Post Historic Monsters

Post Historic Monsters is the fourth album by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine. It reached No. 5 on the UK Charts becoming the band’s second highest album after 1992 - The Love Album which reached No. 1. The album featured two singles “Lean On Me I Won’t Fall Over”, which reached No. 16 on the UK charts, and “Lenny And Terence,” which reached number 40. The band recorded the album with co-producer and engineer Simon Painter and worked in a much more spontaneous approach than before, to an extent that even saw the band crafting songs from accidental pieces. The album shows the band working in new styles in attempt to “prove themselves” after the critical disdain that the band had started to pick up in late 1992. There are numerous other musical styles explored on the album besides the band’s usual drum machine-based punk rock, and some of Jim Bob’s lyrics had started to become more personal, sitting alongside tracks which are more traditionally politically or socially based. The album was a critical success, with critics complimenting the new approaches that the band had undertaken. In their lists of the top 50 albums of the year, NME named it 22nd whilst Select named it 46th. The band played the entire album live for the first time in Kentish Town in November 2009.

Tracklisting

Position Title
A1 2 Million Years B.C.
A2 The Music That Nobody Likes
A3 Mid Day Crisis
A4 Cheer Up, It Might Never Happen
A5 Stuff The Jubilee!
B1 A Bachelor For Baden Powell
B2 Spoilsports Personality Of The Year
B3 Suicide Isn’t Painless
B4 Being Here
B5 Evil
C1 Sing Fat Lady Sing
C2 Travis
C3 Lean On Me I Won’t Fall Over
C4 Lenny And Terence
C5 Under The Thumb And Over The Moon
D1 Glam Rock Cops
D2 Hit
D3 Always The Bridesmaid Never The Bride
D4 Her Song
D5 Commercial Fucking Suicide (Part 1)
D6 Stuff The Jubilee

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Release Information

Key Value
Wikipedia URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Historic_Monsters
Format 2× Vinyl (Clear Vinyl, Red Vinyl) LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition
Label Chrysalis Catalogue
Catalog Number CRV1661
Notes Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine: Post Historic Monsters 2LP Expanded Edition 250 were signed by Jim Bob and Fruitbat on release, more were signed at the album release in London’s Rough Trade East store on 23 Aug 2024. Limited edition pressing of 1500 copies. Housed in a gatefold sleeve with poly-lined inner bags.
Discogs URL Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine - Post Historic Monsters