''We Hate You South African Bastards!'' is the second album by the Irish band

Microdisney Microdisney were an Irish rock band formed in Cork in 1980. They were founded and led by songwriters Cathal Coughlan (keyboards, vocals) and Sean O'Hagan (guitar). Originally typeset as Micro Disney, the band had become Microdisney by the tim ...

. It was re-issued on CD with the title ''Love Your Enemies'' to reflect post-

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. The album consists of early recordings of Microsdisney before they moved from

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to London. The cover art was designed by the Welsh musician and artist

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, a founding member of

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and

the Three Johns The Three Johns were an English post-punk/indie rock band formed in 1981 in Leeds, England, originally consisting of guitarist Jon Langford (co-founder of the Mekons), vocalist John Hyatt and bassist Phillip "John" Brennan, augmented by a drum ...

. McDermott, Paul.
The story of Microdisney (Part 2)
. Medium, 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2020

Track listing

All tracks composed by Cathal Coughlan and

Sean O'Hagan Sean O'Hagan (born 1959) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and arranger who leads the avant-pop band the High Llamas, which he founded in 1992. He is also known for being one half of the songwriting duo (with Cathal Coughlan) in Microdisney and f ...

# "Helicopter of the Holy Ghost" (3:53) # "Michael Murphy" (2:08) # "Love Your Enemies" (3:12) # "Fiction Land" (2:28) # "Pink Skinned Man" (4:08) # "

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Says You Can't Sleep Here" (2:23) # "Hello Rascals" (2:46) # "Pretoria Quickstep" (4:50) # "Loftholdingswood" (5:30) # "Teddy Dogs" (3:28) # "464" (5:58) 9–11 are CD bonus tracks, taken from the 12" EP ''In the World'', released in 1985 by Rough Trade.

References

Sources

* Young, Rob. ''Rough Trade''. Black Dog Publishing, {{Microdisney 1984 compilation albums Microdisney albums Rough Trade Records compilation albums