1980 - The Choice Is Yours
1980 - The Choice Is Yours | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1980 | |||
Studio | Farmyard Studios, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Label | Virgin[1] | |||
Producer | Rupert Hine | |||
The Members chronology | ||||
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Smash Hits | 7½/10[2] |
1980 - The Choice Is Yours is the second album by the British punk rock band The Members, released in 1980.[3][4]
Track listing
[edit]- "The Ayatollah Harmony" (Nigel Bennett)
- "Goodbye to the Job" (Nick Tesco, Jean-Marie Carroll)
- "Physical Love" (Nicky Tesco, Chris Payne)
- "Romance" (Jean-Marie Carroll)
- "Brian Was" (Jean-Marie Carroll)
- "Flying Again" (Chris Payne)
- "Normal People" (Nick Tesco, Jean-Marie Carroll)
- "Police Car" (Larry Wallis)
- "Clean Men" (Nick Tesco, Jean-Marie Carroll)
- "Muzak Machine" (Chris Payne)
- "Gang War" (Nick Tesco, Jean-Marie Carroll)
(2005 CD Bonus Track)
- "GLC" (Adrian Lillywhite, Gary Baker, Nicky Tesco, Steve Morley)
- "Killing Time" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
- "Ballad of John & Martin" (Chris Payne, Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
- "Disco Oui Oui" (The Members)
- "Love in a Lift" - soul version (Chris Payne, Nicky Tesco)
- "Rat up a Drainpipe" - new version (Chris Payne)
Personnel
[edit]- The Members
- Nicky Tesco - lead vocals
- Nigel Bennett - lead guitar, vocals
- Jean-Marie Carroll - guitar, vocals
- Chris Payne - bass, vocals
- Adrian Lillywhite - drums, percussion
with:
- Joe Jackson - piano
- Rupert Hine - keyboards
- Albie Donnelly - saxophone
- Rico Rodriguez - trombone
- Dick Cuthell - flugelhorn
- Technical
- John Brand - engineer
- Keith Breeden, Malcolm Garrett - sleeve
References
[edit]- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Members". trouserpress.com.
- ^ Hepworth, David. "The Members: 1980 – The Choice Is Yours". Smash Hits (May 1–14, 1980): 29.
- ^ Gimarc, George (15 October 1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312169688 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Members, a Biography". www.themembers.co.uk.