Duck Rock

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Duck Rock
Studio album by
Malcolm McLaren
Released27 May 1983 [1]
Recorded1982
GenreWorld music, hip hop, novelty
Length43:36
LabelCharisma, Island, Atco, Atlantic
ProducerTrevor Horn, Malcolm McLaren
Malcolm McLaren chronology
Duck Rock
(1983) 		Fans
(1985)
Singles from Duck Rock
  1. "Buffalo Gals"
    Released: 19 November 1982 [2]
  2. "Soweto"
    Released: 21 February 1983 [3]
  3. "Double Dutch"
    Released: 24 June 1983 [4]
  4. "Duck for the Oyster"
    Released: December 1983

Duck Rock is an album released by British

Dondi White and Nick Egan, with the illustration by Keith Haring
.

Guest musicians featured on this album include

World's Famous Supreme Team radio show appear between songs, which made the album one of the earliest recordings on which members of the Nation of Gods and Earths
appear.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
RapReviews8/10[6]
The Village VoiceB+[7]

In a contemporary review of the album,

Gallo Music, but Horn and McLaren retained their songwriting credits.[8]

Duck Rock was ranked at number nine among the "Albums of the Year" for 1983 by NME.[9] The album garnered accolades from other publications in the years following its release. William Ruhlmann of AllMusic retrospectively reviewed it as "an amazingly eclectic collection of world music mixed with urban hip-hop".[5] In 2013, NME ranked Duck Rock at number 298 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[10] In 2018, Pitchfork ranked Duck Rock at number 200 on its list of the 200 best albums of the 1980s.[11] The album also received BBC Two's Critical Music label.[12]




Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Obatala"Horn, McLaren4:17
2."Buffalo Gals"Dudley, Horn, McLaren4:22
3."Double Dutch"Horn, McLaren5:53
4."Merengue"Horn, McLaren3:52
5."Punk It Up"Horn, McLaren4:11
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Legba"Horn, McLaren4:03
7."Jive My Baby"Horn, McLaren5:35
8."Song for Chango"Horn, McLaren2:49
9."Soweto"Horn, McLaren3:53
10."World's Famous"Dudley, McLaren1:41
11."Duck for the Oyster"Horn, McLaren2:57

More tracks

  1. "Buffalo Gals – Special Stereo Scratch Mix" (Horn, Dudley, McLaren)
  2. "Zulus on a Time Bomb" (Horn, McLaren)
  3. "She's Looking Like a Hobo" (Horn, McLaren)
  4. "Double Dutch – New Dance Mix" (Horn, McLaren)
  5. "Roly Poly" (Horn, McLaren)
  6. "D'ya Like Scratchin'? – with the Red River Gals" (Horn, Dudley, McLaren)
  7. "World's Famous – Radio ID" (Horn, Dudley, McLaren)
  8. "Buffalo Gals (Trad. Square)" (Horn, McLaren)
  9. "Hobo Scratch" (Horn, McLaren)
  10. "Hobo Scratch (Long Edit.)" (Horn, McLaren)
  11. "D'ya Like Scratchin'? - Special Version" (Horn, Dudley, McLaren)
  12. "Collaguas" (Horn, McLaren)
  13. "Hobo Scratch (She's looking like a Hobo)" (Horn, McLaren)
  14. "Radio Show (D'Ya Like Scratchin')" (Horn, Dudley, McLaren)

Personnel

Dream team
  • Malcolm McLaren – figure caller, singer (known as Talcy Malcy)
  • Sedivine the Mastermind – DJ, rapper (known as Divine, Se')
  • Just Allah the Superstar – DJ, rapper (known as Justice, JazzyJust)


Production team
  • Trevor Horn – producer, beats, mixing - (Art of Noise)
  • Anne Dudley – arranger, keyboards, string arrangements - (Art of Noise)
  • Gary Langan – Jew's harp, engineer - (Art of Noise)
  • J.J. Jeczalik
    – synthesizer - (Art of Noise)


Musicians
  • David Birch – guitar
  • Thomas Dolby – keyboards
  • Luís Jardim – percussion
  • Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens — vocals, uncredited[13]
  • Boyoyo Boys — musicians, uncredited[13]
  • The Roan Mountain Hilltoppers - musicians, uncredited
  • The Mclarenettes - background singers
  • The Ebbonettes - background singers
  • additional musicians uncredited - bass guitar, backing vocals


Technical
  • Keith Haring – illustration
  • Dondi White
    – graffiti
  • Nick Egan – cover design
  • Ron West – created Ghetto Blaster for Album Cover design
  • Mastered At – The Town House


Record companies
  • The Fanmous Charisma Label
  • Virgin
  • Island records


Fashion designer
  • Vivienne Westwood
  • Malcolm Mclaren


Fashion stores
  • Nostalgia of Mud
  • World's End


Fashion collections
  • Punkature (Buffalo, Hobo)


Dedication
  • Dedicated to Harry K. McLintock, better known as "Haywire Mac"

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "BPI certifications".
  2. ^ "BPI certifications".
  3. ^ "Malcolm McLaren singles".
  4. ^ "News". Record Mirror: 6. 18 June 1983. Retrieved 15 December 2020 – via flickr.com.
  5. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Duck Rock – Malcolm McLaren". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  6. ^ Book, John (23 November 2004). "Malcolm McLaren :: Duck Rock :: Island Records". RapReviews. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  7. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (30 August 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  8. ^ Jackson, Leon. "The Boyoyo Boys". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  9. ^ "NME's best albums and tracks of 1983". NME. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  10. ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time: 300–201". NME. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  11. ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. 10 September 2018. p. 1. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  12. ^ "BBC - Music - FAQs". Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  13. ^
    ISBN 978-0393240627
    . Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  14. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  15. GfK Entertainment Charts
    . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Charts.nz – Malcolm McLaren – Duck Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  18. Recorded Music New Zealand
    . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Malcolm McLaren – Duck Rock". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

External links

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