Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)

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Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carn’t Smile (White Out)
Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carn’t Smile (White Out) cover
Studio album by Happy Mondays
Released April ?, 1987
Recorded December 1986
Genre Madchester
Length 36:12
Label Factory - FACT 170
Producer John Cale
Professional reviews
Happy Mondays chronology
Forty Five E.P.
(1985)
Squirrel And G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carn’t Smile (White Out)
(1987)
Bummed
(1988)

Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) was the first album by British band Happy Mondays. It was released in 1987 and produced by John Cale.

The title and title track were later used for the film 24 Hour Party People.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks are written by the Happy Mondays.

  1. "Kuff Dam" – 3:06
  2. "Tart Tart" – 4:25
  3. "'Enery" – 2:22
  4. "Russell" – 4:53
  5. "Olive Oil" – 2:36
  6. "Weekend S" – 2:23
  7. "Little Matchstick Owen" – 3:42
  8. "Oasis" – 3:45
  9. "24 Hour Party People" – 4:40
  10. "Cob 20" – 4:20
  11. "Little Matchstick Owen's Rap"

The album was originally released without the track 24 Hour Party People, in its place was a track entitled Desmond which borrowed heavily from 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' by The Beatles. A few hundred albums were released with the Desmond track, but the sample was not cleared and Michael Jackson, the then-owner of the Beatles' back catalogue, forced the removal of the track from future pressings, with '24 Hour Party People' taking its place. Little Matchstick Owen's Rap is listed on the compact disc but does not actually appear on the album itself.[1]

[edit] Personnel

  • Paul Davis - Keyboards
  • Mark "Bez" Berry - Percussion
  • Paul Ryder - Bass
  • Shaun Ryder - Vocals
  • Gary Whelan - Drums
  • Mark "Cow" Day - Guitar
  • John Cale - Production