McCarthy make a return to Cherry Red this month with their third release, the critically acclaimed and much lauded ‘I Am Wallet’ (CDMRED313).

This classic Independent Chart album was originally released in 1997 and has gone on to achieve cult status amongst, receiving praise from the likes of Nicky Wire (Manic Street Preachers) as one of the most important albums of the 90s (he even wrote a Buried Treasure feature on the album in the November edition of Mojo).

Known by todays indie accolites as the band that spawned Tim Gane and Leititia Sadier (who of course went on to form Stereolab), ‘I Am Wallet’ has been unavailable for many years, until now! This definitive edition features 4 rare bonus tracks as well as liner notes from St. Etienne’s Bob Stanley.

An MP Speaks / Monetaries / The International Narcotics Traffic / The Way Of The World / Antinature / Charles Windsor / The Vision Of Peregrine Worsthorne / Unfortunately / Bad Dreams / Someone Worse Off / Anitamericancretin / The Well Of Loneliness / The Wicked Palace Revolution / God Made The Virus / The Funeral / A Child Soon In Chains / In The Dark Times / The Procession Of Popular Capitalism

Bonus Tracks
The Fall / The Funeral / The Enemy Is At Home (For The Fat Lady) / The Way Of The World

After the success of their previous albums, "The Best of McCarthy" and "I'm a wallet / Banking violence and inner life today" comes a McCarthy album which includes rarities that have never been on CD before

/Boy meets girl so what / Governing takes brains / An address to the better off / Hands off or die / What are boys are fighting for / keep an open mind or else / We are all born creeps / The home secretary briefs the forces of law and order / I'm not a patriot but / Throw him out he's breaking my heart / All your questions answered / New left review # 2 / The lion will lie down with the lamb / St Francis amongst the mortals / Nobody could care less about your private lives / Can the haves use their brains / With our eye on getting their pay / Boy meets girl so what (From the AT WAR EP)

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This double album on one CD contains McCarthy's first and third albums which were released in 1987 and 1990 respectively, both have been unavailable for many years.

An MP Speaks/ Monetaries/ The International Narcotics Traffic/ The Way Of The World/ Antinature/ Charles Windsor/ The Vision Of Peregrine Worsthorne/ The Well Of Loneliness/ The Wicked Palace Revolution/ God Made The Virus/ The Funeral/ A Child Soon In Chains/ In The Dark Times/ The Procession Of Popular Capitalism/ I'm On The Side Of Mankind As Much As The Next Man/ And Tomorrow The Stock Exchange Will Be The Human Race/ Now Is The Time For An Iron Hand/ The Drinking Song Of The Merchant Bankers/ Write To Your M/P/ Today/ Use A Bank I'd Rather Die/ I Worked Myself Up From Nothing/ The Well/Fed Point Of View/ Get A Knife Between You Teeth/ Take The Shortest Way With The Men Of Violence/ You'll Have To Put An End To Them

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Probably remembered more for their left-wing politics than their jangly sound, McCarthy formed in Barking in 1985, and featured the irrefutable talent of Malcolm Eden, Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier (the latter two later went on to great success with Stereolab).

Influenced by British punk groups such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, and The Buzzcocks, in turn McCarthy have been cited by many bands as an early influence, including The Manic Street Preachers who recently covered the classic “We Are All Bourgeois Now”.

“That’s All Very Well But… The Best Of” features the highlights of McCarthy’s career as well as unreleased material and obscure BBC radio sessions.

Red Sleeping Beauty/ Should The Bible Be Banned / An MP Speaks / The Fall / The Funeral / We Are All Bourgeois Now / Antinature / Kill Kill Kill Kill / Frans Hals / The Myth Of The North/South Divide / This Nelson Rockefeller / Charles Windsor / From The Damned/ Child Soon In Chains / The Enemy Is At Home [For The Fat Lady] / The Well Of Loneliness / You're Alive / Keep An Open Mind Or Else / I'm Not A Patriot But / Comrade Era / Should The Bible Be Banned/