Sheriff Fatman
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"Sheriff Fatman" is a single by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, released in 1989, and featuring on the album 101 Damnations
. The title track is probably their best-known original composition. The lyrics rail against slum landlords and their intimidatory tactics used against tenants, and include references to Nicholas van Hoogstraten
("Nicholas van whatsisface") and Peter Rachman
. Sheriff Fatman featured on the influential 1990 'Madchester' compilation album Happy Daze
.
101 Damnations (album)
101 Damnations may refer to:*101 Dam-Nations, a 1982 single by Scarlet Party*101 Damnations , a 1989 album by Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine*101 Damnations , a 2002 book edited by Michael J. Rosen...
. The title track is probably their best-known original composition. The lyrics rail against slum landlords and their intimidatory tactics used against tenants, and include references to Nicholas van Hoogstraten
Nicholas van Hoogstraten
Nicholas van Hoogstraten is a British businessman and real estate magnate. van Hoogstraten is known for his business empire as well as his controversial life story: In 1968, he was convicted, and sent to prison, for paying a gang to attack a business associate...
("Nicholas van whatsisface") and Peter Rachman
Peter Rachman
Peter Rachman was a London landlord in the Notting Hill area in the 1950s and 1960s. He became so notorious for his exploitation of tenants that the word "Rachmanism" entered the OED as a synonym for any greedy, unscrupulous landlord.-Career:Rachman was born Perec Rachman in Lvov, Poland in 1919,...
. Sheriff Fatman featured on the influential 1990 'Madchester' compilation album Happy Daze
Happy Daze (Madchester album)
Happy Daze is a compilation album of songs linked to the Madchester music genre distributed by Island Records in 1990.-Influence:The Madchester sound had been developing during the later 1980s, from its nascent jangy sounds originally showcased on the NME's classic C86 cassette...
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Track listings
- CD USMCD1 12" VINYL ABB100T
- "Sheriff Fatman"
- "R.S.P.C.E."
- "Twin Tub With Guitar"
- "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" (ShelleyPete ShelleyPete Shelley is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of Buzzcocks.-Biography:...
)