MOMUS – THE POISON BOYFRIEND LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1987 INDIE CREATION

Momus – The Poison Boyfriend
(Creation Records  1987  CRELP021)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Excellent condition
– some discolouration around edges and discolouration mark at opening edge

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Nicholas “Nick” Currie (born 11 February 1960), more popularly known under the artist name Momus (after the Greek god of mockery), is a Scottish songwriter, author, blogger and former journalist for Wired.

For over thirty years he has been releasing, to marginal commercial and critical success, albums on labels in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. In his lyrics and his other writing he makes seemingly random use of decontextualized pieces of continental (mostly French) philosophy, and has built up a personal world he says is “dominated by values like diversity, orientalism, and a respect for otherness.”

The Poison Boyfriend is the second album by Scottish musician Momus, released in 1987 on Creation Records. After the critical success of Momus’ Biblical-themed and stripped down debut album Circus Maximus (1986), Momus left él Records and signed with Creation Records after he bonded with record label boss Alan McGee. His first release for the label, The Poison Boyfriend is a song cycle that features a full band; its first half features acoustic-based singer-songwriter songs with cabaret pop influences, while the more upbeat second half features synthesisers and drum machines.

All songs written by Nicholas Currie (Momus).

1. “Murderers, the Hope of Women” – 5:18
2. “Eleven Executioners” – 4:02
3. “What Will Death Be Like?” – 7:04
4. “The Gatecrasher” – 4:58
5. “Violets” – 4:56
6. “Islington John” – 5:15
7. “Three Wars” – 5:46
8. “Flame into Being” – 5:22
9. “Situation Comedy Blues” – 3:48
10. “Sex for the Disabled” – 4:51
11. “Closer to You” – 7:32

• Nicholas Currie (Momus) – songwriter
• Julian Standen – producer
• Fein O’Lochlainn – bass
• Vici MacDonald – sleeve design
• Terry Neilson – drums
• Douglas Morris – engineer
• Dean Klerat – keyboards
• Arun G. Shendurnikar – percussion
• Nick Wesolowski – front cover and insert photography