Dedication's what you need

[peretti Lonely Jelly Find all posts View Profile Close peretti]

Not Roy Castle related (sorry) but I always like reading the dedications and thanks on the back of records, the longer and more free ranging the better. Usually pretty mundane and occasionally intriguing but it's the odd little insights that I like. Different genres tend to have their own styles but in very rough descending order, I reckon of the most common dedications and shout outs are:

1. God above, Jesus Christ almighty
2. beautiful family
3.= beautiful wife or girlfriend (long-suffering / guilt related)
3.= new partner (relationship bolstering/compliment related)
4. the recently deceased relative
5. the recently deceased music icon
6. childhood friend/dealer/studio hanger-on/local heavy with one word name (Zoogaman!!!)
7. the cosmos
8. the fans, man.
9. the cryptic message ('T.R.D.K.S - thank you for the magic')
10. a local restaurant and /or clothes shop
11. dogs
12. the downtrodden and oppressed of the world. All of them.

Today's dedication is by Joe Smooth, from the Promised Land LP I had on earlier. He's missed a couple of basic steps but I like his overall sense of priorities:

"This album is dedicated to God, and to Jesus Christ in the name of our Lord, my mother, my family, my friends, my dog Sammy (who passed away), the oppressed people of South Africa, and positivity."

[babycart Baldhead Growler Find all posts View Profile Close babycart]

I reckon there's at least three coke dealers on this one

Also contains the line "Farewell to her beautiful embroidered panties".

[amidar Lonely Jelly Find all posts View Profile Close amidar]

I picked some late eighties one up today and it stuck the mind because it said simply 'This is dedicated to anyone who wants to listen to it' on the back . I passed as they looked like 'Prefab Sprout' not that I have anything against 'Prefab Sprout' in fact I've always quite liked them.

[eclectiktronik Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close eclectiktronik]

It's often the case that the more mediocre the artist, the more ridiculous the dedications. Will try and find a few gems.

[Cacapo Lonely Jelly Find all posts View Profile Close Cacapo]

Isnt there a Krishna related record that prominently thanks Dylan, Hendrix and the like almost making it look like they were credited to the record?
Terrible looking cover. Buried deep in the outpile...

[peretti Lonely Jelly Find all posts View Profile Close peretti]

Mediocre artists and first albums usually have the best material. Superstars don't thank anyone they aren't professionally obligated to. The bigger the artist the fewer the thanks to mere earthlings and the more nods to The Creator for Blessing them with the Gift. Shakey theories for dayzzz...

[george Animated Egg Find all posts View Profile Close george]

Isnt there a Krishna related record that prominently thanks Dylan, Hendrix and the like almost making it look like they were credited to the record?
Terrible looking cover. Buried deep in the outpile...

Likewise in my out pile.

Progress - Busy Making Progress

"Special thanks to Carlos Santana, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Neil Diamond, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder and Alice Coltrane for their inspiration and help with ISKCON projects"

https://www.discogs.com/Progress-Bus...release/920716

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[Cacapo Lonely Jelly Find all posts View Profile Close Cacapo]

Thats the one.
I dont think I ever played it though.

[amidar Lonely Jelly Find all posts View Profile Close amidar]

The 'Night and Daydream' and 'Golden Avatar' ones also, apparently Krishna's used to sell them in the street.