''Politicz'' is a studio album by the British
rock
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artist
Kevin Coyne
Kevin Coyne (27 January 1944 – 2 December 2004) was an English musician, singer, composer, film-maker, and a writer of lyrics, stories and poems. The "anti-star" was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England, and died in his adopted home of Nurember ...
which was released in 1982 on the
Cherry Red label.
Reception
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's reviewer Dean McFarlane awarded the album 3 stars and said, "One of the British singer/songwriter's more outwardly experimental records, this album contains some of his most intimate work, deeply personal songs and techniques which were taking him further and further away from tradition."
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Record Collector
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History The early years
The first standalone issue of ''Record Collector'' was published in March 1980, though its history stretches ba ...
'', reviewing Coyne's career, said, "Coyne hooked up with
Alan Hull
James Alan Hull (20 February 1945 – 17 November 1995) was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band Lindisfarne.
Career
Hull was born at 68 Sutton's Dwellings, Adelaide Terrace, Benwell, Newcastle upon ...
's guitarist Pete Kirtley and synth player Steve Bull for Politicz, a charmingly schizoid half-acoustic, half-synthetic album. But Coyne was on a downhill slide.".
Pascal Regis, reviewing the album, said, "Another good example of the way Coyne used the talents of his sidemen. Steve Bull offered him some rough synthesiser demos which Coyne seized on. Refusing to re-record them, he improvised lyrics on top and released the result intact. ... Coyne is at the peak of his art. "Banzai" and "Tell The Truth" are harrowing plunges into the world of madness over heady techno loops. "I've Got The Photographs" and "Flashing Back" are examples of precious - and all too rare - acoustic moments in the Coyne oeuvre."
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
* Steve Bull – synthesizer
* Peter Kirtley – guitars
* Kevin Coyne – vocals
* Jim Woodland – backing vocals on "Tell The Truth"
Production personnel
* Producers: Kevin Coyne, Peter Kirtley and Steve Bull at Chestnut Studios,
Farnham
* Engineer: Mike Gregovich
* Cover artwork: James Wolf
References
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1982 albums
Kevin Coyne albums
Cherry Red Records albums
Experimental music albums by English artists