Klark Kent
Klark Kent

IRS Records    SP 70600  (1980)

Rock/Pop
10 inch, 8   Tracks, 24:44  Length
01 Don't Care Klark Kent 02:08
02 Away From Home Klark Kent 02:55
03 Ritch In A Ditch Klark Kent 02:46
04 Grandelinquent Klark Kent 03:09
05 Guerilla Klark Kent 03:32
06 My Old School Klark Kent 02:44
07 Excess Klark Kent 03:12
08 Theme For Kinetic Ritual Klark Kent 04:18
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Unspecified
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Musician Stewart Copeland
Producer Klark Kent; Nigel Gray
Engineer Chris Gray; Martin Moss; Nigel Gray
Personal Details
Index # 1871
Owner Dave
Tags New Wave
User Defined
Purchased New
Packaging Notes Green vinyl
Notes
Frustrated by seeing Sting take over and become the star of what had been his band, it's understandable that Stewart Copeland would want to create an alter ego that wrote and performed an entire album without the meddling of others. The resemblance to the Police is startling, and if nothing else this album made clear the extent of Copeland's contribution to the Police sound. But Copeland's vocals are, as always, a taste that few people have ever acquired. The packaging doesn't help, either-the sophomoric humor of the liner notes and the rather unfortunate KKK logo (KlarK Kent) don't look too great alongside the maturing work of the Police. "Don't Care" radiates a New Wave geeky coolness, and the adolescent glee of "Away From Home" has a certain charm: "I got an apartment of my own / I entertain my rancid date / And she can hang around til late / Oh boy!" But the album only really succeeds when Copeland sticks to instrumentals like "Theme For Kinetic Ritual" and "Grandelinquent." -- Paul Collins (allmusic.com)