Making his initial name as a prominent scenester during the heady days of the early-'70s New York punk club scene, Wayne County later gained additional renown as perhaps rock's most prominent transsexual performer, billing herself as Jayne County following her return to the U.S. from Berlin in 1980. Born Wayne Rogers in Dallas, GA (near Atlanta) in approximately 1947, Wayne County assumed his stage name for a production of the Jackie Curtis play Femme Fatale. County acted in several Andy Warhol-associated theater pieces and from there became the regular DJ at the legendary club Max's Kansas City. Starting in 1972, County performed (in drag) at the club as well, eventually writing and recording a celebratory theme song titled "Max's Kansas City" in 1976 with a backing group called the Back Street Boys. However, County found it difficult to find American labels interested in his trashy, campy, New York Dolls-influenced brand of rock & roll, so he relocated to London just as that city's punk movement was beginning to gather momentum. He found a home on the Safari label with a new band, the Electric Chairs, and issued his debut album -- also called The Electric Chairs -- in 1978. Further albums included Storm the Gates of Heaven and Things Your Mother Never Told You, both from 1979; afterwards, County retired to Berlin and emerged as Jayne County, returning to North America in 1980. A 1981 live album, Rock 'n' Roll Resurrection, was the first billed to Jayne County, and found her fronting a mostly new version of the Electric Chairs.County was quiet for a while as a recording artist, returning only in 1986 with a self-produced album called Private Oyster (a similar, unauthorized version was later issued under the title Amerikan Cleopatra). Periodic releases followed in the 1990s, some featuring new songs, some featuring reworked versions of past material. In 1996, County published her autobiography, Man Enough to Be a Woman; in 1999, she issued a newly recorded version of her song "Fuck Off," retitled "Fuck Off 2000." (from Allmusic.com)
Tracklist
1. Night Time
2. Cream in My Jeans
3. Paranoia Paradise
4. Looking for a Kiss
5. If You Don't Want to Fuck -- Fuck Off
6. Johnny Gone to Heaven
7. Private World
8. Brainwashed
9. Take a Detour
10. Party Till Armageddon
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This is kindda bizarre but in a cool way... first the Moe Tucker ESP thing now this... This is a different version from the original Goddess of Wet Dreams witch has different art work and only five songs I think [again another one I need to check] I've never seen this version. I played guitar one song from the other called Time Machine and also played on Take a Detour but Jayne re recorded it [I think the one we did is better musically] Curious to hear if by any chance this one is that mix ? If anyone out there is a Jayne County fan I hope to post it soon along w/ a great live show from 1988 in Seattle, I still need to transfer it... I'll pipe down now [too much java] Thanks, as Jayne would say... Baby !!!
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Talkin' about ESP again....
ReplyDeletethis cd is published on ESP record label and distributed by ZYX-Music (a german distro).
Can't find any info on who's playing what.
anyway:
Night Time comes from live recording of european 1993 tour;
"Lookin' for a kiss", "Brainwashed" and "Take a detour" appeared in the original version on "Betty Grables Legs" mini album.
Oh, i forgot....the cover graphic of this cd was made by Derek Jarman(!!!).
Thanks for posting this - I just found your blog by searching for jayne's stuff - she really is a criminally underrated star of the original punk scene... really looking forward to hearing this!
ReplyDeleteThis album is more authentic than Private Oyster and a return to Jayne's punk roots
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