Kid Creole & Coconuts

Love "Endicott".

All of the early records (Fresh Fruit, Tropical Gangsters, Doppelganger) were IMHO great records. Then there were a few spotty releases followed by Kiss Me, To Travel Sideways, and Too Cool to Conga all of which I like a lot (tho they all took some time to register). As noted above, I really like the new one.

There are a bunch of really good hits CDs and the latest live CD (don't know the title, but, for ID purposes, the first track is a cover of "Oh! What a Night" and the last track is "It's Automatic") is IMO great!

Marty

Did someone mention Stool Pidgeon ?

I used to see them in NYC at the Ritz in their prime. They played the Stone Pony too. My buddy Gary known as Jr. Smoots in a local reggae band called the Disturbers was friends with the guitar player whose style was a perfect fit for the band. The women bass player was incredible for her rock solid riffs. The Coconuts were beautiful and added the sex appeal the crowd loved. Of course my favorite was Coti Mudi (sic), the perfect foil to Kids coolness. I have what I believe to be Mudi's only solo album on vinyl and it is a prized procession. I consider Fresh Fruit to be one of my top ten albums of all time and the fact that its an opera makes it all the more fun. If you haven't heard it your in for a treat.

I would have loved to have seen them in NYC but never did :-(
I can't understand how they managed to pay for all their performers?....the Coconuts, a brass section as well as a percussion and rhythm section?

You'd have to play to an audience of thousands every time....or go bust?
Maybe everyone just plays for 'love'?