{"product_id":"dr-hook-the-medicine-show-belly-up","title":"Dr. Hook \u0026 The Medicine Show – Belly Up","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Dr. Hook \u0026amp; The Medicine Show - Belly Up!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1973, Country Rock, Pop Rock, Comedy Rock, Union City, New Jersey 10\/26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e KC 32270\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e VG- (LM) | Members: Dr. Hook \u0026amp; The Medicine Show (N\/A) | Producer: Ron Haffkine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Title Became Uncomfortably Accurate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelly Up!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e struggled commercially compared with the band's earlier records, and within a year Dr. Hook was in serious financial trouble. Dennis Locorriere later joked that if the band finished a tour with money, they would “party into the red,” and the group filed for bankruptcy in 1974. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShel Silverstein Was Still Everywhere:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Several songs were written by Shel Silverstein, the children's author, cartoonist and songwriter who had become one of Dr. Hook's most important creative partners. His oddball humor and storytelling helped define the band's early personality. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded in New York With a Bigger Cast:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The album was cut at CBS Studio in New York with the core band joined by extra guitars, violin, horns and backing singers, giving songs like “The Wonderful Soup Stone” and “Roland the Roadie and Gertrude the Groupie” a fuller, more theatrical sound.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67665543397563,"sku":null,"price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-1576487-1312908069.jpg?v=1791834656","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/dr-hook-the-medicine-show-belly-up","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}