The Voltarol Years is the fifteenth[1] album by Wirral-based rock band Half Man Half Biscuit, released on 25 February 2022[2] on the band's own R. M. Qualtrough[3] label. It is their first album release since Probe Plus founder Geoff Davies announced his retirement and the shuttering of the label.

The Voltarol Years
Studio album by
Released25 February 2022 (2022-02-25)
GenrePost punk
Length44:03
LabelR. M. Qualtrough
Half Man Half Biscuit chronology
No-One Cares About Your Creative Hub So Get Your Fuckin' Hedge Cut
(2018)
The Voltarol Years
(2022)

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."I'm Getting Buried in the Morning"2:30
2."Rogation Sunday's Here Again!"1:59
3."Awkward Sean"3:10
4."Tess of the Dormobiles"2:24
5."Grafting Haddock in the George"4:04
6."Big Man up Front"2:52
7."When I Look at My Baby"1:08
8."Beneath This Broken Headstone (There Lies a Broken Heart)"1:50
9."In a Suffolk Ditch"4:22
10."Persian Rug Sale at the URC"3:37
11."Midnight Mass Murder"1:57
12."Token Covid Song"3:34
13."Slipping the Escort"4:53
14."Oblong of Dreams"5:43

Charts

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Chart performance for The Voltarol Years
Chart (2022) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 37
Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] 10
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[6] 5

References

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  1. ^ Rand, Chris. "The Half Man Half Biscuit Lyrics Project". The Half Man Half Biscuit Lyrics Project. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Half Man Half Biscuit - The Voltarol Years - CD". Rough Trade. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Half Man Half Biscuit - The Voltarol Years". Norman Records. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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