Review of the Katy Lied LP:
"OY VEY. These boys are really off-the-wall, so enjoy 'em before all the dough they're making straightens 'em out. It happens to the best of sickies, y'know." -Andy McKaie
from the "Citizen..." box set booklet's liner notes:
"We are truly sorry about the delay in collecting and editing this material. We know you've been desperate to front-load the retail racks in time for the Christmas crush.
Unfortunately, we are dependent on certain obsessive fans and demi-cultish publications for the old photos, reviews, ads, etc., that will make this a fun package.
After many hours of tiresome telephone conversations with these collectors, the big envelopes finally arrived, most often in rough condition and/or stained with suspicious substances. We than began the tedious selection process punctuated by frequent breaks to recuperate from the violent humiliation of seeing how we looked in 1971, '72, '75, '78 and '81. Just imagine how you might feel if photos of yourself from the seventies (big stoner grin, greasy hair down to your scrotum, wearing a psychedelic flower shirt, a cowhide vest, extra wide Britannia corduroy bell-bottoms over shapeless Acme engineer boots) were plastered all over the public square."
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re: outtakes
"one decent find was a somewhat lame experimental version of "Everyone's Gone To The Movies" that somehow survived storage in a damp, verminous locker for over 20 years. This might be added, not only for historical reasons, but also to give Flo & Eddie (who harmonized on the chorus) the proof they've always needed to back up their assertion that they worked with us in the "old days."
