''Panic'' is
Alexei Sayle
Alexei David Sayle (born 7 August 1952) is an English actor, author, stand-up comedian, television presenter and former recording artist. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. He was voted the 18th gre ...
's third album, released in 1985. This was his final album; he would later record some audiobooks in the late 1990s.
''Panic'' spawned the singles "
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
"Didn't You Kill My Brother?" is an episode of '' The Comic Strip Presents...'', a British television comedy. "Didn't You Kill My Brother" premiered on Channel 4 on Saturday 19 March 1988 at 10:50 p.m. CBS Records released the theme song, als ...
" and "Meanwhile". The former was later featured in
The Comic Strip Presents
The Comic Strip are a group of British comedians who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series ''The Comic Strip Presents...'', which was labelled as a pioneering example of the alternative comedy scene. The c ...
1988 film of the same name written by Sayle. "Didn't You Kill My Brother?" is also a phrase Sayle has used often in his works, such as in an episode of ''
The Young Ones''. A version of the song "Panic" appears in a second series episode of ''
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
''Alexei Sayle's Stuff'' is a British television comedy sketch show which ran on BBC2 for a total of 18 episodes over 3 series from 1988 to 1991.
Cast
Alexei Sayle's Stuff stars stand-up comedian Alexei Sayle, with a recurring cast including An ...
''.
A 12-inch acetate exists of a 7-minute extended version of ''Play That Funky Music Jewish Boy'',
[https://www.popsike.com/ALEXEI-SAYLE-PLAY-THAT-FUNKY-MUSIC-JEWISH-BOY-12-ACETATE/402385122827.html] which suggests that there was a third single planned from this album.
Track listing
Charts
Personnel
Performers
* Alexei Sayle - Vocals
*
Tessa Niles
Tessa Margaret Niles ( ''née'' Webb; born 27 January 1961 in Ilford, Essex) is an English singer, best known as a backing singer for a wide variety of contemporary artists. She began her professional singing career in 1979.
Early life and ca ...
- Backing vocals (on 1; 4); vocals on "Word Association"
* Tim Sanders - Tenor saxophone
* Simon Clarke - Alto saxophone
* Luke Tunney - Trumpet
*
Mark King - Bass on "Funky Music"
Production and photography
* Chaz Jankel - Production, guitar, bass, synth, piano, programming
* Philip Bagenal - Production
* Don Frazer - Production on "Do Dis Do Dat"
* Ian McTavish - Production on "Do Dis Do Dat"
* Eric Watson - Photography
References
External links
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1985 albums
Alexei Sayle albums
CBS Records albums
1980s comedy albums