Description
disc one (RE-MASTERED album)
Artist
The band formed in 1981 in Middleton, six miles north of Manchester. Before this, Mark had been in the Clichés while Reg and Dave were in Years. Dave was in a school band called Sen. The three started without a drummer and got the attention of the legendary Radio 1 DJ John Peel. Their first single, "In Shreds" on CBS, made number 42 on John Peel's Festive Fifty in 1982. They originally signed with CBS, but they disagreed with how they should sound. CBS dropped them after the one single, despite encouraging sales. They soon signed with Statik. However, Statik was distributed by Virgin, so they couldn't qualify for the independent charts and were thus overlooked by the music press.
The debut album, "Script of the Bridge", was recorded in Rochdale during a six-week period. The band was really pissed when they found out about the reduced version which was released by MCA in the US. They then became unhappy with Statik and tried to get away from them, but were bound by contractual obligations. After their second album, "What Does Anything Mean? Basically", they signed with Geffen. While signed to Geffen, the band released what was to be their last album together for fifteen years, "Strange Times" as the band literally fell apart, acrimoniously, with grief after the 1987 sudden death of band manager Tony Fletcher.
The dawning of a new millenium saw an ending to the 'hostilities' as the band buried hatchets, kissed and made friends once more, culminating in a reforming of the group, and a new 'unplugged' album entitled 'Strip' -- with live albums following beyond.
Tracks
1-1
Silence, Sea And Sky
01:59
1-2
Perfume Garden
04:35
1-3
Intrigue In Tangiers
05:16
1-4
Return Of The Roughnecks
03:27
1-5
Singing Rule Britannia (While The Walls Close In)
04:18
1-6
On The Beach
04:11
1-7
Looking Inwardly
04:28
1-8
One Flesh
04:30
1-9
Home Is Where The Heart Is
04:54
1-10
P.S. Goodbye
04:03
1-11
In Shreds
04:10
1-12
Nostalgia
05:26
2-1
Intrigue In Tangiers
04:44
2-2
Return Of The Roughnecks
03:38
2-3
Singing Rule Britannia (While The Walls Close In)
04:40
2-4
Perfume Garden
03:55
2-5
On The Beach
03:45
2-6
One Flesh
04:31
2-7
Home Is Where The Heart Is
04:36
2-8
Looking Inwardly
04:02
2-9
P.S. Goodbye
04:27
Releases
Formats
Cassette, Vinyl, CD
Labels
Victoria, Statik Records, Megadisc, Dead Dead Good, Blue Apple Music
Countries
France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Europe, Hong Kong
years
1985, 1986, 1995, 2009, 2016, 2018
Members
Martin Jackson,Kwasi Asante,Mark Burgess,John Lever,Reg Smithies,Dave Fielding,
Brian Schofield