John Cales excellent 3 track EP from 1977 was notable for the b-side and epic 8 minute plus 'Hedda Gabler' (not personally my favourite). My favourite of the three is 'Chicken Shit' which he wrote to mock his drummers decision to walk of stage during a live performance when 'Cale' chopped off a dead chickens head with a meat cleaver. Final track is an excellent cover of 'Chuck Berry's' famous track 'Memphis'.
John Cales discography is vast and diverse covering many different genres, this posting and other releases in the late 70's were readily accepted by many from the punk/new wave era and you can hear why. So while we're on the topic, if you like John Cale leave a comment saying whats your favourite album and why.
Artist: John Cale
Year: 1977
Label: Illegal Records
Tracks:
1. Chicken Shit
2. Memphis
3. Hedda Gabler
Ripped from someone else's (not sure where this came from now) glorious scratched vinyl
If you like this then there's lots to choose from, first recommendation is the excellent live album 'Sabotage' which the new release includes all three tracks from this post plus the excellent 'Rose Garden Funeral Of Sores' which was covered later on by Bauhaus (some sources claim this was on the Animal Justice EP' but I don't remember it being on my now long lost copy.
