English Disease (1998)

About this title: In light of both the hobbyhorse donkeys playing soccer on the cartoon jacket cover and the disparaging band and album names, the unsuspecting listener might take this late-'80s release from the On-U Sound label to be one definitive cheap shot at England's national obsession. But considering the preponderance of English soccer references in the song titles and a dizzying and sympathetic array of game-day samples from crowd chants to broadcast-booth snippets, this Barmy Army album works more as a musical homage peppered with a good-natured jab or two. Politics aside, Barmy Army, like Dub ... read more

Tracks:

1. Leroy's Boots [Wimbish/Maxwell/Ale]
2. Sharp as a Needle [Maxwell]
3. Stadium Rock [Maxwell/Alexander]
4. Bobby Just Can't Win [Ogilvie/Maxwell/Wim]
5. Psycho + The Wombles of Div.1 [Yamamoto/Maxwell]
6. Brian Clout [Wimbish/Maxwell/Ale]
7. Devo [Harrow/Wimbish/Maxw]
8. Mind the Gap [Harrow/Wimbish/Maxw]
9. Civil Liberty [Maxwell/Yamamoto/Wi]
10. England 2 Yugoslavia O [Maxwell/Yamamoto/Wi]
11. Liquidator [Levene]
12. Billy Bonds M.B.E. [Extended Remix] [Maxwell]
13. Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) [Remix] [Evans/Livingston]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.