Spinal Tap ~ Christmas With The Devil
front cover 45 RPM single -1984
photo by Styrous®
Even before Halloween was over I was beginning to hear Christmas carols! How disgusting! I wanted to scream but that's the way it is.
I wanted to observe the holidays but just couldn't bear to use some old standard music to do it so I settled on this little gem.
I've got 10 days to work it out of my system; who knows? I just might come up with some great old standard gem by Christmas.
I've got 10 days to work it out of my system; who knows? I just might come up with some great old standard gem by Christmas.
Spinal Tap ~ Christmas With The Devil
back cover 45 RPM single -1984
back cover photographer unknown
back cover photographer unknown
photo by Styrous®
The song is actually pretty good; it's slow hard rock with no hysterics one would expect from a band like this. Of course the lyrics make your hair stand on end (link below).
Spinal Tap ~ Christmas With The Devil
45 RPM single -1984
back cover detail
back cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®
Spinal Tap was a fictional English heavy metal band created by American comedians and musicians Michael McKean (as lead singer and co-lead guitarist David St. Hubbins), Christopher Guest (as lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel) and Harry Shearer (as bassist Derek Smalls). They are characterized as "one of England's loudest bands"
Spinal Tap ~ Christmas With The Devil
45 RPM single -1984
back cover detail
back cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®
The band first appeared on a 1979 ABC television sketch comedy pilot called The T.V. Show, starring Rob Reiner.
The sketch, actually a mock promotional video for the song Rock and
Roll Nightmare, was written by Reiner and the band, and included
songwriter/performer Loudon Wainwright III on keyboards. Later the band became the fictional subject of the 1984 rockumentary/mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap.
Spinal Tap ~ Christmas With The Devil
45 RPM single -1984back cover detail
back cover photographer unknown
detail photo by Styrous®
Also in 1979, Guest and McKean were members of Lenny and the Squigtones, a band that was fronted by characters from the hit television series Laverne and Shirley. Guest, on guitar and clarinet, was credited as "Nigel Tufnel", the name he would eventually use as a member of Spinal Tap.
A Christmas With The Devil
B Christmas With The Devil (Scratch Mix)
Companies, etc.
Published By – Coney Island Whitefish Music
Published By – Dog On The Beach Music
Marketed By – Enigma Records (3)
Licensed Through – Enigma Records (3)
Copyright (c) – Tap Lives!
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Tap Lives!
Credits:
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Robert Bauer (3)
Producer, Written-By – Guest*, Shearer*, McKean*
Recorded By, Mixed By – Patrick McDonald
Notes:
Picture sleeve version.
Came with a merchandise order form.
Special thanks to Ric Parnell
(C)(P) 1984 Tap Lives!
Printed in the U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A): E-1143-A R-9381
Matrix / Runout (Side B): E-1143-B R-9382
Other (Side A): "TAP LIVES"
Rights Society: ASCAP
Spın̈al Tap* – Christmas With The Devil
Label: Enigma Records (3) – ENIGMA E-1143
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Arena Rock, Classic Rock, Parody
Viewfinder link:
Christmas With The Devil lyrics
Net links:
The Classic Rock Album-By-Album Podcast ~
Episode 0027 - Christmas With The Devil
Jukebox Delirium ~ 25 Days of Christmas Records ~ Day 16
RollingStone ~ 15 Metal Christmas Songs for Unsilent, Unholy Nights
spinaltapfan ~ Christmas with the Devil
YouTube links:
Spinal Tap - Christmas with the Devil
Christmas With The Devil (Scratch Mix)
Bah! Bug Hum!
Styrous® ~ Sunday, December 15, 2019
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