Mad Cows and Englishmen explained

Mad Cows and Englishmen
Type:	studio
Artist:	Captain Sensible
Cover:	Mad_Cows_and_Englishmen.jpg
Released:	1996
Studio:	Hatch Farm Studios, Addlestone, Surrey
Genre:	Rock, pop
Length:	55:44
Label:	Scratch
Producer:	Nick Smith
Prev Title:	Meathead
Prev Year:	1995

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".^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[2]
• "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.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[4]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weddle. Mark. Captain Sensible "The Masters" review. Brainwashed.com. 7 November 2018.
2. Web site: 9 December 1996. Mad Cows and Englishmen on Discogs. Discogs.com. 7 November 2018.
3. Web site: 9 December 1998. The Masters on Discogs. Discogs.com. 7 November 2018.
4. Mad Cows and Englishmen. CD liner notes. Captain Sensible. Scratch Records . 1996.