Casual Sex in the Cineplex

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Casual Sex in the Cineplex
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Studio album by
Released1993
Genre Punk rock, indie rock
Producer Rhythm King
The Sultans of Ping FC chronology
Casual Sex in the Cineplex
(1993)
Teenage Drug
(1994)

Casual Sex in the Cineplex is the debut album by the Sultans of Ping FC, recorded for Rhythm King and released in 1993. [1] [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Trouser Press praised the "silly shoutalong yobbo charmers". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Back in a Tracksuit"
  2. "Indeed You Are"
  3. "Veronica"
  4. "2 Pints of Rasa"
  5. "Stupid Kid"
  6. "You Talk Too Much"
  7. "Give Him a Ball (And a Yard of Grass)"
  8. "Karaoke Queen"
  9. "Let's Go Shopping"
  10. "Kick Me with Your Leather Boots"
  11. "Clitus Clarke"
  12. "Where's Me Jumper?"

Personnel

Chart Position

YearChartPosition
1993 UK Albums Chart 23 [4]

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References

  1. Smyth, Gerry (2005). Noisy Island: A Short History of Irish Popular Music. Cork University Press. p. 171.
  2. Price, Simon (13 February 1993). "'Plex destruction hour — Casual Sex in the Cineplex by Sultans of Ping FC". Melody Maker. Vol. 69, no. 7. p. 34.
  3. Robbins, Ira. "Sultans of Ping F.C." Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. "Search the UK Top 40 Hit Database". Everyhit.com. Retrieved 27 November 2008. Note: User needs to enter "Sultans" in "Name of artist", select a "Format" of "Albums" and click "Search".