9 1/2 Psychedelic Meditations on British Wrestling of the 1970s & Early '80s

9 1/2 Psychedelic Meditations on British Wrestling of the 1970s & Early '80s is a concept album by British alternative rock artist Luke Haines. The album has been initially released as a digital version on iTunes. It has later been adapted to CD and vinyl format.

9 1/2 Psychedelic Meditations on British Wrestling of the 1970s & Early '80s
Studio album by Luke Haines
Released	7 November 2011 (2011-11-07)
Genre	Alternative rock, folk, electronic, psychedelic rock
Length	30:11
Label	Fantastic Plastic Records
Producer	Luke Haines
Luke Haines chronology
21st Century Man/Achtung Mutha (2009) 9 1/2 Psychedelic Meditations on British Wrestling of the 1970s & Early '80s (2011) Rock and Roll Animals (2013)

Concept

As its title explicitly says, the songs have psychedelic arrangements and are talking about old wrestlers.

In the course of the album, Haines uses true wrestler names and uses them to make his fictional story. Haines's namedropping contains: Mark Rocco, Gorgeous George, Mick McManus, Shirley Crabtree, Pat Roach, Kendo Nagasaki, George Cannon and many more.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Luke Haines except for track 1 by Don Harper.

1. "Inside The Restless Mind Of Rollerball Rocco" – 4:15
2. "What The Plumber Saw" – 0:55
3. "Gorgeous George" – 3:39
4. "Rock Opera – In The Key Of Existential Misery" – 3:53
5. "Linda's Head" – 2:38
6. "Saturday Afternoon" – 2:35
7. "Big Daddy Got A Casio VL Tone" – 2:30
8. "I Am Catweazle" – 3:19
9. "We Are Unusual Men" – 3:43
10. "Haystacks' In Heaven" – 2:46

iTunes bonus track

1. "Me And The Birds" – 2:50

Personnel

Music

• Luke Haines – guitar, piano, vocals, Songwrtting
• Don Harper – Songwriting (track 1)

Production

• Luke Haines – Producer
• George Shilling – Mastering

Design

• Sian Superman – Kendo Nagasaki Doll photography
• Luke Haines – Wrestlers Calendar painting
• Louise Mason – Sleeve, Layout