Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 2 is an album by Ivor Cutler, originally released in 1978. It was recorded live in Cutler's native Glasgow, and tells stories from his childhood growing up in a middle-class family around the time of the Great Depression.Mason, Stewart. [ Review]. Allmusic. Retrieved 11 Mar. 2006.
The poems and stories from the album were also published as a book in 1984.'
The sleeve notes include the following:
"Recorded by Pete Shipton of Radio Clyde at the 3rd Eye Centre, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, on the 7th, 8th, 9th of July, 1977.
Edited by Seán Murphy & Pat Stapely, and Master Record cut by Mick Webb.
All tracks registered with P.R.S and M.C.P.S and ©1977 Ivor Cutler.
Sleeve front - Helen Oxenbury ©1977. Lettering - Phyllis April King.
Deep gratitude to Al Clark and Seán Murphy."
Episodes 1 and 3 were tracks on the 1974 album Dandruff, although there is a discrepancy in the title shown for one of the tracks on that album compared with the track titles on Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol.2. Four other episodes in total were previously recorded on Velvet Donkey and Jammy Smears.
Track listing (All tracks written by Ivor Cutler) Side one "Episode 2" – 4:55 "Episode 3" – 3:45 "Episode 9" – 3:40 "Jungle Tip: Owl" – 0:44 "Episode 1" – 3:12 "Episode 11" – 4:02 "Jungle Tip: Lion" – 0:45 "Episode 5" – 3:13 "Episode 14" – 3:53 Side two "Episode 7" – 3:54 "Episode 12" – 4:10 "Jungle Tip: Leopard" – 0:41 "Episode 8" – 3:52 "Episode 6" – 2:47 "Episode 4" – 3:44 "Jungle Tip: Boa" – 0:31 "Episode 13" – 5:22 "Episode 0" – 0:00
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