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AMG  Review by Dave Thompson  [-] Of the four or five Kevin Coyne albums that fans routinely describe as his best ever, Marjory Razorblade is by far the best known in the wider world, a consequence not only of the enormous critical splash it made upon its original release in 1973, but also because of the ripples it continued sending out long after the fact. Four years later, Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten singled out the album's "Eastbourne Ladies" as one of his all-time favorite records, while the strumming, thrumming "Marlene" is one of those records whose failure to become a monster hit single continues to baffle and bewilder. (Even Virgin thought so, as they proved when they gave it a second chance in 1977.) Yet "Marlene" is just one highlight amid a storm-tossed sea of the things. A glimpse into Coyne's early influences is provided by a brace of Carter Family covers, a knockabout romp through "Lonesome Valley" and a nearly bluegrass-colored "Heaven in My View," while his eye for distinctly English working-class archetypes is unrelenting. Vacationing Anglos romp through "This Is Spain," a deliciously wry study of the suspicions that beset every Continental tourist during the first years of package holiday-making, while "Jackie and Edna" transplants much the same characters to a dour English beachfront, and turns their discomfort inwards.

Kevin Coyne ?– Marjory Razorblade

Label: Virgin ?– VD2501 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country: UK Released: 1973 Genre: Rock Style: Folk Rock

TracklistHide Credits

A1 Marjory Razor Blade Written-By – Kevin Coyne 1:42 A2 Marlene Written-By – Kevin Coyne 2:37 A3 Talking To No One Written-By – Kevin Coyne 2:25 A4 Eastbourne Ladies Written-By – Kevin Coyne 5:43 A5 Old Soldier Written-By – Kevin Coyne 3:45 B1 I Want My Crown Adapted By – Kevin CoyneWritten-By – Traditional 4:10 B2 Nasty Written-By – Kevin Coyne 4:55 B3 Lonesome Valley Adapted By – Kevin CoyneWritten-By – Alvin Pleasant Carter* 2:50 B4 House On The Hill Written-By – Kevin Coyne 4:45 B5 Cheat Me Written-By – Kevin Coyne 3:45 C1 Jackie And Edna Written-By – Kevin Coyne 4:00 C2 Everybody Says Written-By – Kevin Coyne 4:15 C3 Mummy Written-By – Kevin Coyne 4:15 C4 Heaven In My View Adapted By – Kevin CoyneWritten-By – Alvin Pleasant Carter* 3:10 C5 Karate King Written-By – Kevin Coyne 3:15 D1 Dog Latin Written-By – Kevin Coyne 4:50 D2 This Is Spain Written-By – Kevin Coyne 2:05 D3 Chairmans Ball Written-By – Kevin Coyne 3:30 D4 Good Boy Written-By – Kevin Coyne 2:33 D5 Chicken Wing Written-By – Kevin Coyne 4:35

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Dave Clague (tracks: C1, D1, D2)
• Bass, Tuba – Tony Cousins
• Drums, Congas – Chili Charles
• Engineer – Phil Newell (tracks: B1), Simon Heyworth (tracks: A2 to A5, B2 to B5, C2 to C5, D3, D5), Tom Newman (2)(tracks: A1, C1, D1, D2, D4)
• Guitar – Dave Clague (tracks: D4)
• Guitar, Mandolin – Gordon Smith
• Keyboards – Jean Roussel
• Mastered By – Alan Corbeth
• Mixed By – Simon Heyworth
• Photography By – Phil Franks (2)
• Piano – Steve Verroca (tracks: C3)
• Producer – Steve Verroca
• Vocals, Guitar – Kevin Coyne

Notes

Catalog# Sleeve VD2501 
Catalog# Disc 1 VD251 
Catalog# Disc 2 VD252 
Recorded at: 
The Manor, Oxfordshire 
Blue Horizon Studio,Chipping Norton 
Saturn Studio, Worthing, Sussex 
Mastered at CBS 
Distributed by Island and EMI

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