The League of Gentlemen (album) - Spoken Overlays/'indiscretions'

Spoken Overlays/'indiscretions'

The various uncredited spoken overlays on the album occur mainly on the tracks INDISCRETE I, II and III. The compilation of these 'indiscretions' is credited to Robert Fripp.

They may be classified by their location in the running order of the album, the distinct voices heard and the following opening phrases or sounds;

INDISCRETE I

1. "This is addressed to people who have the intention to work" - Voice 1
2. "Rock and roll is about fucking" - Voice 2 and Voice 3
3. "That is the possibility that we should explore" - Voice 1
4. "Can you tell me about your first experience of a nuclear explosion" - Voice 4
5. - Sound of female groaning (evoking orgasmic ecstasy) -
6. - Sound of air-raid siren followed by applause -
7. "There are people who want to know more" - Voice 1
8. "This is not a record which is out to showcase a guitar player" - Voice 5
9. "How do I dance to this music?" - Voice 2 and Voice 3
10. "Then what am I to do about it?" - Voice 1
11. "Don't dance with your feet" - Voice 2 and Voice 6

INDISCRETE II

• Features more of the above with emphasis on Voices 2 and 3 extemporising on the subject of rock music. Also included is the complete non-sequitur "I'd like to spend about 100m a year on sewers" and the observation "This country's going down the well" probably sampled from TV or radio. Voice 5 also gets an airing on the subject of Charlie Christian's guitar sound.

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

• Features extended excerpts about change from J.G. Bennett's 1972 lecture entitled "Concern for the Future".

INDISCREET III

• Features a number of clips of Voice 5 criticising the League of Gentlemen's music and making unfavourable comparisons with a Talking Heads record and a live performance by Television. These comments are interspersed with samples from TV and radio presumably chosen to signify that the opinions of Voice 5 are held to be of questionable value e.g. "Why should we put up with this nonsense" and "I think it stinks".

Key to voices:

• Voice 1: J.G.Bennett
• Voice 2: Terre Roche
• Voice 3: Maggie Roche
• Voice 4: Unknown Female
• Voice 5: Unknown Male
• Voice 6: Unknown Female

Music reviewer Robert Christgau claims to recognize the voices of the following people: Karen Durbin, Chip Stern, Terre Roche, Richard Goldstein and Ellen Willis