Drums: Andrew "Karzi" Laing
Bass: Dickie "Dogman" C.
Guitar: Richie "Carbuncle" Hammond
Guitar/Vocals: Frankie Norman Warsaw Stubbs

Recorded at Beaumont St. Studio 12-14th July. Engineered by Pete the positive one, mixed on the 27th July.

"Cherry Knowle" is Leatherface's rawest album. The production is pretty abrasive sounding, for both the instruments and the vocals. The songwriting is much more straightforward punk/hardcore than their other records. None of this makes "Cherry Knowle" a BAD album; I like it a lot even though I think it generally lacks the depth of "Minx", or the punch of "Mush". If you like Leatherface's harder-edged songs, you should check out "Cherry Knowle" if you haven't already. "Cherry Knowle", by the way, is the name of an old lunatic asylum in or around Sunderland, presumably having something to do with the scary cover photo.

Click on the song title for lyrics, if we've typed them up...

1. Colorado Joe/Leningrad Vlad This one was reissued on "Discography, Part 2" in it's original mix AND there's a live version from the "Win Some, Lose Some" 7" which was ALSO reissued on "Discography, Part 2". Whew.
2. Animal Day
3. This Land
4. Ghetto This is actually a cover of "In the Ghetto", a song that Elvis did in his shiny jumpsuit years. The original was overwrought, condescending and incredibly funny (imagine Elvis singing "take a look at you and me, are we too blind to see, or do we simply turn our heads and look the other way while the world turns?" to a rapt audience of casinogoing matrons in Las Vegas); Leatherface manage to pull off an excellent version. If it's a little slow and mellow compared to most of "Cherry Knowle", just remember: this song was written for the fat (ie. slow and mellow) Elvis. Anyhow, it also turns up on "Fill Your Boots".
5. Discipline The "Win Some, Lose Some" 7" has a live version of this.
6. Postwar Product of a Fat Man's Wallet This was also reissued on "Discography, Part 2", again in original mix form.
7. Cabbage Case This song was redone on the "Do the Right Thing" EP.
8. Right Reverend
9. Alright Jack I think "We're alright, Jack" is some kind of British expression. The song seems to be about self-serving politicians, but I might be missing a whole level of meaning. Damn.
10. Sublime
11. Smile (You're in a Free and Pleasant Land) I'm pretty certain that (again) this is a reference to some sort of British catchphrase or political slogan.
12. Ghoulash The first of two Leatherface instrumentals. The other one ("Leatherface") is on "Fill Your Boots".
13. Heaven Yup. This is a cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door." They do it slow, they do it fast, at the end Frankie Stubbs doesn't even bother trying to sing the words, and it's great. This reminds me of what Stiv Bators says before they do "Ain't it Fun" on "Night of the Living Dead Boys": "This is the song that shows versatility in my voice. It says that in Rolling Stone."