case history

The debut album from Kevin Coyne came out in 1971 on John Peel’s label, Dandelion Records. A social therapist by profession, but also a painter and a writer, Coyne stands out as a kind of “anti-star” of the 70s. His unique guttural blues-like voice, the uncomfortable song topics and some unorthodox song structures, made Case History a prime source of inspiration for, among others, John Lydon, Ben Watt, and Will Oldham.

Track listing:

SIDE A

• God Bless The Bride
• White Horse
• Uggy’s Song
• Need Somebody
• Evil Island Home
• Flowering Cherry (Single)*
• A Leopard Never Changes It’s Pots*

SIDE B

• Araby
• My Message To The People Mad Boy
• Sand All Yellow
• Cheat Me (Single)*
• I’m All Aching*

*Bonus Tracks

• Sand All Yellow