Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie
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Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie were a Scottish 1980s and 1990s rock group formed in Bathgate
, near Edinburgh
, Scotland
. At the band's commercial peak, the line-up consisted of Martin Metcalfe on vocals, John Duncan on guitar
, Fin Wilson on bass guitar
, Shirley Manson
and Rona Scobie on keyboards
and backing vocals, and Derek Kelly on drums.
The Mackenzies were a popular local rock group, but were unable to gain significant critical acclaim, record sales or chart positions outside of Scotland
. Internationally, they are best known as the group of which Shirley Manson – the lead singer of US alternative rock
group Garbage
– was once a background member.
The band came to prominence in the late 1980s after releasing two independent label singles, and were eventually signed to Capitol Records
. After charting in the UK with their debut album, Good Deeds and Dirty Rags
, and single release "The Rattler" the band failed to break through, and were shifted to a number of different labels. The band splintered in 1993, leaving Manson, Metcalfe, Wilson and Kelly to form Angelfish
to continue recording music. After Manson left for Garbage in 1994, the Mackenzies continued until their final live show at the end of 1995.
's 1931 novel
After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie.
The Mackenzies' first single
was released through a pilot music industry course
run by Bathgate College under the United Kingdom
's then Conservative Government employment Youth Training Scheme
, a split-single
7" format of "Death of a Salesman" in 1984. Limited to 1,000 copies, and with a track by Lindy Bergman on the flipside, it quickly sold out. Shortly after, The Mackenzies signed a management deal
with Precious Organisation, who had just launched another Scottish group, Wet Wet Wet
. Precious managed to include both groups on Honey at the Core
, a 1986 compilation of up and coming Scottish acts compiled by Glasgow Herald journalist John Williamson, and released the band's first commercial single "The Rattler". The single suffered from a lack of distribution, but received airplay
on Radio One
and Radio Clyde
. A home-made music video
for the single was broadcast on The Chart Show
. The band also performed "The Rattler" on The Tube
. Precious organised an A+R
showcase in Glasgow
but, as the band did not receive any interest from the labels invited, they chose to leave Precious.
After leaving their management, The Mackenzies released an independent 12" single "Face to Face" in 1987, and signed a major label record deal with Capitol Records
. Capitol issued three multi-formatted
singles, of which a re-release of "The Rattler" was the most successful, charting at #37
in 1989. The label followed up the band's chart debut with Good Deeds and Dirty Rags
, which reached a modest #23 on the UK Albums Chart
. A further single from the album, "Goodwill City", reversed the band's upward trend, stalling at #49. Capitol ended the year by releasing Fish Heads and Tails
, a mid-price live and B-side
compilation, while the band relocated to studios in Berlin
to record their second album. While at the studios, the band witnessed the Fall of The Berlin Wall.
The following year, the band were transferred sideways across EMI
, from Capitol to Parlophone
, who released two new recordings "Love Child" and "Blacker Than Black" (the latter being released across Europe
and in North America
) as taster singles. Both tracks failed to gain on the chart position set by "The Rattler" a year prior, and in response Parlophone cancelled the planned album release for the group's second set, titled Hammer and Tongs
. However, the Mackenzies continued to tour supported by Scottish bands such as The Beltanes
, and despite not gaining many fans south of the border
, became radio mainstays on Scottish radio, and performed at the televised concert "The Big Day" on Glasgow Green
.
Gary Kurfirst
, who managed Talking Heads
and Deborah Harry
, bought the Mackenzies contract from Parlophone and signed The Mackenzies to his own label, Radioactive
, a subsidiary of MCA
. Radioactive were keen to release the band's stalled second set, but required a chart friendly track to launch the album. The Mackenzies completed recording a Spector-esque
track, "Now We Are Married", in Edinburgh, and Radioactive issued it as a single upfront of Hammer and Tongs. Both releases again failed to chart,and the group were persuaded to leave the label by their management. Radioactive meanwhile released a compilation of the band's two albums self-titled as Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie in North America, Europe, australia
and Japan
.
The Mackenzies continued to write material; Manson was also given the opportunity to record lead vocals on a number of tracks planned for the band's third album, titled Five
. In the end, Manson only featured on a duet
, "Normal Boy". The Mackenzies issued the album on their own Blokshok label, but like their previous effort, it did not widen the band's fanbase, and the three singles lifted from it did not chart.
, Kurfirst signed Manson to Radioactive as a solo artist, with Metcalfe, Kelly and Wilson signing the publishing deal. Recording under the name Angelfish
, and using some of the newly written material and a previously released Mackenzie b-side, Manson and the group recorded the tracks that would make up the Angelfish
album in Connecticut
with Talking Heads
' Chris Frantz
and Tina Weymouth
. A lead in track "Suffocate Me
" sent to college radio where it was well received. Angelfish and second single "Heartbreak To Hate
" followed in 1994. Angelfish toured the United States
, Canada
, France
, Belgium
, and co-supported Live
on a tour of North America
, along with Vic Chestnutt. The music video
for "Suffocate Me" was aired on MTV
's 120 Minutes
. Producer and musician Steve Marker
caught the broadcast and thought Manson would be a great singer for his band, Garbage, which also featured producers Duke Erikson
and Butch Vig
. Manson left Angelfish, and The Mackenzies, to join the group.
on BBC Radio 1
in April 2005, by Karmadownload.com and won best new band on BBC Radio Scotland
three weeks in a row. Their debut album Addiction was released on 1 May 2006 on Circular Records.
Singles
An early track - "Skimming Stones" - appeared on the 1986 compilation
cassette
, Honey at the Core
.
Bathgate
Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway west of Livingston. Nearby towns are Blackburn, Armadale, Whitburn, Livingston, and Linlithgow. Edinburgh Airport is away...
, near Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. At the band's commercial peak, the line-up consisted of Martin Metcalfe on vocals, John Duncan on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Fin Wilson on bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Shirley Manson
Shirley Manson
Shirley Anne Manson is a Scottish recording artist and actress, best known internationally as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Garbage. For much of her international career Manson commuted between her home city of Edinburgh to the United States to record with Garbage but now lives and...
and Rona Scobie on keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
and backing vocals, and Derek Kelly on drums.
The Mackenzies were a popular local rock group, but were unable to gain significant critical acclaim, record sales or chart positions outside of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Internationally, they are best known as the group of which Shirley Manson – the lead singer of US alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
group Garbage
Garbage (band)
Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
– was once a background member.
The band came to prominence in the late 1980s after releasing two independent label singles, and were eventually signed to Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
. After charting in the UK with their debut album, Good Deeds and Dirty Rags
Good Deeds and Dirty Rags
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...
, and single release "The Rattler" the band failed to break through, and were shifted to a number of different labels. The band splintered in 1993, leaving Manson, Metcalfe, Wilson and Kelly to form Angelfish
Angelfish (band)
Angelfish was a short-lived mid-1990s alternative rock group originating from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed as a side-project to Scottish group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, after keyboardist and backing vocalist Shirley Manson was signed as a solo artist to circumvent the Mackenzies' existing record contract...
to continue recording music. After Manson left for Garbage in 1994, the Mackenzies continued until their final live show at the end of 1995.
Career
The Mackenzies began when Martin Metcalfe moved on from his first band Teenage Dog Orgy in 1984. The band were named after author Jean RhysJean Rhys
Jean Rhys , born Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams, was a mid 20th-century novelist from Dominica. Educated from the age of 16 in Great Britain, she is best known for her novel Wide Sargasso Sea , written as a "prequel" to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.-Early life:Rhys was born in Roseau, Dominica...
's 1931 novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie.
The Mackenzies' first single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
was released through a pilot music industry course
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
run by Bathgate College under the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's then Conservative Government employment Youth Training Scheme
Youth Training Scheme
The Youth Training Scheme was the former name in the United Kingdom of an on-the-job training course for school leavers aged 16 and 17, managed by the Manpower Services Commission...
, a split-single
Split-single
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7" format of "Death of a Salesman" in 1984. Limited to 1,000 copies, and with a track by Lindy Bergman on the flipside, it quickly sold out. Shortly after, The Mackenzies signed a management deal
Talent manager
A talent manager, also known as an artist manager or band manager, is an individual or company who guides the professional career of artists in the entertainment industry...
with Precious Organisation, who had just launched another Scottish group, Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop rock band that formed in the 1980s. They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world. The band is composed of Marti Pellow , Tommy Cunningham , Graeme Clark and Neil Mitchell...
. Precious managed to include both groups on Honey at the Core
Honey at the Core
Honey at the Core was the name given to two compilation cassettes of then up-and-coming Scottish rock artists issued in the 1980s and 1990s.The first cassette - which came together with a fanzine giving further details of the artists - was released in 1986 having been compiled by future Glasgow...
, a 1986 compilation of up and coming Scottish acts compiled by Glasgow Herald journalist John Williamson, and released the band's first commercial single "The Rattler". The single suffered from a lack of distribution, but received airplay
Airplay
* Airplay is the amount of time a song is played on the radio.It may also refer to:* AirPlay, an audio & video streaming technology from Apple Inc.* Airplay , Foster & Graydon music project from 1980* Citroën C1, Citroën C1 Airplay...
on Radio One
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
and Radio Clyde
Radio Clyde
Radio Clyde is a division of Bauer Radio based in Glasgow, Scotland. They currently operate an FM station and an AM station from studios in Clydebank West Dunbartonshire.- History :...
. A home-made music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the single was broadcast on The Chart Show
The Chart Show
The Chart Show is a music video programme which ran in the UK on Channel 4 between 1986 and 1988, then on ITV between 1989 and 1998. The production company was Video Visuals, and was credited as "A Yorkshire Television Presentation" from 1993 and 1998...
. The band also performed "The Rattler" on The Tube
The Tube (TV series)
The Tube was an innovative United Kingdom pop/rock music television programme, which ran for five seasons, from 5 November 1982 until 1987...
. Precious organised an A+R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
showcase in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
but, as the band did not receive any interest from the labels invited, they chose to leave Precious.
After leaving their management, The Mackenzies released an independent 12" single "Face to Face" in 1987, and signed a major label record deal with Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
. Capitol issued three multi-formatted
Audio format
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singles, of which a re-release of "The Rattler" was the most successful, charting at #37
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
in 1989. The label followed up the band's chart debut with Good Deeds and Dirty Rags
Good Deeds and Dirty Rags
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...
, which reached a modest #23 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
. A further single from the album, "Goodwill City", reversed the band's upward trend, stalling at #49. Capitol ended the year by releasing Fish Heads and Tails
Fish Heads and Tails
Fish Heads and Tails is a 1989 compilation album from the Scottish group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie collecting together a selection of live tracks, out-takes and cover versions.-LP & Cassette:#"Amsterdam"...
, a mid-price live and B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
compilation, while the band relocated to studios in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
to record their second album. While at the studios, the band witnessed the Fall of The Berlin Wall.
The following year, the band were transferred sideways across EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, from Capitol to Parlophone
Parlophone
Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...
, who released two new recordings "Love Child" and "Blacker Than Black" (the latter being released across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
) as taster singles. Both tracks failed to gain on the chart position set by "The Rattler" a year prior, and in response Parlophone cancelled the planned album release for the group's second set, titled Hammer and Tongs
Hammer and Tongs
Hammer and Tongs is the second album from the Scottish rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was recorded in Germany in 1989, at Berlin's Hansa Ton Studios just as the Fall of the Berlin Wall occurred...
. However, the Mackenzies continued to tour supported by Scottish bands such as The Beltanes
The Beltanes
The Beltanes were a Glasgow, Scotland-based band, active from around 1987 to 1992. They were regular performers on the Glasgow live music scene, but also travelling and playing in various locations in Scotland, from Greenock to Aberdeen. They wrote all of their own material, adding some classic...
, and despite not gaining many fans south of the border
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, became radio mainstays on Scottish radio, and performed at the televised concert "The Big Day" on Glasgow Green
Glasgow Green
Glasgow Green is a park situated in the east end of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde. It is the oldest park in the city dating back to the 15th century.In 1450, King James II granted the land to Bishop William Turnbull and the people of Glasgow...
.
Gary Kurfirst
Gary Kurfirst
Gary Kurfirst was an influential figure in late 20th and early 21st century pop music as a promoter, producer, manager, and record label executive.-Early years:...
, who managed Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...
and Deborah Harry
Debbie Harry
Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
, bought the Mackenzies contract from Parlophone and signed The Mackenzies to his own label, Radioactive
Radioactive Records
Radioactive Records was an American record label. It was formed as a joint venture between talent manager Gary Kurfirst and MCA Records, and it is now out of business....
, a subsidiary of MCA
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
. Radioactive were keen to release the band's stalled second set, but required a chart friendly track to launch the album. The Mackenzies completed recording a Spector-esque
Phil Spector
Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....
track, "Now We Are Married", in Edinburgh, and Radioactive issued it as a single upfront of Hammer and Tongs. Both releases again failed to chart,and the group were persuaded to leave the label by their management. Radioactive meanwhile released a compilation of the band's two albums self-titled as Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie in North America, Europe, australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The Mackenzies continued to write material; Manson was also given the opportunity to record lead vocals on a number of tracks planned for the band's third album, titled Five
Five (Goodbye Mr Mackenzie album)
Five is the third album from the Scottish group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It has a rougher edge to it than the previous albums, partly due to a major grunge influence.-Track listing:# "Hard"# "Bam Bam"# "Grip"# "Jim's Killer"# "Niagara"...
. In the end, Manson only featured on a duet
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
, "Normal Boy". The Mackenzies issued the album on their own Blokshok label, but like their previous effort, it did not widen the band's fanbase, and the three singles lifted from it did not chart.
Side Project: Angelfish
With relations between MCA and the band's management hitting a low point the band left MCA. However Gary Kurfirst wanted to keep working with the band and suggested they record a whole album with Shirley Manson on lead vocals, and after hearing several demosDemo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
, Kurfirst signed Manson to Radioactive as a solo artist, with Metcalfe, Kelly and Wilson signing the publishing deal. Recording under the name Angelfish
Angelfish (band)
Angelfish was a short-lived mid-1990s alternative rock group originating from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed as a side-project to Scottish group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, after keyboardist and backing vocalist Shirley Manson was signed as a solo artist to circumvent the Mackenzies' existing record contract...
, and using some of the newly written material and a previously released Mackenzie b-side, Manson and the group recorded the tracks that would make up the Angelfish
Angelfish (album)
Angelfish is the 1994 self-titled debut and single studio album released by Scottish alternative rock group Angelfish, fronted by Shirley Manson. The Angelfish album was born out of necessity when Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie's record distributor MCA expressed interest in recording an album with Manson on...
album in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
with Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...
' Chris Frantz
Chris Frantz
Chris Frantz is an American musician and record producer. He was the drummer for both Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club.-Career:...
and Tina Weymouth
Tina Weymouth
Martina Michèle "Tina" Weymouth is an American musician, best known as a founding member and bassist of the New Wave group Talking Heads and its side project Tom Tom Club .-Profile:Weymouth is of French heritage on her mother's side. Weymouth was a cheerleader in high school...
. A lead in track "Suffocate Me
Suffocate Me
Suffocate Me was a 1993 extended play release and the debut single by Scottish band Angelfish. While not charting on any mainstream Billboard charts, "Suffocate Me" was received well on college radio, and was followed up in 1994 by the release of Angelfish's self-titled debut album.The music video...
" sent to college radio where it was well received. Angelfish and second single "Heartbreak To Hate
Heartbreak To Hate
"Heartbreak to Hate" is a song by the Scottish rock band Angelfish from their self-titled debut album. It was released in 1994, and the only single released from the album. A music video was made for the single.-External links:...
" followed in 1994. Angelfish toured the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Belgium
Belgium
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, and co-supported Live
Live (band)
Live is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, composed of Chad Taylor , Patrick Dahlheimer , and Chad Gracey . Lead singer and principal songwriter Ed Kowalczyk left the band in November 2009....
on a tour of North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, along with Vic Chestnutt. The music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Suffocate Me" was aired on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's 120 Minutes
120 Minutes
120 Minutes is a television show in the United States dedicated to alternative music, originally airing on MTV from 1986 to 2000, and then on MTV's sister channel MTV2 from 2001 to 2003....
. Producer and musician Steve Marker
Steve Marker
Steve Marker is an American musician and record producer, best known internationally as the guitarist of the Madison, Wisconsin-based alternative rock band Garbage.-Early life:...
caught the broadcast and thought Manson would be a great singer for his band, Garbage, which also featured producers Duke Erikson
Duke Erikson
Douglas Elwin Erickson , better known as Duke Erikson, is a founding member of the band Garbage. At 16 years old he formed his first band, The British. Erickson studied art history, and financed his studies with numerous jobs such as carpenter or truck driver...
and Butch Vig
Butch Vig
Butch Vig is an American musician and record producer, best known internationally as the drummer of the Madison, Wisconsin-based alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of multi-platinum selling album Nevermind by Nirvana....
. Manson left Angelfish, and The Mackenzies, to join the group.
Post Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie
Derek Kelly, Fin Wilson and Martin Metcalfe formed a new band, Isa & the Filthy Tongues with American singer Stacey Chavis. They were named as the best unsigned band by Rob da BankRob da Bank
Robert John Gorham, known by the pseudonym Rob da Bank, is a British disc jockey. He presents a Friday-night/Saturday-morning show, Rob da Bank, on BBC Radio 1 from 5am-7am, focused on promoting new left field music...
on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
in April 2005, by Karmadownload.com and won best new band on BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English-language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming, including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle...
three weeks in a row. Their debut album Addiction was released on 1 May 2006 on Circular Records.
Discography
Albums| Year | Album | Territory | Label | Notes |
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| 1989 1989 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR... |
Good Deeds and Dirty Rags Good Deeds and Dirty Rags 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... |
UK | Capitol Records Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
Debut album, reached #26 on UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
| Fish Heads and Tails Fish Heads and Tails Fish Heads and Tails is a 1989 compilation album from the Scottish group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie collecting together a selection of live tracks, out-takes and cover versions.-LP & Cassette:#"Amsterdam"... |
UK | Mid-price live and rarities compilation | ||
| 1991 1991 in music See also:* 1991 in music Record labels established in 1991-Summary:The year 1991 is the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. Nirvana's Nevermind, led by the surprise hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", becomes the most popular U.S. album of the year... |
Hammer and Tongs Hammer and Tongs Hammer and Tongs is the second album from the Scottish rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was recorded in Germany in 1989, at Berlin's Hansa Ton Studios just as the Fall of the Berlin Wall occurred... |
UK | Radioactive Records Radioactive Records Radioactive Records was an American record label. It was formed as a joint venture between talent manager Gary Kurfirst and MCA Records, and it is now out of business.... /MCA MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003... |
Second studio album; reached #61 on the UK Albums Chart |
| Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie | International | Compilation of tracks from both albums, remixed | ||
| 1993 1993 in music This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992.... |
Live on The Day of Storms | UK | Blokshok Records | Live album |
| 1994 1994 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so.... |
Five Five (Goodbye Mr Mackenzie album) Five is the third album from the Scottish group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It has a rougher edge to it than the previous albums, partly due to a major grunge influence.-Track listing:# "Hard"# "Bam Bam"# "Grip"# "Jim's Killer"# "Niagara"... |
UK | Third studio album | |
| 1995 1995 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.... |
Jezebel | UK | Rarities compilation | |
| 1996 1996 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact... |
The Glory Hole The Glory Hole The Glory Hole is the fourth and final studio album from Scottish band Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie.-Track listing:#"Ugly Child"#"Trash It"#"She's Got Eggs"#"Troubling You"#"Space Neurotic"#"Overboard"#"Concrete"#"The Prince of Wales"#"Crewcut"... |
UK | Fourth and final studio album: Manson, Scobie or Duncan do not feature | |
| 2005 2005 in music -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:... |
The River Sessions | UK | River Records | Double live album |
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
The Rattler: Live '91' | UK | MD Music Company | Live album (Digital release) |
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Record Label | Album | ||
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| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
EU | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 1984 | "Death of a Salesman" | - | - | - | YTS Youth Training Scheme The Youth Training Scheme was the former name in the United Kingdom of an on-the-job training course for school leavers aged 16 and 17, managed by the Manpower Services Commission... |
Split-single w/ Lindy Bergman |
| 1986 | "The Rattler The Rattler The Rattler is a song by Scottish rock band Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. The song was originally released in 1986, but however failed to chart. The band released the song again in 1989 and gave the band their first and only UK top 40 hit, charting at #37... " |
#8 (Indie Chart http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/g.htm) | - | - | Precious Organisation | - |
| 1987 | "Face to Face Face to Face (Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie song) "Face to Face" is a 1987 single released by Scottish alternative rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was their third independent single release, and their last before singing a major label record deal with EMI's Capitol Records.... " |
#27 (Indie Chart) | - | - | Clandestine | - |
| 1988 | "Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie (song) Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie is a 1988 single by Scottish alternative rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was their debut major label single, recorded for EMI's Capitol Records, following a string of well-received independent releases. Supported by the band performing the single live on national music... " |
#62 | - | - | Capitol Records Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
Good Deeds and Dirty Rags Good Deeds and Dirty Rags 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... |
| "Open Your Arms Open Your Arms "Open Your Arms" is a 1988 single by Scottish alternative rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was their second major label single recorded for EMI's Capitol Records.... " |
#92 | - | - | |||
| 1989 | "The Rattler The Rattler The Rattler is a song by Scottish rock band Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. The song was originally released in 1986, but however failed to chart. The band released the song again in 1989 and gave the band their first and only UK top 40 hit, charting at #37... " (Re-release) |
#39 http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/1989-03-25/ | - | - | ||
| "Goodwill City"/"I'm Sick of You Goodwill City "Goodwill City" is a 1989 single by Scottish alternative rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was their final single release for EMI's Capitol Records, and released as a double A-side with a cover version of Iggy & The Stooges' "I'm Sick of You"... " |
#49 | - | - | |||
| 1990 | "Love Child Love Child (Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie song) "Love Child" is a 1990 single by Scottish alternative rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was their debut single release for EMI's Parlophone record label. "Love Child" was taken from the band's second studio album Hammer and Tongs which was released the following year.In 1991, after Goodbye Mr... " |
#52 | - | - | Parlophone Records | Hammer and Tongs Hammer and Tongs Hammer and Tongs is the second album from the Scottish rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was recorded in Germany in 1989, at Berlin's Hansa Ton Studios just as the Fall of the Berlin Wall occurred... |
| "Blacker Than Black Blacker Than Black "Blacker Than Black" is a 1990 single by Scottish alternative rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was their second single release for EMI's Parlophone record label. "Blacker Than Black" was taken from the band's second studio album Hammer and Tongs which was released the following year.In 1991,... " |
#61 | - | - | |||
| 1991 | "Now We Are Married Now We Are Married "Now We Are Married" is a 1991 single by Scottish alternative rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was their first single release for MCA's Radioactive Records label. "Now We Are Married" was taken from the band's second studio album Hammer and Tongs which it preceded the same year.In 1991, after... " |
#80 | - | - | Radioactive Records Radioactive Records Radioactive Records was an American record label. It was formed as a joint venture between talent manager Gary Kurfirst and MCA Records, and it is now out of business.... |
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| 1993 | Goodwill City (Live) E.P. Goodwill City "Goodwill City" is a 1989 single by Scottish alternative rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It was their final single release for EMI's Capitol Records, and released as a double A-side with a cover version of Iggy & The Stooges' "I'm Sick of You"... |
- | - | - | Blokshok Records | Live on The Day of Storms |
| Hard E.P. | - | - | - | Five Five (Goodbye Mr Mackenzie album) Five is the third album from the Scottish group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. It has a rougher edge to it than the previous albums, partly due to a major grunge influence.-Track listing:# "Hard"# "Bam Bam"# "Grip"# "Jim's Killer"# "Niagara"... |
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| 1994 | The Way I Walk E.P. The Way I Walk The Way I Walk is a 1994 extended play single by Scottish alternative rock group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. Both "Hard" and "Normal Boy" were taken from the band's third studio album Five which the release of Hard preceded.... |
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An early track - "Skimming Stones" - appeared on the 1986 compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
cassette
Compact Cassette
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, Honey at the Core
Honey at the Core
Honey at the Core was the name given to two compilation cassettes of then up-and-coming Scottish rock artists issued in the 1980s and 1990s.The first cassette - which came together with a fanzine giving further details of the artists - was released in 1986 having been compiled by future Glasgow...
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External links
- Official Website Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie
- Official Website Blokshok Records: Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie & Angelfish
- Official Website Isa & the Filthy Tongues