis
- Design – Marc Beaudette
- Drum, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Rick Smith
- Guitar, Vocals – Alex Stern
- Mastered By – Jeff Lipton
- Mastered By [Additional Mastering] – Maria Rice
- Mixed By – Rich Graiko (tracks: 5), Richard Marr, Victor Rice (tracks: 2)
- Piano, Organ [Hammond Organ] – Casey Gruttadauria
- Producer – Alex Stern, Richard Marr, The Pomps
- Recorded By – Richard Marr
- Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Alex Stern, King Django, Matthew Ellard, Rich Graiko
- Saxophone – Josh Cohen (tracks: 2)
- Trombone – Christopher Wright (tracks: 7, 8)
- Trumpet – Rich Graiko (tracks: 2, 7)
- Vocals – King Django (tracks: 8)
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| none | The Pomps | Top Of The Pomps (CD, MiniAlbum) | Not On Label | none | US | 2012 |
