These Guys Are from England and Who Gives a Shit
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These Guys Are from England and Who Gives a Shit is the 2001 re-release of the U2
EP
by Negativland
. It contains both tracks from the original EP, plus some tracks from the 1989 Over the Edge
broadcasts on which the original EP was based, as well as live tracks recorded at the Great American Music Hall
in San Francisco. The album was called a "bootleg
," and released under "Seelard Records," as a joke, but in fact it was a real release by the band. It was sold through their mail-order catalog and at many stores. Several of the live tracks on the album contain the same samples of a profane Casey Kasem
as had appeared on the U2 EP set to a different musical arrangement, which includes a spoken portion which in part borrows from the lyrics of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
". Other live tracks made reference to the band's battle with SST Records
and to the 1960 U-2 incident.
U2 (EP)
U2 is an EP by the experimental music and sound collage band Negativland, released in 1991. The EP and the band gained notoriety when lawyers representing Island Records, the record label of the band U2, sued over misleading artwork and the use of unauthorized sampling.-History:After Helter Stupid,...
EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Negativland
Negativland
Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. They took their name from a Neu! song, while their record label is named after another Neu! song...
. It contains both tracks from the original EP, plus some tracks from the 1989 Over the Edge
Over the Edge (radio)
Over the Edge is a sound collage radio program hosted and produced in the United States by Don Joyce.Joyce is also a member of the pioneering sound collage band Negativland, members of which frequently make guest appearances on Over the Edge. A series of Over the Edge episodes have been released...
broadcasts on which the original EP was based, as well as live tracks recorded at the Great American Music Hall
Great American Music Hall
The Great American Music Hall is a concert hall in San Francisco, California. It is located on O'Farrell Street in the Tenderloin neighborhood on the same block as the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater...
in San Francisco. The album was called a "bootleg
Bootleg recording
A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging...
," and released under "Seelard Records," as a joke, but in fact it was a real release by the band. It was sold through their mail-order catalog and at many stores. Several of the live tracks on the album contain the same samples of a profane Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem
Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem is an American radio personality and voice actor who is best known for being the host of the nationally syndicated Top 40 countdown show American Top 40, and for voicing Shaggy in the popular Saturday morning cartoon franchise Scooby-Doo.Kasem, along with Don Bustany and...
as had appeared on the U2 EP set to a different musical arrangement, which includes a spoken portion which in part borrows from the lyrics of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
" Satisfaction" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in 1965. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Richards's throwaway three-note guitar riff — intended to be replaced by horns — opens and drives the song...
". Other live tracks made reference to the band's battle with SST Records
SST Records
SST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was initially called Solid State Transmitters through which Ginn sold electronics equipment...
and to the 1960 U-2 incident.
Track listings
See also
- The Letter U and the Numeral 2The Letter U and the Numeral 2The Letter U and the Numeral 2 is a 96-page magazine and 25-minute CD by Negativland detailing their conflict with the band U2, over Negativland's EP of the same name. It was released in 1992 as a limited edition of 4000 copies...
- Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2 is a 270 page book and ten track CD released in 1995 by Negativland detailing their lawsuits with U2's record label Island Records for their EP U2, including many legal documents and correspondences....