Kangaroo?

All tracks are written by Art & Language and Mayo Thompson.

Kangaroo?
Studio album by the Red Crayola with Art & Language
Released	1981
Recorded	Studio 80, London, England
Genre	Art rock [1] post-punk [1] avant-jazz [1]
Length	39:37
Label	Rough Trade (original release) [2] Drag City (reissue)
Producer	Adam Kidron Epic Soundtracks Lora Logic Mayo Thompson
The Red Crayola with Art & Language chronology
Corrected Slogans (1976) Kangaroo? (1981) Black Snakes (1983)
The Red Crayola chronology
Soldier-Talk (1979) Kangaroo? (1981) Black Snakes (1983)

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kangaroo?"	1:35
2.	"Portrait of V. I. Lenin in the Style of Jackson Pollock, Part I"	2:55
3.	"Portrait of V. I. Lenin in the Style of Jackson Pollock, Part II"	4:47
4.	"Marches No's 23, 24, 25"	2:28
5.	"Born to Win (Transactional Analysis with Gestalt Experiments)"	1:21
6.	"Keep All Your Friends"	2:11
7.	"The Milkmaid"	1:57
8.	"The Principles of Party Organisation"	2:38

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Prisoner's Model"	1:56
2.	"The Mistake of Trotsky"	3:14
3.	"1917"	1:15
4.	"The Tractor Driver"	2:36
5.	"Plekhanov"	3:13
6.	"An Old Man's Dream"	2:27
7.	"If She Loves You"	4:29

Personnel

Musicians

• Ben Annesley – instruments
• Epic Soundtracks  – instruments, production
• Gina Birch  – instruments
• Lora Logic  – instruments, production
• Allen Ravenstine  – instruments
• Mayo Thompson  – instruments, production

Production

• Adam Kidron  – production
• Tim Thompson – engineering, mixing

References

1. Rovi. "Kangaroo?". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
2. Reynolds, Simon (July 21, 2006). Rip it Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984. Penguin. ISBN   9780143036722 – via Google Books.
3. Kenny, Glenn; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Red Crayola". Trouser Press . Retrieved May 26, 2016.
4. Thompson, Dave (July 21, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306076 – via Google Books.
5. "The Red Krayola: Kangaroo?". Drag City. 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
6. Christgau, Robert. "Red Crayola with Art & Language: Kangaroo?". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
7. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 – via Google Books.
8. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 322–323.
9. The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 808.
10. Reynolds, Simon (2009-02-11). "This Heat Interview By Simon Reynolds: A Totally Wired Outtake". The Quietus. Retrieved 2026-02-25.

External links

• Kangaroo? at Discogs (list of releases)