Written by:
Tony McPhee (but credited on the album sleeve as McFree)
Initial release:
Middle Class Revolt, Cog Sinister/Permanent; PERMLP16 LP; PERMMC16 Cassette; PERMCD16 CD
[USA release: Matador Records OLE-095 1 LP; OLE-095 4 Cassette; OLE-095 2 CD; 25 July 1994]
Date:
3 May 1994
Subsequent reissues:
Middle Class Revolt, Artful, ARTFULCD23; 5 July 1999
Middle Class Revolt, Castle/Sanctuary, CMQDD1226 CD; 13 March 2006
Group on initial recording:
Mark E Smith – vocals; Craig Scanlon – guitar; Steve Hanley – bass, Dave Bush – keyboards; Simon Wolstencroft – drums, keyboards; Karl Burns – drums
Commentary:
Originally called Junkman (all one word) this was a Groundhogs song, released on their 1971 album Split. According to Daryl Easlea’s sleevenote for the 2006 reissue, Smith prevailed upon the group to deliver the song from memory and, as a result, MES is backed by minimal drums, bass, kazoo along with so-called singing from Karl Burns.