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〕 | Length = 40:25 | Label = EMI | Producer = Steve Harley, Alan Parsons | Last album = ''The Human Menagerie'' (1973) | This album = ''The Psychomodo'' (1974) | Next album = ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (1975) }} ''The Psychomodo'' is the second studio album by Cockney Rebel. Produced by Steve Harley and Alan Parsons, it was released by EMI Records in June 1974. ==Background== After signing a three-album deal with EMI Records, the band released their debut ''The Human Menagerie'' in November 1973.〔http://www.steveharley.com/biography.html〕 The album failed to enter the UK Top 100, as did the single "Sebastian", however the latter did become a success across Europe.〔http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/4eb4/Cockney-Rebel-Sebastian〕〔Booklet of 2012 compilation album Cavaliers: An Anthology 1973-1974〕 After the single and the album failed to make the UK charts, EMI Records told Harley there were no potential singles from the album, and that the band had yet to record one. Harley responded by writing the follow-up non-album single "Judy Teen" which went to #5 in early 1974.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Judy Teen by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Songfacts )〕 The success of the song broke the band into the UK mainstream, and work on the second album, ''The Psychomodo'', had already commenced. The album was recorded during February and March, at Morgan Studios, Nova Sound Studios and AIR Studios in London. It was mastered at Abbey Road Studios. The album saw Harley receive his first production credit, as he worked alongside Alan Parsons. Harley later recalled: ''""The Psychomodo, too, was a record whose time we laughed through. Alan Parsons came in as co-producer/engineer, and his own willingness to accept many offbeat ideas made life easy enough."'' Harley and Parsons would work together again to produce the band's next album too. In similarity to the band's debut album, a large symphony orchestra and choir was used on the album, and all orchestral arrangements were again conducted by Andrew Powell. Geoff Emerick also returned as an engineer.〔Booklet of 2012 compilation album Cavaliers: An Anthology 1973-1974〕 In the booklet for compilation album ''Cavaliers: An Anthology 1973-1974'', Harley recalled the songs for the band's first two albums: ''"I do remember where the songs came from. They came from a young man's dream, where the blending of musical literature and mad, formless imaginings, could hang out together at the same folk club and present him with an entire raison d'etre."''〔Booklet of 2012 compilation album Cavaliers: An Anthology 1973-1974〕 In an article for the Birmingham Post, Harley recalled the first two Cockney Rebel albums: ''"Those first two albums were heavily orchestrated. I was 22 years old, at Abbey Road with a full orchestra and a choir for songs like "Sebastian". I'd busked with those songs for a year before Cockney Rebel signed to EMI, so to get all that was just... oh, it was magnificent for a young man."''〔http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/whats-on/music/steve-harley-still-engine-make-6252479〕 Before the album was released, EMI issued the lead single and title track "Psychomodo" on 17 May 1974. However the single was quickly withdrawn from sale soon afterwards. However with the single given a proper release across Europe, the song did reach #28 in Belgium.〔http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1d145/Cockney-Rebel-Psychomodo〕 The album was released on 2 June 1974, and was a success, proving to be the band's breakthrough album. ''The Psychomodo'' reached #8 in the UK, and remained in the Top 100 for 20 weeks, which would prove to the be the band's longest charting album.〔http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3034/cockney-rebel/〕 On 26 July 1974 the second single from the album, "Mr. Soft", was released. It was a success in the UK, reaching #8 on the charts, and also in Ireland where it reached #16.〔http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3034/cockney-rebel/〕〔http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement〕 Later in the year "Tumbling Down" would be the final single to be released from the album, but as a promotional release in America only, under the artist name Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel.〔http://www.45cat.com/record/p4023〕 During the chart run of "Mr. Soft", Cockney Rebel split up, following an extensive UK-based tour. By this point, problems within the band had already reached a head, and all the musicians, with the exception of Elliott, quit at the end of a successful UK tour. For many years, it was believed that Harley purposely chose to disband the original line-up and start on a new career path. However years later Harley began to reveal the truth behind the band's split. The band members had demanded to write material for the group, despite the initial understanding that Harley was the sole songwriter. On 18 July the band received a 'Gold Award' for outstanding new act of 1974, and a week later they had split up.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Great Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel Story )〕 As Harley was the sole songwriter for the group, he reaped the majority of the financial rewards. After the UK tour promoting ''The Psychomodo'', three of the band members, led by Milton Reame-James, approached Harley insisting they too were going to write songs for the third album. However Harley felt this was unfair as he had been the one to originally hire the musicians for his group, and explained the deal to them at the time. The band split as a result, and Harley chose to revive the group with a new line-up, under the name Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel. The only member of the original line-up to join the new group was drummer Stuart Elliott. In 1975 Harley would reach the number one spot in the UK with "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)", a song based on the split of the original band. In a television interview recorded in 2002, Harley described how the lyrics were vindictively directed at the former band members who, he felt, had abandoned him.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interview )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Songfacts )〕 On 24 November 2012, Harley performed live at the Birmingham Symphony Hall. The band, with the orchestra and chamber choir, made up about 50 performers together, saw ''The Human Menagerie'' and ''The Psychomodo'' albums performed in their entirety for the first time. In 2013 the performance was released as a CD album, and DVD release, under the title ''Birmingham (Live with Orchestra & Choir)''.〔http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DQC3T52/ref=dm_rogue_cd〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Psychomodo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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