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Artist | McCarthy
Title | I Am A Wallet
Genre | Indie Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 50:16
Label | Cherry Red Records Store | 2007
Catalog | CDMRED313 Rip | 2015
Bitrate | 257 kbps Size | 97.40 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. An MP Speaks 2:10
02. Monetaries 1:59
03. The International Narcotics Traffic 2:26
04. The Way Of The World 2:29
05. Antinature 1:42
06. Charles Windsor 1:39
07. The Vision Of Peregrine Worsthorne 2:51
08. The Wall Of Loneliness 2:30
09. The Wicked Palace Revolution 2:33
10. God Made The Virus 1:41
11. The Funeral 1:53
12. The Child Soon In Chains 1:46
13. In The Dark Times 1:45
14. The Procession Of Popular Capitalism 3:07
15. Unfortunately (Bonus Track) 1:56
16. Bad Dreams (Bonus Track) 1:51
17. Someone Worse Off (Bonus Track) 2:16
18. Antiamericancretin (Bonus Track) 1:31
19. The Fall (Bonus Track) 2:48
20. The Funeral (Bonus Track) 2:21
21. The Enemy Is At Home (For The Fat Lady) (Bonus Track) 2:32
22. The Way Of The World (Bonus Track) 2:27
23. In Purgatory (Bonus Track) 2:03
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The British band McCarthy is probably remembered more for their left-wing
politics than their jangly sound. Formed in Barking, Essex, England, in
1985, McCarthy consisted of Malcolm Eden (vocals, guitar), Tim Gane
(guitar), John Williamson (bass), and Gary Baker (drums). Gane was
originally a drummer, but Eden taught him how to play a number of chords on
a guitar. Both musicians were influenced by British punk groups such as the
Sex Pistols, the Clash, and the Buzzcocks, and they covered their songs in
small gigs. By the time Eden completed his studies at a university, his
Marxist beliefs had grown deeper, reflected in his lyrics for McCarthy. In
1987, McCarthy released their debut LP "I Am a Wallet".
The album was virtually ignored by U.K. radio programmers, except for
legendary British DJ John Peel. Because of Eden's political views, the band
was often lumped in with less pop-oriented acts like Billy Bragg and the
Redskins, comparisons that upset the group. The band's second album, The
Enraged Will Inherit the Earth, appeared in 1989. However, after the group
recorded their third full-length, 1990's Banking, Violence and the Inner
Life Today, Eden felt there was no need to continue; he believed that
McCarthy's creativity peaked with that LP. Moreover, he was burned out from
touring. Consequently, the group split up and Gane formed Stereolab with
his girlfriend Laetitia Sadier, who also sang on McCarthy's last album.
Eden released material with Herzfeld.
After recording two astonishingly beautiful singles, Red Sleeping Beauty
and Frans Hals, the first album by McCarthy is a slice of three-minute,
three-chord guitar pop reminiscent of the Byrds. The wonderful, if slightly
twee, jangly guitars and upbeat drumming support Malcolm Eden's rather
weedy vocals. While this form of indie pop was widespread in '80s
underground Britain, McCarthy brought left-wing anarchist politics to the
genre. Religion is attacked in "God Made the Virus," while the return of
Victorian values espoused by Margaret Thatcher are compared to medieval
oppression in "In the Dark Times." While this album may not be musically
groundbreaking, if you're looking for perfect pop, you would be
hard-pressed to find better than this album.
The definitive edition of "I Am A Wallet" put out by Cherry Red in 2007,
featuring the album remastered with rare bonus tracks included.
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Indie classic.