1989 Original With Gold Promo Stamp On Back Cover. “Asking A Mekons Fan To Select A Favorite Mekons Record Is Crazy -- There Isn't One; There Are Many. But, If The Situation Were Such That A Choice Had To Be Made, This Might Be The Record. Loud, Unruly Guitars, Pissed-Off Vocals -- The Mekons Have Made An Unregenerate, Unapologetic Punk Rock Record. This Is A Dark Record, One That Comfortably Negotiates The Dark Recesses Of Rock & Roll. They Rip The Messianic Aspirations Of U2's Bono ("Blow Your Tuneless Trumpet"), Sing A Tale Of Substance Abuse That Is Both Cautionary And Parodic ("Cocaine Lil"), All The While Cranking Up A Sonic Tar Pit Of Guitar Noise. Bands This Far On In A Career, Generally Speaking, Don't Make Records This Good. But The Mekons Rock 'N' Roll Is One Of Those Cathartic Records That Only Righteously Indignant, Justifiably Pissed-Off, Grizzled Veterans Could Make. Sadly, And Perhaps Unsurprisingly, It Sold Next To Nothing And Precipitated The Band's Departure From A&M, Who Didn't Want To Release Another Record Like This One.” – John Dougan