Egg Shaped Fred (Song)

Mansun Song
Name	Egg Shaped Fred
Album	Attack of the Grey Lantern (11) » Mansun: The Demo Tapes (11) Legacy: The Best of Mansun (11)
EP	One EP - Egg Shaped Fred (4)
Demo	Mansun: The Demo Tapes (Volume 1) (33) » Mansun: The Demo Tapes (Volume 2) (33)
Track length	3:53 (Album version), 5:12 (Demo) » 2:53 (Acoustic demo)
Writer/composer	Paul Draper
Recorded	Mike Hunter, Ian Caple » Ronnie Stone in 199
Producer	Paul Draper
Mixed by	Clif Norrell

Songs from Attack of the Grey Lantern
Naked Twister	←	Egg Shaped Fred	→	Dark Mavis

Liner Notes

	'I am the Eggman' by John Lennon was my lyrical inspiration for this record, and sparked off the song. In fact, I never said it in the press, but Lennon (and Prince) were my inspirations for most of this record. Dom Chad did the intro riff, I played everything else. The video was partially shot in my grey house in Chester.
—Paul Draper Attack of the Grey Lantern 3CD Collectors Edition

Alternative Versions

An alternate version of 'Egg Shaped Fred' was released on the Attack of the Grey Lantern 3CD Collectors Edition. In the liner notes Paul Draper has this to say about the track:

"This was an earlier version of this track mixed at Parr Street in Liverpool with Carl Hibbert (our original drummer) drumming on it. Hib' was on the first couple of EPs before Andy took over the stool. It was later remixed by Cliff Nourell for the album version."