| Artist |
The Mekons |
| Album Title: |
So Good It Hurts |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
00/00/1987 |
| Reissue Date |
01/25/2005 |
| Label |
Quarterstick Records |
| Catalog No |
QS92CD |
| Bar Code No |
0 36172 00922 0 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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I'm Not Here (1967) (4:32)
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| 2.
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Ghosts Of American Astronauts (3:53)
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| 3.
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Road To Florida (2:22)
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| 4.
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Johnny Miner (2:42)
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| 5.
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Dora (4:42)
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| 6.
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Poxy Lips (3:13)
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| 7.
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(Sometimes I Feel Like) Fletcher Christian (4:45)
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| 8.
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Fantastic Voyage (3:16)
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| 9.
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Robin Hood (3:28)
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| 10.
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Heart Of Stone (3:02)
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| 11.
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Maverick (3:49)
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| 12.
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Vengeance (1:51)
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| 13.
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Revenge (3:08)
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| Date Acquired |
01/10/2017 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
11.99 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Originally released in the US on Twin Tone Records in 1988. Recorded at Berry St Studios, London, December 1987.
Accordion, Vocals – Rico Christian
Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Ken Des Essientes
Drums – Buzz Goulding
Engineer – Brian C. Pugsley
Fiddle – Dora Honeyperson
Guitar, Piano – Sir Dickie
Guitar, Vocals, Bass – Staff Nurse Crocker
Melodica, Bass – Tahitian Gill
Mixed By – Brian C. Pugsley (tracks: 2 to 6, 12, 13), Richard Preston (tracks: 8), Steve Forward (tracks: 1, 7, 9 to 11), The Mekons
Organ [Little Organ] – Robert Sigmund Worby
Photography [Cover] – John Ingeldew
Vocals – Sally Hood*
Vocals, Guitar – Brian Greenhalgh
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion – Johnny Minor
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Analyzed: The Mekons / So Good It Hurts
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.09 dB -11.46 dB 4:33 01-I'm Not Here (1967)
DR8 -0.09 dB -8.58 dB 3:53 02-Ghosts Of American Astronauts
DR8 -0.09 dB -8.72 dB 2:22 03-Road to Florida
DR9 -0.09 dB -10.57 dB 2:43 04-Johnny Miner
DR10 -0.09 dB -10.66 dB 4:42 05-Dora
DR8 -0.09 dB -9.90 dB 3:13 06-Poxy Lips
DR10 -0.09 dB -10.91 dB 4:46 07-(Sometimes I Feel Like) Fletcher Christian
DR8 -0.09 dB -8.96 dB 3:16 08-Fantastic Voyage
DR8 -0.09 dB -9.96 dB 3:29 09-Robin Hood
DR9 -0.09 dB -10.80 dB 3:02 10-Heart Of Stone
DR9 -0.09 dB -10.43 dB 3:49 11-Maverick
DR10 -0.10 dB -11.38 dB 1:52 12-Vengeance
DR9 -0.09 dB -9.96 dB 3:08 13-Revenge
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 928 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming:
The stylistic wanderlust of the Mekons, which led them though punk, synth pop, and country, took them on a detour into world music on 1988's So Good It Hurts, in which the bandmembers dipped their toes into reggae and Caribbean sounds, though there's more than a little rock & roll left in the formula, and as always the results sound just like the Mekons. They have always reveled in the emotional dissonance of rootlessness and dislocation, and So Good It Hurts finds the Mekons pondering cultural and social identity as they look to the shadows of America, ponder the fate of Fletcher Christian, embrace the multi-leveled rebellion of Robin Hood and his Merry Men (who, as the liner notes remind us, were likely gay), and wallow in the financial and personal wreckage of the U.K. Miners' Strike. In the midst of all this, the deep basslines of dub and the one-drop snap of the drums merely add another filter to the overall picture of distance and ambivalence, though it's worth noting that the Mekons take to reggae like ducks to water, and this is perhaps the tightest and best-focused album the group released in the 1980s. (Sally Timms also belts out a great version of the Rolling Stones chestnut "Heart of Stone"). Unfortunately, while the band is in fine fettle and the material is intelligent, So Good It Hurts is never as immediately engaging as either of the albums that immediately preceded (Honky Tonkin') or immediately followed it (Rock 'n' Roll), both of which rank with the Mekons' very best; this is well worth a listen, especially for the group's fans, but it's still a good album from a band that was taking a break in between great ones.
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