If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules

If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules is Budgie's sixth album, released in April 1976. The title is a pun on the concept of Britannia ruling the waves. Amusingly, the word "Britannia" is misspelled in the official title.

If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules
Studio album by Budgie
Released	23 April 1976
Recorded	1976
Studio	Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales
Genre	Heavy metal, funk rock,[1] progressive rock[2]
Length	35:51
Label	A&M
Producer	Budgie
Budgie chronology
Bandolier (1975) If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules (1976) Impeckable (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Burke Shelley and Tony Bourge.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Anne Neggen"	4:04
2.	"If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules"	5:50
3.	"You're Opening Doors"	4:14
4.	"Quacktor and Bureaucats"	3:52

Side two

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Sky High Percentage"	5:52
6.	"Heaven Knows Our Name"	3:52
7.	"Black Velvet Stallion"	8:07

2010 remaster bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
8.	"You're Opening Doors" (2006 version)	3:38
9.	"Black Velvet Stallion" (2006 version)	7:56

Personnel

• Burke Shelley - vocals, bass
• Tony Bourge - guitar, vocals (lead vocals on track 6)
• Steve Williams - drums

Additional musicians

• Richard Dunn - keyboards

References

1. "If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules". Allmusic.
3. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Budgie: If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2011.