These Guys Are from England and Who Gives a Shit
| These Guys Are from England and Who Gives a Shit | ||||
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| Studio album by Negativland | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 – 1991 | |||
| Genre | Sound collage | |||
| Label | Seelard Records (A parody of Seeland Records) | |||
| Producer | Negativland | |||
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These Guys Are from England and Who Gives a Shit is the 2001 re-release of the U2 EP by Negativland. It contains both tracks from the original EP, plus some tracks from the 1989 Over the Edge broadcasts on which the original EP was based, as well as live tracks recorded at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. The album was called a "bootleg" and released under "Seelard Records" as a joke, but in fact it was a real release by the band.[1] It was sold through their mail-order catalog and at many stores. Several of the live tracks on the album contain the same samples of a profane Casey Kasem as had appeared on the U2 EP set to a different musical arrangement, which includes a spoken portion which in part borrows from the lyrics of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". Other live tracks made reference to the band's battle with SST Records and to the 1960 U-2 incident.
Track listings
Tracks 3 and 4 are from the original 1991 EP.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Over the Edge" | 7:59 |
| 2. | "Long Distance Dedication #1 (Live)" | 6:19 |
| 3. | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1991 A Cappella Mix)" | 7:15 |
| 4. | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Special Edit Radio Mix)" | 5:47 |
| 5. | "Long Distance Dedication #2 (Live)" | 5:07 |
| 6. | "Copying is a Criminal Act (Live)" | 5:07 |
| 7. | "Wake Up America (Live)" | 4:03 |
| 8. | "The Black Lady of Espionage (Live)" | 5:00 |
| 9. | "Deliberate Sabotage (Live)" | 2:59 |
| 10. | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (A Cappella Version) (Live)" | 7:16 |
| 11. | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Edited Special Edit Radio Mix)" | 5:42 |
Note: 11 is actually 14:55 long, consisting of the track, 8:56 of silence, and 17 seconds of Casey Kasem's voice chopped up (with emphasis on profanity).