The Miraculous Hump Returns from the Moon

Something infectious about a few of these, even if they make me cringe a little. The days of good album titles & cover art. Sort of evocative of the local culture of the time, I guess. I think they were on to something, though: Jazzy, with a vacuous sort of ambience. I really can't decide if I like it or not. Bought a few of the tunes, nonetheless. Noting the orange in Orange Peel goes unrhymed. I must disagree with the underlying premise: babies rarely, if ever, smell like Orange Peel. It gets 3 stars because I remember disco.

I first heard this band in 68. My dad brought home a bunch of demo 45s and one of them was a Sopwith Camel single. I don't remember the song but do remember it sucked. 4 years later this album got considerable airplay on KLOL In my home town of Houston(God bless you Crash!) I could not believe this was the same band. The songs on this album have stuck with me all these years. One of my favorites from the early 70s. Brings back a lot of memories Sleazy Sue, watch what you do, Don't shake that fiberglass hair on me! I'm makin my way down Sleazy Street. It must be half past 3!

A perfect work in every way. Buy this album NOW!!

I found this album in a cut out bin in '75 and bought it because of the cover ... what the hell. I couldn't believe my luck when I heard this. There is something about this album that defies description and keeps you listening. It seems like humor and insight abounds. So over the course of time, Miraculous Hump has remained one of my most played albums. There is so much texture and story and it doesn't sound dated at all. 'Dancin' Wizard' had immediate emotional appeal to me ... the jazzy run of Sleazy Street through Sneaky Smith is a true story telling groove delight ... and the frolicking Monkeys-Astronaut Food is pure fun. The sax on Astronaut Food is just flat out o control. all in all ... this album will become a favorite.

More than twenty years ago I was a young kid working a job on the seedy side of town. One of the bearded, tattooed truck drivers and I loved talking music together and one day he says, "I have something I think you'll dig". He hands me a worn out, beat up cassette tape that had these mysterious, undecipherable jams on both sides of it. The truck driver, who we called T.D. (Truck Driver), didn't know who it was or where it had come from. For years I played it over and over asking anyone I thought would know who and what it was. I even sent a copy of it to Michael Tearson and when he didn't reply I called him on the air. He said he didn't know but he probably never listened to it. Once at a music festival I even sang Monkeys on the Moon, figuring that to be the most recognizably weird concept, to a group of musicologists but nothing. I never heard any of these songs on the radio and wrote it off as a demo. Tonight I finally rigged up a tape deck to my Macintosh to digitize some of my earlier guitar paying and remembered the old tape. I stuck it in, held Sound Hound up to the ear phones and within minutes I had discovered Sopwith Camel from 1972. Wow, technology. I mostly agree with the other reviewers "strange lyrics, passable musicianship but decidedly infectious." If it hadn't been for the poetry of that old cassette I might not even like them much but this album reminds me of a lot of great times even though I didn't know who it was and I love it for sure. Oh, there was something else that moved me just as much on the other side of the tape and I am going to find that now!

I first heard “Fazon” playing in a record store…This was in college in the mid 70s. The record store had the “Miraculous Hump Returns From the Moon” but it was a while before I could afford to buy it. My dorm roommates’ fell in love with the song from the first spin on my turntable. Other tracks like “Dancin’ Wizard” and “Coke, Suede and Waterbeds” are worth a listen. I still have this album…it is funky, jazzy, and lots of fun! Thanks iTunes for having a digital version available.

a real superb and welldone a sound of it;s own a classic lyrics. had a hard time finding it . had the album but it had to many skips and scrathes.

This is a must have, for me anyway ... These songs have been popping in my head from time to time for years and like many others my vinyl is now corrupted! Many great memories ...

This album is not for everyone, but try Fazon, and, if you like it, I think you'll like the album. I had the first Sopwith Camel album and loved it. I bought this album when it first came out, and, with the possible exceptions of Monkeys On The Moon and Astronaut Food, this album was nothing like the first album. It is more jazzy, with a touch of Steely Dan. In addition to Fazon, my favorites are Sneaky Smith and Sleazy Street. My favorite line is "...drug store I'm looking for must be avoiding me." Where have you gone, Peter Kraemer?

I hate to describe this amazing album with the vastly overused term "Classic" but this is truly just that. What a great find to once again be able to hear these great songs. This eclectic band really had something special. Enjoy!