Mad Cows and Englishmen is the sixth and last studio solo album by Captain Sensible, released in 1996 by Scratch Records.
Critical reception
In his review of the album on the music website Brainwashed, Mark Weddle wrote: "Captain's psychedelic tinged power pop cranks up the guitar and carries on where the Damned left off in the early 80's around the time of Strawberries." Weddle called the songs "well written and executed", stating "Of Sensible's half dozen or so solo albums to date, this one is his best".
Reissues
Mad Cows and Englishmen was reissued through Empty Records in 1997 and The Store For Music in 2001, adding live recordings of "Wot" and "Happy Talk" as bonus tracks. The hidden track, "Cigarette Sandy", was not included on the reissues. In 1998, Eagle Records reissued the album as The Masters, including "Cigarette Sandy" and the two bonus tracks.
Track listing
Notes
At 6:25 of track 11 there is 20 seconds of silence before the beginning of "Cigarette Sandy", a song which is shown as track 12 on the lyric sheet but not listed on the album sleeve. "Cigarette Sandy" is not included on the 1997 and 2001 reissues of Mad Cows and Englishmen. "Neverland" was rerecorded by the Damned in 2001 on Grave Disorder.
The Masters (1998 reissue)
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Musicians Captain Sensible - vocals, guitar Monty Oxymoron - organ, synthesizer; drums ("Monty's Revenge") Sir Dangerous Dave - bass Garrie Dreadful - drums Additional musicians Jennie Cruse - vocals Rachel Bor - vocals Sarah Mölz - additional vocals ("Monty's Revenge") Technical Nick Smith - producer, engineer John Boy - live sound recording Brian Adams - executive producer Georgie Best - artwork pre-production at Schweine Sound Studios, Lucerne
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