Banking, Violence and the Inner Life Today
album by McCarthy
Banking, Violence and the Inner Life Today was the third and final album by the band McCarthy. It was released in August 1990.
Track listing
"I'm on the Side of Mankind as Much as the Next Man" – 4:19
"And Tomorrow the Stock Exchange Will Be the Human Race" – 5:33
"Now Is the Time for an Iron Hand" – 4:27
"The Drinking Song of the Merchant Bankers" – 5:55
"Write to Your MP Today" – 3:53
"Use a Bank I'd Rather Die" – 4:27
"I Worked Myself Up from Nothing" – 3:40
"The Well-Fed Point of View" – 3:07
"Get a Knife Between Your Teeth" – 3:05
"Take the Shortest Way with the Men of Violence" – 4:39
"You'll Have to Put an End to Them" – 2:23
Re-releases
In 1999, the album was re-released on CD with I Am a Wallet.
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