Sanity Stomp
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Sanity Stomp is a double studio LP
by the rock
artist Kevin Coyne
which was released in 1980.
Of this album Coyne himself said:
with
(Fox, Jennings, Ruffy and Barnacle were all members of The Ruts
)
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
by the rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
artist Kevin Coyne
Kevin Coyne
Kevin Coyne was a musician, singer, composer, film-maker, and a writer of lyrics, stories and poems. The former "anti-star" was born on 27 January 1944 in Derby, UK, and died in his adopted home of Nuremberg, Germany, on 2 December 2004....
which was released in 1980.
Of this album Coyne himself said:
- "I was quite ill when I made that record, as a matter of fact; I was quite mad, basically. That’s why it’s called Sanity Stomp. I had a nervous breakdown and, ironically, I don’t want to say ironically...amazingly...I was able to carry on making records. That’s a record I made when I was clinically ninety-five per cent nuts, and the themes are rather odd, but somehow it comes out as sounding all right. I’m amazed."The World of Kevin Coyne
Track listing
- "Fat Man”
- “The Monkey Man”
- “How Strange”
- “Somewhere In My Mind”
- “When (See You Again?)”
- “Taking On The World”
- “No Romance”
- “Too Dark (One For The Hero)”
- “Admit You're Wrong”
- “Formula Eyes”
Personnel
- Kevin Coyne - vocals
with
- Paul FoxPaul Fox (musician)Paul Fox was a British musician and singer, best known from his work with the UK punk band, The Ruts. The Ruts' style combined punk with dub reggae, a sound that owed much to Fox's guitar skills and earned him respect and admiration...
– guitar - John "Segs" Jennings – bass
- Dave Ruffy – drums
- Gary BarnacleGary BarnacleGary Barnacle is a saxophonist/flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer and producer, primarily noted for session work, live work Gary Barnacle (born 1959, Dover, England) is a saxophonist/flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer and producer, primarily noted for session work, live work...
– saxophone - Paul WickensPaul WickensPaul "Wix" Wickens is a keyboardist and composer from Essex, United Kingdom. Wickens has worked with musicians such as Paul McCartney, Nik Kershaw, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Bon Jovi and many other artists. Wickens has been a member of McCartney's touring band since 1989.-Career:Wickens began...
– keyboards
(Fox, Jennings, Ruffy and Barnacle were all members of The Ruts
The Ruts
The Ruts were a reggae-influenced British punk rock band, notable for the 1979 Top 10 hit "Babylon's Burning", and an earlier single "In a Rut", which was not a hit but was much played and highly regarded by the UK BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, John Peel.-Career:...
)
- Producer: Paul Wickens
- Engineer: David Hunt at Berry Street Studios
Track listing
- “New Motorway”
- “A Loving Hand”
- “Fear Of Breathing”
- “In Silence”
- “Taking On The Bowers”
- “Wonderful Wilderness”
- “My Wife Says”
- “The World Speaks”
- “You Can't Kill Us”
Personnel
- Kevin Coyne – guitar, keyboards and vocals
- Brian GoddingBrian GoddingBrian Godding is a pop, rock and jazz guitarist. He was brought up, and has mostly lived, in London.He has been a member of many rock, jazz and progressive rock bands, such as The Gravediggers, The Ingoes, Blossom Toes, B. B...
– electric guitar and keyboards - Robert WyattRobert WyattRobert Wyatt is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine, with a long and distinguished solo career...
– drums and keyboards - Bob Ward – second guitar
- Producer: Kevin Coyne
- Engineer: Mike at Alvin
- Back cover artwork: Robert Coyne