Elvis Sex-Change is a compilation album by the British indie rock band Cornershop, released in 1993.[4] It compiles the band's first two EPs In the Days of Ford Cortina and Lock Stock & Double Barrel.
| Elvis Sex-Change | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | West Orange, Preston, Lancs. Suite 16, Rochdale, Lancs | |||
| Genre | Rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 24:09 | |||
| Label | Wiiija[1] | |||
| Producer | John Robb | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Critical reception
editGreil Marcus, in Artforum, wrote that the songs are "all blocked gestures and creative exhaustion, stumbling stabs at anger or love. It's music completely defined by its limits, and touching for just that quality."[5]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Ben Ayres, David Chambers, Avtar Singh and Tjinder Singh.
- "Waterlogged" – 3:56
- "Moonshine" – 2:30
- "Kawasaki (More Heat Than Chapati)" – 2:58
- "Hanif Kureishi Scene" – 3:25
- "England's Dreaming" – 3:36
- "Trip Easy" – 2:59
- "Summer Fun in a Beat Up Datsun" – 1:31
- "Breaking Every Rule Language English" – 3:14
- Tracks 1 – 4 from the In the Days of Ford Cortina EP (1993)
- Tracks 5 – 8 from the Lock Stock & Double Barrel EP (1993)
Personnel
edit- Tjinder Singh – vocals, bass, baja, dholki
- Ben Ayres – guitar, vocals
- Avtar Singh – guitar
- David Chambers – drums, baja
Additional musicians
- Anthony "Saffs" Saffery – sitar
- Kulwant Ghakal – flute
Technical
- John Robb – production
- Charlie – engineering
- Rex – engineering
- Kiran – drawings
- Jake – drawings
References
edit- ^ Hyder, Rehan (3 October 2017). Brimful of Asia: Negotiating Ethnicity on the UK Music Scene. Routledge. ISBN 9781351218085 – via Google Books.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Cornershop: Elvis Sex-Change" at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Cornershop".
- ^ Marcus, Greil (18 June 2015). Real Life Rock: The Complete Top Ten Columns, 1986–2014. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300196641 – via Google Books.