Desperate Character is the first solo album of British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, released in The album was re-released in March as Kirsty MacColl, with three tracks replaced with other nelabarmellkirikus.xyzinfo album has been remastered and received a CD release for the first time on 8 October on the Union Square Music label and features the original twelve track listing.

'Desperate Character,' Kirsty MacColl's debut LP, finally sees the light of disc. This long-overdue reissue doesn't have much for extras -- except a lyric sheet, and a nice liner-note essay from Patrick Humphries, who reviewed the album in 'Melody Maker' upon its original release -- but I'd say the remastered sound is a huge improvement over the bootleg mp3s I've listened to in the past /5(9).

08 Days ( – ) CD 2 () Hard To Believe. 11 Kirsty MacColl ( LP) 09 Desperate Character (original LP) 09 Desperate Character (CD Reissue) 08 There’s A Guy (Single) 08 From Croydon To Cuba – An Anthology 08 All I Ever Wanted – The Anthology. Hardest Word. 13 Electric Landlady (original LP) 12 Electric Landlady (original CD).

Kirsty was the nearest thing we ever got to a female Ray Davies, wonderful tunes with a biting wit. All we need now is the re-release of Desperate Character on CD (the neglected 1st album), plus the remainder of the elusive B sides and we will have it all. Check out the re-release of Titanic Days as well/5(29).

'Desperate Character,' Kirsty MacColl's debut LP, finally sees the light of disc. This long-overdue reissue doesn't have much for extras -- except a lyric sheet, and a nice liner-note essay from Patrick Humphries, who reviewed the album in 'Melody Maker' upon its original release -- but I'd say the remastered sound is a huge improvement /5(30).

Desperate Character MACCOLL. out of 5 stars Audio CD. $ It's hard to believe this album is almost 20 years old, because it sounds as fresh today as it did in There will be no more new Kirsty Maccoll CD's, but "Electric Landlady" will let the beauty and talent of /5(26).

Written-By – Kirsty MacColl, Lu* A6: Until The Night Written By – D. Johnstone Written-By – Kirsty MacColl: B1: Falling For Faces Written-By – Kirsty MacColl, Lu* B2: Just One Look Written-By – Doris Payne, Gregory Carroll: B3: The Real Ripper Written-By – Kirsty MacColl, Lu* B4: Hard To Believe Written-By – Kirsty MacColl: B5: He /5(17).

Desperate Character () Salvo SALVOCD58 (CD) 8 October Kirsty MacColl Polydor SPELP95 Charisma (US) March Note: the ‘Kirsty MacColl’ edition was part reissue, part compilation containing as it does three songs from the scrapped second album, replacing three songs from the original.