Klark Kent (album)

Klark Kent
EP by Klark Kent
Released	1980
Genre	Pop
Length	24:58
Label	A&M
Producer	Stewart Copeland, Nigel Gray

Klark Kent, also known as Music Madness from the Kinetic Kid, was Stewart Copeland's first solo album, recorded under the pseudonym Klark Kent. The album was released in 1980 as a 10 inch EP on green vinyl and included the hit song "Don't Care", which had reached number 48 in the UK Singles Chart two years before. "Away from Home" and "Ritch in a Ditch" were also released as singles. (The "T" from "Ritch in a Ditch" was omitted for the album version.)

Like both albums Copeland had recorded as a member of The Police by that time, the Klark Kent album was recorded at Surrey Sound Studio with Nigel Gray on a minimal budget. Many of the songs are stylistically very similar to Copeland's compositions for the Police. Copeland played all of the instruments, including the vocals.

All eight tracks on the EP were later included in the 1995 CD release Kollected Works, along with all of the Klark Kent single-only tracks.

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Track listing

All songs written by Klark Kent.

1. "Don't Care" – 2:08
2. "Away From Home" – 2:55
3. "Ritch In A Ditch" – 2:46
4. "Grandelinquent" – 3:09
5. "Guerilla" – 3:32
6. "Old School" – 2:44
7. "Excess" – 3:12
8. "Theme For Kinetic Ritual" – 4:18

Kollected Works

Kollected Works
Compilation album by Klark Kent
Released	1995
Recorded	1978 - 1995
Genre	Rock
Length	37:26
Label	Capitol
Producer	Stewart Copeland, Nigel Gray, Derek Holt
Klark Kent chronology
Klark Kent (1980) Kollected Works (1995)

Kollected Works is a collection of Stewart Copeland's works under the pseudonym Klark Kent. It includes all the songs from Klark Kent, all four "Klark Kent" non-album single tracks, a track by Colts (Stewart Copeland and Derek Holt), and two previously unreleased tracks of unknown origin. At least one, "Strange Things Happen", seems to have been recorded around the time of Copeland's journey to Africa, leading toward his LP and film The Rhythmatist. An alternate slightly longer version of "Strange Things Happen" was released on the soundtrack album The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. The other, "Stay Ready", uses a drum machine instead of drums, something Stewart Copeland had only done on one other occasion. Both previously unreleased tracks were recorded at The Worried Rabbit in Assyria.

Track listing

All songs written by Stewart Copeland

1. "Too Kool to Kalypso" - 2:28
2. "Strange Things Happen" - 2:42
3. "Thrills" - 2:24
4. "Excesses" - 3:02
5. "Love Lessons" - 3:31
6. "Office Girls" - 2:19
7. "Away From Home" - 2:58
8. "Don't Care" - 2:11
9. "Grandelinquent" - 3:11
10. "My Old School" - 2:46
11. "Ritch in a Ditch" - 2:29
12. "Theme for Kinetic Ritual" - 4:22
13. "Stay Ready" - 3:04
14. "Office Talk" - 7:14
15. "Guerilla" (secret track)

Personnel

• Stewart Copeland - lead and backing vocals, drums, guitar, bass (except on "Love Lessons"), piano, typewriter, kazoo, synthesizer and drum machine on "Stay Ready"
• Derek Holt - bass and synthesizers on "Love Lessons"

External links

• Album Lyrics
• Kollected Works at MusicBrainz