# Bad Shave

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***Bad Shave*** was the second of five albums of home-made recordings, released by [Stephen Jones](/source/Stephen_Jones_(Baby_Bird)) under the name 'Baby Bird' in 1995.

It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD [box set](/source/Box_set) *[The Original Lo-Fi](/source/The_Original_Lo-Fi)*. The version of the album released as part of *[The Original Lo-Fi](/source/The_Original_Lo-Fi)* contains the additional tracks "Past Lasts Longer" and "Why?".

## Critical reception

"...unique, customised but never self-indulgent or irritatingly inaccessible. It's as off as it's beautiful, as rich as it's lo fi... imagine [Ray Davies](/source/Ray_Davies) emerging, blinking and bearded, [Howard Hughes](/source/Howard_Hughes) like, after years in the darkness and you'll have some idea of the deeply, deeply English yet marvellously, utterly alien world of Baby Bird." – [Melody Maker](/source/Melody_Maker)

## Track listing

All tracks written and composed by [Stephen Jones](/source/Stephen_Jones_(Baby_Bird)).

1. "KW Jesus TV Roof Appeal" – 3:58
1. "Bad Jazz" – 3:06
1. "Too Handsome to Be Homeless" – 3:23
1. "Steam Train" – 2:36
1. "Bad Shave" – 3:18
1. "Oh My God You're a King" – 2:52
1. "The Restaurant Is Guilty" – 1:49
1. "Valerie" – 2:16
1. "Shop Girl" – 3:41
1. "W.B.T." – 3:54
1. "Hate Song" – 2:16
1. "45 & Fat" – 2:41
1. "Sha Na Na" – 2:41
1. "Bug in a Breeze" – 3:56
1. "It's Okay" – 2:27
1. "Happy Bus" – 2:30
1. "Swinging from Tree to Tree" – 2:35

## Personnel

- [Stephen Jones](/source/Stephen_Jones_(Baby_Bird)) – Producer, Played By, Design
- Baby Bird – Engineer
- P. Blakeman – Engineer
- Ded Associates – Design

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