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Waiting for Bonaparte

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Released
  
1988

Waiting for Bonaparte(1988)
  
Silver Town(1989)

Label
  
Magnet Records

Producer
  
Mick Glossop, Ben Kape

Release date
  
1988

Genre
  
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Recorded
  
Woodcray Manor Studios, Berkshire

Similar
  
How Green Is the Valley, Night of a Thousand Candles, Silver Town

Waiting for Bonaparte is the third studio album by The Men They Couldn't Hang. It was recorded at Woodcray Studios in Berkshire and was released in 1988. It is the first album to feature Ricky McGuire (ex UK Subs) on bass guitar. The album again features songs written about British culture and history. The only single on the album to feature a promotional video was The Colours. The video was given a Les Miserables style theme due to its historical lyrical content and features writer Paul simmonds in drag playing the part of a woman of ill repute. The song itself, however was banned by the BBC due to the line, "You've come here to watch me hang!", which echoed the events happening in South African townships at the time, in particular the plight of the Sharpeville Six. It still managed to reach number 61 in the singles chart. The Crest is the only single to have an extended remixed version.

Contents

Personnel

The Men They Couldn't Hang
  • Stefan Cush (a.k.a. Cush) – vocals, guitar, horn
  • Ricky McGuire - bass guitar
  • Jon Odgers – drums, percussion
  • Philip Odgers (a.k.a. Swill) – vocals, guitar, recorder
  • Paul Simmonds - guitar, bouzuki, mandolin, lute
  • Additional musicians
  • Lindsey Lowe and Graham Ashton – trumpet
  • Bobby Valentino – Violin
  • Stephen Shaw  Pipe
  • Stephen Wick  tuba
  • Producer and engineer
  • Mick Glossop 
  • Songs

    1The Crest3:51
    2Smugglers4:28
    3Dover Lights3:40

    References

    Waiting for Bonaparte Wikipedia


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