Rock N Roll Cleopatra [Import]

Wayne County & the Electric Chairs, Jayne County | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Rpm Records UK
• ASIN: B000002K6Z
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #819,298 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wonder Woman

2. Rock 'N Roll Cleopatra

3. Out of Control

4. Too Much to Dream Last Night

5. Mean Muthafuckin' Man

6. Worry Wart

7. Boy With a Stolen Face

8. Rock 'N Roll Resurrection

9. Un-Con-Troll-Able

10. Storm the Gates of Heaven

11. Evil Minded Momma

12. Fuck Off

13. It Ain't How Much You Got

14. Things Your Mother Never Told You

15. Eddie & Sheena, Pt. 1-2

16. Cry of Angels

17. Toilet Love

18. Night Time

19. Man Enough to Be a Woman

20. (If You Don't Wanna Fuck Me, Baby) Fuck Off!! [Presta Mix]

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered collection of recordings from the first transsexual star of Punk rock which is definitively not for the faint of heart. Wayne started out doing impersonations of Cher, Dusty Springfield and Janis Joplin before finding his way with the Electric Chairs and spearheading the Punk movement of the midwest. She shocked, she outraged, she pulled no punches. Her in-your-face attitude empowered her followers and helped usher the late '70s Punk movement into the mainstream. This collection concentrates on the "Wayne" years prior to his full transformation into the woman "Jayne" that she is today. Features 20 tracks including cuts from singles and rare EP's. RPM. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Confrontational early New York punk, October 6, 2002

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock N Roll Cleopatra (Audio CD)

County was a confrontational artist of the seventies who no doubt must have inspired later artists like Lydia Lunch, the New York No Wave scene and performance artists like Monte Cazzazza. She was both a pre-punk and later a star of the punk scene, much like Iggy Pop. The sound varies between a type of decadent and trashy glamrock, in the vein of the NY Dolls, or garage rock like on this version of I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night, or straight angry punk as on tracks no. 5, 12, 17 and 20 above. In fact, these last four songs first appeared on her famous Blatantly Offensive EP that appeared in colored vinyl way back in 1978. Most of her punk hits are collected here, like Storm The Gates of Heaven, Things Your Mother Never Told You, Eddie & Sheena and Man Enough To Be A Woman. This album contains most of her best, although I miss other great tracks like the wistful, Nico-esque Tomorrow Is Another Day (reminiscent of Sunday Morning on the Velvet Underground's "Banana" album) and another UK single, Trying To Get On The Radio.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anthony finds his true Cleopatra!, January 11, 2007

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A. Mills "anthony" (england) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock N Roll Cleopatra (Audio CD)

A must for any music lovers collection. A true Punk/New Wave genius.