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Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie was a late 1980s and early 1990s pop-rock band which hailed from Bathgate, near Edinburgh. The classic line-up was Martin Metcalfe as lead vocalist, John Duncan on guitar, Rona Scobie on keyboards, Fin Wilson on bass guitar, Derek Kelly on drums and most notably, Shirley Manson as a keyboard player and background vocalist. Other members included Callum Slythe (bass).

Contents 1 History 2 Recent work 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 4 External links

The band came to prominence in the late 1980s after releasing two independent label singles, and were eventually signed to Capitol Records. The group was featured in October 1987 issue of Scottish music, film and rock magazine Cut, and so joined Danny Wilson, Hue and Cry and Deacon Blue in getting national acclaim.

However after charting with their debut album release Good Deeds & Dirty Rags (UK number 26), Capitol records did not want to release their second 'proper' album Hammer & Tongs, even after the album campaign had been launched with lead off singles (actually released on EMI's Parlophone imprint). Thankfully the band managed to acquire a deal with Radioactive Records in order to release this album.

Wilson, Kelly, Metcalfe and Manson formed Angelfish in 1993 in order to fulfill a contractual obligation to Radioactive Records. While Manson went off to perform with Garbage, Metcalfe, Kelly & Wilson continued to play intermittently throughout the 90's under names such as The Filthy Tongues and Fishhead.

A survey of Scottish music fans for Scottish listings magazine The List ranked Goodbye Mr Mackenzie as the 31st best Scottish band, possibly not the greatest tribute to a much underrated act.

'Big' John Duncan, besides being a former member of The Exploited and Blood Uncles, performed as a guitarist at a number of Nirvana's later gigs. He appeared as Derek Clapton (sic) in the Channel 4 comedy-drama The Young Persons Guide to Becoming a Rock Star and in the movie "American Cousins" as a Glesca Heavy.

Derek Kelly, Fin Wilson and Martin Metcalfe formed a new band, Isa & the Filthy Tongues with American singer Stacey Chavis. They were named as the best unsigned band by Rob da Bank on BBC Radio 1 in April 2005, by Karmadownload.com and won best new band on Radio Scotland 3 weeks in a row. Their debut album "Addiction" was released on May 1, 2006 on Circular Records.

UK Albums

• Good Deeds & Dirty Rags (Capitol) - Original vinyl copies with an additional 12" single
• Fish Heads & Tails (Capitol) - Compilation
• Hammer & Tongs (Radioactive)
• Live (On The Day Of Storms)(Blokshok)
• Five (Blokshok)
• Jezebel (Blokshok)
• Good Deeds & Dirty Rags (Razor & Tie)
• The Glory Hole (Blokshok)

US Albums

• Good Deeds & Dirty Rags (Capitol) - Different tracks
• Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - Compilation featuring tracks from 'Good Deeds & Dirty Rags' and 'Hammer & Tongs

Recent Releases

A double live album release on River Records was released in early 2006 and a re-release of Hammer & Tongs on Cherry Red Records at the same time.

• The River Sessions (River Records RIVERCD054)

Features live tracks from Calton Studios in Edinburgh from 1991, Glasgow Big Day in 1990 & remastered tracks from the show at Glasgow Barrowlands that originally appeared on 'Live: On The Day of Storms'

• Hammer & Tongs (Cherry Red CDM RED 293)

With four additional tracks that appeared originally on the 'Now We are Married' single

	Year	Title	UK Chart Position	Label
Oct	1986	"The Rattler"		Precious Organisation
Oct	1987	"Face To Face"		Claude
Aug	1988	"Goodbye Mr Mackenzie"	#62	Capitol
Nov	1988	"Open Your Arms"	#92	Capitol
Mar	1989	"The Rattler"	#37	Capitol
Jul	1989	"Goodwill City"/"I'm Sick Of You"	#49	Capitol
Mar	1990	"Love Child"	#52	Parlophone
Jul	1990	"Blacker Than Black"	#61	Parlophone
Feb	1991	"Now We Are Married"	#80	Radioactive
	1993	"Hard" (EP)		Blokshok
	1993	"Goodwill City" (Live)		Blokshok
	1995	"The Way I Walk" (EP)		Blokshok

• Official Website
• Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie at MusicBrainz