MALCOLM McLAREN: Swamp Thing (Charisma)
I’d like to see Malcolm talk his way out of this one. Snatches of The Trogg’s “Wild Thing”, Billy Joel’s “Just The Way You Are”, a Jane Fonda-type work-out, rapped versions of Bow Wow Wow’s “Sexy Eiffel Towers”, and “Baby On Mars” interspersed with chunks of “Soweto” and “Buffalo Gals”. And it’s all mega-mixed together with hip hop rhythms, ethnic beats and Malcolm’s inimitable sense of humour. Trick or treat? Both actually. (9 out of 10)