Good Deeds and Dirty Rags
Good Deeds and Dirty Rags | ||||
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Studio album by Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, college rock, punk rock[1] | |||
Length | 1:06:56 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer |
Mack "Wake It Up" by Terry Adams | |||
Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic.com | [2] |
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.
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
- "Open Your Arms"
- "Wake It Up" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Baldwin)
- "His Masters Voice"
- "Goodwill City"
- "Candlestick Park"
- "Goodbye Mr Mackenzie"
- "The Rattler"
- "Dust"
- "You Generous Thing You" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Scobie)
- "Good Deeds" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Badlwin/Scobie)
CD bonus tracks
- "Amsterdam"
- "Calton Hill"
- "Secrets"
- "Knockin' on Joe" (Nick Cave)
LP bonus tracks (on bonus 12")
- "Strangle"
- "Extended Strangle"
- "Secrets" (live)2
- "Green Turned Red" (live)2
2Recorded live by Radio Clyde at the Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow on 23 November 1988.
1999 remaster
- "Open Your Arms"
- "Goodbye Mr Mackenzie"
- "Goodwill City"
- "Candlestick Park"
- "Face to Face"
- "Wake It Up" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Baldwin)
- "The Rattler"
- "Dust"
- "You Generous Thing You" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Scobie)
- "Good Deeds" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Badlwin/Scobie)
- "Here Comes Deacon Brodie"
- "Amsterdam"
- "Calton Hill"
- "Secrets"
- "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."[1]
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)
Chart performance
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart | 26[3] |
References
- 1 2 "Good Deeds and Dirty Bags - Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ Allmusic.com review
- ↑ "Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - Good Deeds And Dirty Rags". Chart Stats. 1989-04-22. Retrieved 2012-02-18.