Frank Sidebottom Salutes The Magic Of Freddie Mercury And Queen
The Magic Of Freddie Mercury And Queen
In Tape IT 045 (1987)
Christopher Mark Sievey (25 August 1955 – 21 June 2010) was an English musician, comedian and artist known for fronting the band the Freshies in the late 1970s and early 1980s and for his comic persona Frank Sidebottom from 1984 onwards.
The Frank Sidebottom character first appeared on an untitled 1984 EP by Chris Sievey & the Freshies, in a spoken-word track wherein Frank talks to Sievey. The character was instantly recognisable by his large spheroidal head, styled like an early Max Fleischer cartoon and his sharp suits.
Portrayed as an aspiring pop star from the small village of Timperley, near Altrincham. His character was cheerfully optimistic, enthusiastic, and seemingly oblivious to his own failings. Although supposedly 35 years old (the age always attributed to Frank irrespective of the passage of time), he still lived at home with his mother, to whom he made frequent references. His mother was apparently unaware of her son's popularity. Frank sometimes had a sidekick in the form of "Little Frank", a hand puppet who was otherwise a perfect copy of Frank.
This "EP" consists of:
B side: Frank Gordon / Everybody (Love To) Sing Queen / I Am The Champion
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