Sanity Stomp

by Kevin Coyne

Sanity Stomp cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Virgin
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:04:02
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released as a double album, 'Sanity Stomp' is a starkly divided work reflecting Kevin Coyne's intense personal and mental health struggles. The first half features musical backing by members of The Ruts, providing a gritty, post-punk energy. The second half leans into eccentric, piano-led balladry produced by Flying Lizards founder David Cunningham, highlighting Coyne's deeply idiosyncratic songwriting.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, acoustic, male-vocals, unpolished, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Fat Man (2:30)
  2. The Monkey Man (3:04)
  3. How Strange (2:32)
  4. Somewhere In My Mind (3:25)
  5. When (See You Again?) (2:32)
  6. Taking On The World (3:11)
  7. No Romance (4:00)
  8. Too Dark (One For The Hero) (2:54)
  9. Admit You're Wrong (3:55)
  10. Formula Eyes (2:09)
  11. New Motorway (2:58)
  12. A Loving Hand (3:07)
  13. Fear Of Breathing (3:33)
  14. In Silence (4:36)
  15. Take On The Bowers (3:19)
  16. Wonderful Wilderness (7:48)
  17. My Wife Says (3:58)
  18. The World Speaks (2:27)
  19. You Can't Kill Us (2:04)

Credits

  • John Jennings - bass
  • David Ruffy - drums
  • Robert Wyatt - drums, keyboards, written-by
  • Brian Godding - electric guitar, keyboards, written-by
  • Robert Coyne - illustration [back cover illustration]
  • Porky - lacquer cut by
  • Gary Barnacle - saxophone
  • Bob Ward - guitar [second]

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