The Mekons – The Quality Of Mercy Is Not Strnen (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl 2LP The Weight Of My Words

The Weight Of My Words

Kelcher found a photo of four hard-living West Coast miners from the 1940s staring straight at the camera

and once bass) and Meg White (drums and occasional vocals) - formed in 1997 in Detroit

The Fool On The Hill (2009 - Remaster)

and Tom Waits

The Mekons – The Quality Of Mercy Is Not Strnen (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl 2LP The Weight Of My WordsAfter two singles for Fast Product, Leeds art punk collective The Mekons signed with Virgin Records in 1979. The band would have to borrow gear from their mates Gang Of Four to record their major label debut. In classic Mekons style, the album's back cover featured a photo of Gang Of Four instead of themselves. As Simon Reynolds writes, "The Quality Of Mercy Is Not Strnen got a mixed reception at the time. Listening to it now, though, the first LP