See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!
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| Studio album by Bow Wow Wow | ||||
| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
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| Label | RCA Records | |||
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 Alternate cover for See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! |
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See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! (later retitled See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah! City All Over, Go Ape Crazy!) is the second album by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released in October 1981 by record label RCA.
Content
The album has been described as a mix of new wave, post-punk,[1] punk rock and dance.[2]
Cover art
The album cover depicted the band in the style of Édouard Manet’s Le déjeuner sur l'herbe. Posing nude was lead singer Annabella Lwin, who was 14 at the time of the album's release. Photographed by Andy Earl, the cover caused outrage that led to an investigation by Scotland Yard, instigated by Lwin's mother,[3] and never appeared on US releases.
Release
The album was released in October 1981 by record label RCA. It was the first album by the group to chart, reaching number 192 on the Billboard 200.[4]
The album was reissued by Cherry Red in 2010 as a two-disc set, retitled See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang/B-Sides and including a second disc of non-album tracks, including the rare title track of the Teenage Queen EP.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Trouser Press | favourable[5] |
In its retrospective review, AllMusic wrote "The results are mixed and you sometimes have the feeling that you are hearing the same song repeated. However, it's difficult not to find yourself drumming your fingers to the frantic beats".
Track listing
All tracks written by David Barbarossa, Leigh Gorman, Malcolm McLaren and Matthew Ashman, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Producer | Length |
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| 1. | "Jungle Boy" | Colin Thurston | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Chihuahua" | Alan Tarney | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Sinner! Sinner! Sinner!" (Barbarossa, Gorman, Ashman) | Alan Tarney | 2:23 |
| 4. | "Mickey, Put It Down" | Colin Thurston | 3:03 |
| 5. | "(I'm A) T.V. Savage" | Colin Thurston | 2:40 |
| 6. | "Elimination Dancing" | Bow Wow Wow , Brian Tench | 3:04 |
| 7. | "Golly! Golly! Go Buddy!" | Colin Thurston | 2:38 |
| 8. | "King Kong" | Colin Thurston | 2:20 |
| 9. | "Go Wild in the Country" | Bow Wow Wow , Brian Tench | 2:44 |
| 10. | "I'm Not a Know It All" (Barbarossa, Gorman, Ashman) | Colin Thurston | 2:54 |
| 11. | "Why Are Babies So Wise" | Colin Thurston | 2:55 |
| 12. | "Orang-outang" (Barbarossa, Gorman, Ashman) | Bow Wow Wow, Brian Tench | 2:44 |
| 13. | "Hello, Hello Daddy (I'll Sacrifice You)" | Colin Thurston | 4:28 |
Total length: |
38:55 | ||
References
- ↑ Reynolds, Simon (2009). "16: Sex Gang Children: Malcolm McLarne, the Pied Piper of Pantomime Pop". Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984. Faber & Faber. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- 1 2 Demalon, Tom. "See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah! City All Over, Go Ape Crazy – Bow Wow Wow | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Craig McLean. "Bow Wow Wow haven't lost their bite | Music". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ↑ Allmusic ((( Bow Wow Wow > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
- ↑ Isler, Scott; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Bow Wow Wow". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
External links
- See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! at Discogs (list of releases)