The Happiest Man Alive composed by Stephen Jones. The Happiest Man Alive The Happiest Man Alive was the fourth of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name "Baby Bird" in 1996. It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set "The Original Lo-Fi". The album includes a version of the song "Candy Girl", subsequently a UK top-ten hit for Jones' band Babybird (written as one word). All songs recorded on a 4-track tape recorder no bigger than a VCR. No Casio keyboards, no bellows-operated jazz synthesisers, no calor gas
Out of a Center Which Is Neither Dead nor Alive Out of a Center Which Is Neither Dead nor Alive Out of a Center Which Is Neither Dead Nor Alive is the debut full-length album by Chicago-based post-metal band Minsk. Produced by Sanford Parker, the album was released in 2005 on At a Loss Recordings. In a review of the album, Allmusic's Greg Prato wrote: "Although the group has obvious roots in metal (as evidenced by tracks like 'Narcotics and Dissecting Knives'), Minsk has plenty of tricks up its sleeve, such as the sonic hodgepodge 'Holy Flower of the North Star' (a track custom-made for listening to on headphones)." Phil