Kirsty MacColl - Innocence (1989) Vinyl 12" Single • IMPORT • Guilt Remix, Kite

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Import from UK. Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). 12" Single. Cover looks good, moderate scuffing and discoloration spots (front/back); "Made in the U.K." sticker on front and area of sticker residue at top right. Some surface abrasion on back at bottom right. Inner-sleeve is original (plastic). Three edges are without text and show mild wear; a little wrinkling on back opening edge. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and tiny divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Innocence (The Guilt Mix)
2. No Victims (Guitar Heroes Mix)
3. Clubland

About The Record:

The deceptively savage Innocence kicks off the emotional whirlwind of 1989's masterful Kite in a breezily subversive manner, setting a lyric of immense emotional violence to an upbeat and bouncy tune with an icily ironic singalong chorus. It's unclear who the singer is addressing (she could be talking to a mirror, for that matter), but the lyrics are so plainly mean-spirited that even Elvis Costello circa 1978 would feel sorry for her victim. The tune, co-written with ex-Hitmen singer Pete Glenister (who was also working with Alison Moyet around this time), has a certain music hall quality that Steve Lillywhite's typically over the top production emphasizes with a trilling string section and strategically-placed mandolins.