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Women & Captains First by Captain Sensible (CD, 1982)

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Product Identifiers

Producer
Tony Mansfield
Record Label
Cherry Red
UPC
5013929140820
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7050137581

Product Key Features

Artist
Captain Sensible, Beale Street Jazz Band
Format
CD
Release Year
1982
Style
New Wave
Release Title
Women & Captains First
Run Time
77 mins 16 seconds
Genre
Rock

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Additional information
Personnel: Captain Sensible (vocals, guitar); Dolly Mixture (vocals); Robyn Hitchcock (12-string guitar); Tony Mansfield (synthesizer, percussion). Recording information: Old Barn Studios (1982). Author: Captain Sensible. Photographer: Janette Beckman. Captain Sensible (aka Ray Burns) was always the biggest joker in the Damned, the brashest boys of the first wave of British punk, and when he launched his solo career in 1982, it seemed to many like a grand prank, with a punch line even the Good Captain never expected -- his first album on his own, Women and Captains First, was a genuine hit, with his synth pop cover of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Happy Talk" going all the way to number one on the U.K. singles charts. Sensible certainly isn't afraid to aim for a good laugh on Women and Captains First, but part of the idea behind the album was to show he could do more than just straightforward punk rock, and there's no arguing he succeeded. If the proto-rap of "Wot" and the domestic squalor of "A Nice Cup of Tea" are comic, they're also well-crafted pop tunes that deliver the goods, and two numbers written with Robyn Hitchcock, "Croydon" and "Brenda, Pts. 1 & 2," are smart and atmospheric with a faint psychedelic edge (and "Croydon" reveals a subtle but clear John Lennon influence). And if "Happy Talk" sounds a bit like the afterthought it was, the trad jazz arrangement of "Nobody's Sweetheart" is an effective bit of retro fun and Sensible carries off the vocal with élan. However, most of Women and Captains First is dominated by synthesizers, drum machines, and breathy female backing vocals, giving the album a slick and instantly recognizable '80s sound that has dated far worse than anything on Damned Damned Damned, and Sensible's often underappreciated guitar work sometimes gets lost in the mix. Women and Captains First confirms Captain Sensible was a talented entertainer, a better-than-average songwriter, and a capable singer with some unexpected tricks, but in retrospect, it's a shame he didn't get to produce the set as well and buff off a little excess polish. ~ Mark Deming
Reviews
Record Collector (magazine) (p.80) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The acely euphoric 'Nobody's Sweetheart' brightens things up, while 'Croydon' sounds like a wistful Madness ballad filtered through Procul Harum."
Engineer
Andy Geirus; Chris Ludwinski; Andy Geirus; Mark Proctor; Chris Ludwinsky; Matthew Fisher; Simon Smart
Number of discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
(not USA)

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