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Über dieses Produkt
Product Identifiers
ProducerDale Griffin; Nigel Palmer; Dave Callahan; Miti
Record LabelCherry Red
UPC5013929112520
eBay Product ID (ePID)22050198565
Product Key Features
Release Year1996
FormatCD
GenreRock
Run Time57 Mins 55 Seconds
ArtistMccarthy
Release TitleThat's All Very Well, But...
Additional Product Features
DistributionMSI Music Distribution
Country/Region of Manufacture(not USA)
Number of Discs1
EngineerFred Kay; Simon Clifford; Tim Durham; Mike Engles; Mike Robinson
Additional informationTHAT'S ALL VERY WELL, BUT... is a solid overview of singles, radio sessions and album tracks by the politically-minded U.K. indie band McCarthy, best known retroactively as the first band of Stereolab's Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier. Personnel: Malcolm Eden (vocals, guitar); Tim Gane (guitar); Gary Baker (drums). Recording information: 10/07/1986-11/01/1988. Many politically aware bands emerged in England during Margaret Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minster, but few were as vocal about their negative views of Thatcher's policies as McCarthy. The band fused the awareness and outrage of punk rock to a jangling guitar-pop skeleton and created rapid-fire pop gems that glistened with razor-edged sarcasm. It should be noted that THAT'S ALL VERY WELL BUTà THE BEST OF MCCARTHY is not a "best of" in the traditional sense--it consists entirely of rare tracks drawn from the band's radio appearances and from long out-of-print vinyl-only releases. "Should the Bible Be Banned" (which appears in two different versions) is the quintessential McCarthy song, a bitter diatribe on media-influenced crime--specifically a murder sparked by the biblical tale of Kane & Abel--set to a rollicking beat smothered with bright guitars (electric in the first version, acoustic in the second). Other standouts include "Red Sleeping Beauty," which is built on militaristic drum crescendos, the over-the-top "Kill Kill Kill Kill," a high-speed swipe at vivisectionists, and the brilliantly titled "Keep an Open Mind Or Else," which lyrically addresses free speech and highlights the exquisite interplay between the guitars of Tim Gane and Malcolm Eden.