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THE IDLE RACE
02, Happy Birthday (0:23)
03, The Birthday (3:00)
04, I Like My Toys (2:12)
05, Morning Sunshine (1:48)
06, Follow Me Follow (2:48)
07, Sitting In My Tree (1:59)
08, On With The Show (2:22)
09, Lucky Man (2:38)
10, Mrs. Ward (2:14)
11, Pie In The Sky (2:23)
12, The Lady Who Said She Could Fly (2:22)
13, End Of The Road (2:09)
DAVE PRITCHARD -guitars, vocals
GREG MASTERS -bass, vocals
ROGER SPENCER -drums, vocals
EDWARD OFFORD
THE IDLE RACE
THE IDLE RACE 
The Birthday Party
RELEASED
1968
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
rock, pop, psychedelic
TRACKS
01, Skeleton And The Roundabout (2:26)02, Happy Birthday (0:23)
03, The Birthday (3:00)
04, I Like My Toys (2:12)
05, Morning Sunshine (1:48)
06, Follow Me Follow (2:48)
07, Sitting In My Tree (1:59)
08, On With The Show (2:22)
09, Lucky Man (2:38)
10, Mrs. Ward (2:14)
11, Pie In The Sky (2:23)
12, The Lady Who Said She Could Fly (2:22)
13, End Of The Road (2:09)
DURATION
31:36
MUSICIANS
JEFF LYNNE -vocals, guitars, pianoDAVE PRITCHARD -guitars, vocals
GREG MASTERS -bass, vocals
ROGER SPENCER -drums, vocals
PRODUCED BY
GERALD CHEVINEDWARD OFFORD
THE IDLE RACE
REVIEW
The Idle Race vzešli z birminghamské kapely Mike Sheridan & The Nightriders a později The Nightriders. Po půl roce tvrdé práce vydávají první studiovou desku "The Birthday Party", která především bodovala mimo spojené království. Hudba ovlivněna Beatles se skladatelským rukopisem tehdy 19-ti letého Jeffa Lynneho.