| Your Cassette Pet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| EP by | ||||
| Released | 10 November 1980 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 20:01 | |||
| Label | EMI Records | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| Bow Wow Wow chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Girl Bites Dog - Your Compact Disc Pet | ||||
 | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+ [2] |
Your Cassette Pet is the cassette-only debut mini-album by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released in November 1980 on EMI Records.
Your Cassette Pet contained only eight tracks, and was not available on vinyl. Therefore, it was eligible only for the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at No. 58, and not the UK Albums Chart. [3]
Two of the more notorious tracks from Your Cassette Pet are "Sexy Eiffel Towers" and "Louis Quatorze". "Sexy Eiffel Towers" included suggestive moaning and heavy breathing performed by then-14-year-old Lwin. "Louis Quatorze", which called attention to Lwin's young age, described a sexual assault at gun point. [4] Your Cassette Pet also included a cover of the 1940 Johnny Mercer/Rube Bloom pop hit "Fools Rush In".
In 1982, to capitalize on the success of the "I Want Candy" music video on MTV, and the I Want Candy album, [5] EMI released the LP record Original Recordings, containing all eight original tracks from Your Cassette Pet, plus eight additional tracks. Among them were their first single, "C·30 C·60 C·90 Go" (which holds the distinction of being the world's first-ever cassette single), [6] their second single, "W.O.R.K (N.O. Nah No! No! My Daddy Don't)", and their respective B-sides. An abridged version with 12 tracks was released for American audiences.
In 1993, EMI released Girl Bites Dog - Your Compact Disc Pet on CD. Girl Bites Dog contained all 16 tracks from Original Recordings, an extended version of "W.O.R.K (N.O. Nah No! No! My Daddy Don't)", and a cover of Roy Orbison's "Cast Iron Arm".
On 25 May 2018, Cherry Red Records released the three-disc set Your Box Set Pet (The Complete Recordings 1980–1984) . The third disc, subtitled Singles, B-Sides & Remixes contains Your Cassette Pet in its entirety (tracks 3–10) [7] except for a short piece of instrumental music in between "Sexy Eiffel Towers" and "Giant Sized Baby Thing", which is missing.
All tracks are written by David Barbarossa, Leigh Gorman, Malcolm McLaren and Matthew Ashman, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Louis Quatorze" | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Gold He Said" | 2:05 |
| 3. | "Uomo Sex Al Apache" | 3:11 |
| 4. | "I Want My Baby on Mars" | 2:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Sexy Eiffel Tower" | 2:25 | |
| 6. | "Giant Sized Baby Thing" | 2:21 | |
| 7. | "Fools Rush In" | Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom | 2:11 |
| 8. | "Radio G String" | 2:41 | |
| Total length: | 20:01 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "C·30 C·60 C·90 Go" | 2:54 | |
| 2. | "Louis Quatorze" | 2:36 | |
| 3. | "Gold He Said" | 2:04 | |
| 4. | "Mile High Club" | 3:50 | |
| 5. | "Fools Rush In" | Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom | 2:08 |
| 6. | "Radio G. String" | 2:50 | |
| 7. | "Uomo Sex Al Apache" | 3:08 | |
| 8. | "Theme A" | 1:53 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "W.O.R.K (N.O. Nah No! No! My Daddy Don't)" | 2:39 |
| 10. | "Sexy Eiffel Tower" | 2:22 |
| 11. | "I Want My Baby On Mars" | 2:21 |
| 12. | "Sun Sea and Piracy" (B-side of "C·30 C·60 C·90 Go") | 2:54 |
| 13. | "Giant Sized Baby Thing" | 2:22 |
| 14. | "C30, C60, C90 Anda" | 2:34 |
| 15. | "Bow Wow Wow" (Instrumental) | 1:17 |
| 16. | "Sex" | 2:39 |
| Total length: | 41:47 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bow Wow Wow" | 1:19 | |
| 2. | "Sex" | 2:46 | |
| 3. | "W.O.R.K (N.O. Nah No! No! My Daddy Don't)" | 2:39 | |
| 4. | "Louis Quatorze" | 2:38 | |
| 5. | "Gold He Said" | 2:04 | |
| 6. | "I Want My Baby on Mars" | 2:23 | |
| 7. | "Sexy Eiffel Towers" | 2:24 | |
| 8. | "Fools Rush In" | Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom | 2:10 |
| 9. | "Radio G String" | 2:41 | |
| 10. | "C·30 C·60 C·90 Go" | 3:01 | |
| 11. | "Sun Sea and Piracy" (B-side of "C·30 C·60 C·90 Go") | 2:54 | |
| 12. | "Uomo Sex Al Apache" | 3:11 | |
| 13. | "Giant Sized Baby Thing" | 2:22 | |
| 14. | "Mile High Club" | 4:02 | |
| 15. | "Cast Iron Arm" | Roy Orbison, Norman Petty, Jim Scott | 3:00 |
| 16. | "Theme A" | 1:58 | |
| 17. | "W.O.R.K (N.O. Nah No! No! My Daddy Don't)" (Extended Version) | 5:21 | |
| 18. | "C·30 C·60 C·90 Anda" (B-side of "W.O.R.K. (N.O. Nah No! No! My Daddy Don't)") | 3:01 | |
| Total length: | 50:09 | ||
Bow Wow Wow are an English new wave band, created by manager Malcolm McLaren in 1980. McLaren recruited members of Adam and the Ants to form the band with then 13-year-old Annabella Lwin on lead vocals. They released their debut EP Your Cassette Pet in 1980 and had their first UK top 10 hit with "Go Wild in the Country" in 1982. The band's music was characterized by a danceable new wave sound that drew on a Burundi beat provided by Dave Barbarossa on drums, as well as the subversive, suggestive, and sometimes exuberant lyrics sung and chanted by their teenage lead vocalist.
Chiefs of Relief were a British rock group with a unique electro-punk style, punctuated by the guitar work of vocalist Matthew Ashman, and also featuring drummer Paul Cook. The Chiefs fused rock with hip hop and electronic elements from the era but it was as a live outfit that they excelled.
Dirk Wears White Sox is the debut studio album by English new wave band Adam and the Ants. It was released on 30 November 1979 by record label Do It. It was the first number one album on the UK Independent Albums Chart when the chart debuted in Record Week in 1980.
Annabella Lwin is an English-Burmese singer, songwriter and record producer best known as the lead vocalist of Bow Wow Wow.
"Fools Rush In" (1940) is a popular song. The lyrics were written by Johnny Mercer with music by Rube Bloom.
"I Want Candy" is a song written and originally recorded by the Strangeloves in 1965 that reached No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is a famous example of a song that uses the Bo Diddley beat.
Leigh Gorman is an English rock musician, record producer, and composer, best known for his work as the bass player for Bow Wow Wow.
Matthew James Ashman was an English guitarist with Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow. He died in 1995 after lapsing into a coma due to diabetes, aged 35.
David Barbarossa is an English musician and author. As the drummer in both Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow, he was instrumental in creating the highly influential and innovative tribal drumming style that was popular among British and some American bands from 1979 to 1983.
Teenage Queen is an EP by new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released in 1982 by RCA Records. It was commissioned for advertising use by the Japanese cosmetic brand Perky Jean by Shiseido.
The Last of the Mohicans is an EP by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released in May 1982 by RCA Records. It was produced by Kenny Laguna of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts fame.
See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! is the debut studio album by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released in October 1981 by RCA Records.
I Want Candy is an overseas compilation album by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released in August 1982 by RCA Records. Side one of the album consists of all four tracks from Bow Wow Wow's EP The Last of the Mohicans, and the band's recent hit "Baby, Oh No"; these tracks were produced by Kenny Laguna of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts fame. Side two consists of four tracks from Bow Wow Wow's debut album See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!, and "El Boss Dicho", the B-side to the single "Go Wild in the Country".
Adam and the Ants were an English pop band that formed in London in 1977. The band existed in two versions, both fronted by Adam Ant, between 1977 and 1982. The first phase began when the band were founded in May 1977 and were called the Ants until November of that year. They later changed their style from punk rock to post-punk and new wave and released one album. The final line-up of this version consisted of Dave Barbarossa, Matthew Ashman, and Leigh Gorman—all of whom left the band in January 1980 at the suggestion of manager Malcolm McLaren to form Bow Wow Wow.
"Go Wild in the Country" is a single by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow from their album See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!. Released in January 1982 by RCA Records, it was their first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart.
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going is the second studio album by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released in 1983 by RCA Records. The album was produced by Mike Chapman. It is the final album featuring all four original members of the band.
"C·30 C·60 C·90 Go" is the debut single by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow. It was written by Malcolm McLaren, Matthew Ashman, Leigh Gorman and Dave Barbarossa. Originally only released on cassette, it was the world's first-ever cassette single.
Your Box Set Pet is a three-disc box set compilation album by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released on 25 May 2018 by Cherry Red Records.
Wild in the U.S.A. is a compilation album by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released solely on compact disc in 1998 by Cleopatra Records.
This is the discography of English new wave band Bow Wow Wow.