| My Nation Underground | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1988 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 39:36 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Ron Fair | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Great Rock Discography | 8/10[3] |
| MusicHound | 3.5/5[4] |
| NME | 7/10[5] |
| Record Collector | [6] |
| Record Mirror | 4/5[7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [8] |
| Select | 1/5[9] |
My Nation Underground is the fourth solo album by Julian Cope. It produced three singles including "Charlotte Anne" (which reached number 35 in the UK charts in September 1988 and was also Cope's only song to reach any position on the US charts).
The album's music is an extension of the more commercial side of Cope's songwriting, following on from the relative commercial and organisational success of its predecessor Saint Julian. However, Cope himself has all but disowned My Nation Underground, considering it an artistic mis-step which failed to produce the music which he wanted (although he has also accepted responsibility for the failure). Critical consensus on the album generally supports this view.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "My Nation Underground". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Cope, Julian". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Julian Cope". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 335. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Julian Cope/The Teardrop Explodes". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 271. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ^ Romney, Jonathan (22 October 1988). "No Laughing Martyr". NME. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Peacock, Tim (28 March 2018). "Saint Julian, My Nation Undergound, Peggy Suicide, Jehovahkill". Record Collector. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Culp, Nancy (15 October 1988). "Julian Cope: My Nation Underground". Record Mirror. Vol. 35, no. 42. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Considine, J. D. (1992). "Julian Cope". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. pp. 161. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
- ^ Griffiths, Nick (September 1991). "Julian Cope: My Nation Underground". Select. No. 15. p. 81. Retrieved 22 August 2024.