On October 5, 2000, “Masters of Art” label released “Curly’s Airships”, the third Judge Smith album. It was recorded 1994 – 2000, at “Masters of Art Studio” in Sussex, “The Organ Workshop” in Lymm, Cheshire, and various locations in England, France and Holland.

Personnel:

• Judge Smith– vocals, bass, drum tracks
• John Ellis– electric guitars, Ebow, mandolin
• Tammo Heikens – sitar, tambura
• David Shaw-Parker – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, actor
• Rikki Patten – supplementary guitar
• Hugh Banton– organ, piano
• Joe Hinchliff – accordion
• Ian Fordham – bass guitar, double bass
• Pete Brown– vocals, percussion
• David Jackson– saxophones, whistle
• René van Commenée – tabla, ghatam, tambura
• Arthur Brown– vocals
• Peter Hammill– vocals
• Paul Roberts– vocals
• Paul Thompson – vocals
• Nick Lucas – vocals, actor
• Gwendolyn Gray – actress
• Mike Bell – actor
• The Mystery Marching Band
• Glide Design of Eastbourne – cover art

Track listing:

Chapter One: Curly Comes Through

1. Voices From A Crystal Set
2. Walking Her Out

Chapter Two: Curly’s Conducted Tour

1. Curly Takes Us Up
2. Drifting About Like a Bad Smell

Chapter Three: Curly In The Clouds

1. Curly In The Clouds

Chapter Four: Catastrophe

1. A Capital Idea
2. A Shrieking Of Aluminium

Chapter Five: Curly On Civvy Street

1. Curly On Civvy Street

Chapter Six: A Great British Compromise

1. That Imperial Airship Scheme
2. From The Sidelines

Chapter Seven: A Kindly Sort Of Cove

1. A Kindly Sort Of Cove

Chapter Eight: Curly At Cardington

1. Curly At Cardington

Chapter Nine: Lord Of A Continent

1. A Creature Of Grace
2. A Byronic Sort Of Blighter

Chapter Ten: Big Chief And Some Minor Bugs

1. Big Chief And Some Minor Bugs

Chapter Eleven: Curly’s Close Shave

1. The Canadian Run
2. Conan Doyle & The Flying Sieve
3. Horrors At Hendon

Chapter Twelve: Cutting The Lady In Half

1. As Safe As A House
2. A Ship Of Fools

Chapter Thirteen: Curly Gets The Creeps

1. The Night Before
2. The Morning After

Chapter Fourteen: Curly Cashes His Chips

1. Bedford To Hastings
2. Hastings To Beauvais

Chapter Fifteen: Carry On Curly

1. The Muffled Drum
2. The Final Taboo