Banking, Violence and the Inner Life Today
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Banking, Violence and the Inner Life Today was the third and final album by the band McCarthy
McCarthy (band)
McCarthy were a British indie pop band, formed in Barking, Essex, England in 1984 by schoolmates Malcolm Eden and Tim Gane with John Williamson and Gary Baker...

. It was released in August 1990.

Track listing

  1. "I'm On The Side Of Mankind As Much As The Next Man" - 4:19
  2. "And Tomorrow The Stock Exchange Will Be The Human Race" - 5:33
  3. "Now Is The Time For An Iron Hand" - 4:27
  4. "The Drinking Song Of The Merchant Bankers" - 5:55
  5. "Write To Your MP Today" - 3:53
  6. "Use A Bank I'd Rather Die" - 4:27
  7. "I Worked Myself Up From Nothing" - 3:40
  8. "The Well-Fed Point Of View" - 3:07
  9. "Get A Knife Between Your Teeth
    Get A Knife Between Your Teeth
    "Get A Knife Between Your Teeth" was the last single by McCarthy taken from their third album Banking, Violence and the Inner Life Today.The b-sides were "With One Eye On Getting Their Pay" and "Can The Haves Use Their Brains? " that were only available on the 12" vinyl version of the single....

    " - 3:05
  10. "Take The Shortest Way With The Men Of Violence" - 4:39
  11. "You'll Have To Put An End To Them" - 2:23

Re-releases

In 1999, the album was re-released on CD with I Am A Wallet
I am a Wallet
I Am A Wallet was the first album by the band McCarthy, released in November 1987.After recording three singles, In Purgatory, Red Sleeping Beauty and Frans Hals, the first album by McCarthy demonstrates three-chord guitar pop reminiscent of The Byrds...

. The tracklisting is:
  1. "An MP Speaks" - 2:10
  2. "Monetaries" - 1:57
  3. "The International Narcotics Traffic" - 2:25
  4. "The Way Of The World" - 2:28
  5. "Antinature" - 1:42
  6. "Charles Windsor" - 1:38
  7. "The Vision Of Peregrine Worsthorne" - 2:50
  8. "The Well Of Loneliness" - 2:29
  9. "The Wicked Palace Revolution" - 2:32
  10. "God Made The Virus" - 1:40
  11. "The Funeral" - 1:51
  12. "A Child Soon In Chains" - 1:46
  13. "In The Dark Times" - 1:44
  14. "The Procession Of Popular Capitalism" - 3:07
  15. "I'm On The Side Of Mankind As Much As The Next Man" - 4:19
  16. "And Tomorrow The Stock Exchange Will Be The Human Race" - 5:33
  17. "Now Is The Time For An Iron Hand" - 4:27
  18. "The Drinking Song Of The Merchant Bankers" - 5:55
  19. "Write To Your MP Today" - 3:53
  20. "Use A Bank I'd Rather Die" - 4:27
  21. "I Worked Myself Up From Nothing" - 3:40
  22. "The Well-Fed Point Of View" - 3:07
  23. "Get A Knife Between Your Teeth
    Get A Knife Between Your Teeth
    "Get A Knife Between Your Teeth" was the last single by McCarthy taken from their third album Banking, Violence and the Inner Life Today.The b-sides were "With One Eye On Getting Their Pay" and "Can The Haves Use Their Brains? " that were only available on the 12" vinyl version of the single....

    " - 3:05
  24. "Take The Shortest Way With The Men Of Violence" - 4:39
  25. "You'll Have To Put An End To Them" - 2:23

Personnel

  • Malcolm Eden
    Malcolm Eden
    Malcolm Eden was the vocalist and guitarist in the indie pop group McCarthy between 1985 and 1990. Eden wrote the far left leaning lyrics of the band....

     – Voice and Guitar
  • Tim Gane
    Tim Gane
    Tim Gane is the leader of the rock band, Stereolab.He started his musical career as a purveyor of harsh noise in the early 1980s under the alias Unkommuniti releasing self financed cassettes on Black Dwarf Wreckordings along with fellow Unkommuniti members Kallous Boys and other noise projects....

     – Lead Guitar
  • John Williamson
    John Williamson (musician)
    John Williamson was the bass guitarist in the indie pop group McCarthy between 1985 and 1990. Prior to this he was involved with McCarthy guitarist Tim Gane's industrial music imprint Black Dwarf releasing the now rare Trips On A Pleasure Beach under the name Jake Ray.-References:...

     – Bass Guitar
  • Gary Baker – Drums
  • Lætitia Sadier
    Lætitia Sadier
    Lætitia Sadier is a French musician best known as the singer of the post-rock band Stereolab.-Stereolab:...

    – Vocals
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