Eastwood is the Cuban Boys' first and only major label album. It was released in 2000, after some delay,[2] following the band's only UK hit single, "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia".
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Label | EMI / Liberty[1] | |||
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The album is named after Steve Eastwood, music review editor at Teletext[3] who had given the band early coverage[4] and features sleeve-notes by John Peel.[5]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| NME | (very unfavourable)[6] |
Eastwood received a very poor review in the NME—who labelled the album "a 19-track procession of pretend disco and A-level Aqua novelty wank"[6]—and sold poorly.
Track listing
edit- "<boot>"
- "Kenny"
- "I Like Everybody"
- "Inertia Kicks"
- "Patsy Prozac"
- "Automation and On"
- "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia"
- "Skinhead Cowgirls"
- "Czar Zoo"
- "The Heel"
- "My Clone"
- "Self Esteem" (cover of the Offspring song)
- "Hooked On Cuban Boys"
- "Stardust Part 3 (Ariana in Space)"
- "Finale"
- The Secret Discotheque for the Subterraneans bonus tracks
- "Inertia Kicks (Fuchisarama Mix)"
- "How to Survive in the Atomic Age"
- "My Clone (Pink)"
- "Inertia Kicks (Donkeyslap Mix)"
Singles and chart positions
editCognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia reached number 4 on the UK Singles chart on 25 December 1999.[7] It was also number 1 in John Peel's Festive Fifty in 1999.[8] "Kenny" had previously been released in a different version called "Oh My God They Killed Kenny" and failed to chart, although it reached number 6 in the 1998 Festive Fifty.[8] Following the band's split from EMI, "Inertia Kicks" was released as a self-published limited edition single in a five track format ineligible for inclusion in the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United Kingdom | 2000 | EMI | CD | 528 4702 |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic: Eastwood
- ^ a b Cuban Boys: Discography Archived 2009-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Teletext: Satellite Junkyard review
- ^ NME: News item Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cuban Boys: Sleeve-notes by John Peel Archived 2009-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Review: Eastwood". IPC Media. 12 September 2000. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ Chart Stats: Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia
- ^ a b BBC Radio 1: Cuban Boys
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