30 Something

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30 Something
30 Something cover
Studio album by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
Released 1991
Genre Alternative Dance
Alternative rock
Label Capitol
EMI
Nettwerk
Professional reviews
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine chronology
101 Damnations
(1990)		 30 Something
(1991)		 1992: The Love Album
(1992)

30 Something was Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine's second album and was released in 1991 on Rough Trade Records. It was recorded in 20 days on 8-track, costing only ₤4,000. The album is regarded by many to be the peak of the group, in terms of quality of music and popularity. The success of the album coincided with the renewed success of the Sheriff Fatman single, and so gained more sales in this way. It reached #8 in the UK charts on its original release, and number 21 when re-issued in early 1992.

One of the singles, Bloodsport For All, an attack on racism and bullying in the army, was released at the start of the Gulf War and consequently banned by the BBC.[1]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Surfin' Usm" - 3:14
  2. "Second to Last Will and Testament" - 2:38
  3. "Anytime Anyplace Anywhere" - 4:10
  4. "A Prince in a Pauper's Grave" - 4:25
  5. "Shoppers' Paradise" - 4:54
  6. "Billy's Smart Circus" - 4:05
  7. "Bloodsport for All" - 5:05
  8. "Sealed With a Glasgow Kiss" - 2:04
  9. "Say It With Flowers" - 3:18
  10. "Falling on a Bruise" - 5:56
  11. "The Final Comedown" - 2:05

[edit] References

  1. ^ Village of the Banned: The Music Auntie Beeb Didn't Want You to Hear (html). Bubblegum (2000). Retrieved on 2007-01-09.