- Format: CD
- Label: Plain
- Genre: Jazz
Bauhaus bassist David J's second solo outing, originally released in 1985, has folky and jazzy elements in direct counterpoint to the glammy goth thud of Bauhaus. Apparently spending time in the Jazz Butcher's band rubbed off. Outstanding songwriting is displayed on the 13 original tracks plus five bonus cuts.
Track listing: 1.Crocodile Tears And The Velvet Cosh 2. Too Clever By Half 3. The First Incision 3. Imitation Pearls 4. Light And Shade 5. Rene 6. Stop This City 7. Justine 8. The Ballad Of Cain 9. The Vandal And The Saint 10. Boats 11.Slip The Rope 12. Greener 13. A Day In The Life Of The One That Got Away (bonus track) 14. Small Death Of A Broken Doll (bonus track) 15. Frosted Glass (bonus track) 16. Heaven Knows Hell Can Wait (bonus track) 17. Penelope's Web (bonus track)