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Good Deeds and Dirty Rags

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Released
  
1989

Length
  
1:06:56

Release date
  
1989

Recorded
  
1989

Artist
  
Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie

Label
  
Capitol Records

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Producer
  
Mack "Wake It Up" by Terry Adams

Good Deeds and Dirty Rags (1989)
  
Hammer and Tongs (1991)

Genres
  
Pop rock, Synth-pop, College rock

Similar
  
Goodbye Mr Mackenzie albums, Other albums

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Good Deeds and Dirty Rags is the first album from the Scottish group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was released in the UK in 1989 and is therefore from the same era as a number of other Scottish bands including Deacon Blue, Hue and Cry and Danny Wilson. The original LP (vinyl) was released with an accompanying 12" single.

Contents

Good Deeds and Dirty Rags was remastered in 1999 for the U.S. market by record company Razor Tie.

Track listing

All tracks by Kelly/Metcalfe, except where noted.

Original release

  1. "Open Your Arms"
  2. "Wake It Up" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Baldwin)
  3. "His Masters Voice"
  4. "Goodwill City"
  5. "Candlestick Park"
  6. "Goodbye Mr Mackenzie"
  7. "The Rattler"
  8. "Dust"
  9. "You Generous Thing You" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Scobie)
  10. "Good Deeds" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Badlwin/Scobie)

CD bonus tracks

  1. "Amsterdam"
  2. "Calton Hill"
  3. "Secrets"
  4. "Knockin' on Joe" (Nick Cave)

LP bonus tracks (on bonus 12")

  1. "Strangle"
  2. "Extended Strangle"
  3. "Secrets" (live)2
  4. "Green Turned Red" (live)2

2Recorded live by Radio Clyde at the Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow on 23 November 1988.

1999 remaster

  1. "Open Your Arms"
  2. "Goodbye Mr Mackenzie"
  3. "Goodwill City"
  4. "Candlestick Park"
  5. "Face to Face"
  6. "Wake It Up" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Baldwin)
  7. "The Rattler"
  8. "Dust"
  9. "You Generous Thing You" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Scobie)
  10. "Good Deeds" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Badlwin/Scobie)
  11. "Here Comes Deacon Brodie"
  12. "Amsterdam"
  13. "Calton Hill"
  14. "Secrets"
  15. "Knockin' on Joe" (Nick Cave)

Reception

Steve Aldrich of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it an "excellent debut" that "draws from Bowie, Scott Walker-influences, yet maintains its own identity."

Personnel

  • Martin Metcalfe - lead vocals
  • John Duncan - guitar
  • Fin Wilson - bass guitar
  • Shirley Manson - keyboards and backing vocals
  • Rona Scobie - keyboards and backing vocals
  • Derek Kelly - drums

    • Credits

  • Mixed By - Pete Harris* (tracks: D1, D2)
  • Producer - Mack (2) (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B1 to B5), Terry Adams (tracks: A2, C1, C2)

    • Songs

    1Open Your Arms4:25
    2Goodbye Mr MacKenzie3:29
    3Goodwill City4:49

    References

    Good Deeds and Dirty Rags Wikipedia
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