Harry, Debbie - KooKoo

RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON CHRYSALIS 1981

Chrysalis CHR 1347 made in Scandinavia with lyric inner sleeve.

Vinyl NM. Cover VG+.

Coupling Debbie Harry and partner Chris Stein with Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards sure seems like a good idea. Add H.R. Giger's stunning cover art and KooKoo should have been a winner. Too bad everyone forgot to bring the songs. Harry's stern delivery over the funky backing winds up sounding forced, with lyrics that are clumsy and limited. "Inner City Spillover" starts off promising enough, but its metaphor of bricks in the city that fall on people's heads and end up paving serene suburban Maine roads hangs around four minutes too long. 

Tracklist

 Side A                                           
01       Jump Jump                                           
02       The Jam Was Moving                                           
03       Chrome                                           
04       Surrender                                           
05       Inner City Spillover                                           

Side B                                           
06       Backfired                                           
07       Now I Know You Know                                           
08       Under Arrest                                           
09       Military Rap                                           
10       Oasis