Album UK 1981 on Mute label
Electronic and Rock (New Wave, Electro, Synth-pop)
Recorded and Mixed during Summer '81 at Blackwing Studios, All Hallows Church, London. Distributed by Rough Trade and Spartan. All titles Sonet Publishing © ℗ Mute Records. The title of track 7 is "King of Flies" on the B-side label. Track numbers appear sequentially across both sides. No track durations on sleeve. Timed by stopwatch. Stamper/metalwork by Musitech, High Wycombe.
![]() | Fad Gadget voc, syn, 1956-2002 GB percussion, recorded by, synthesizer, vocals, saxophone, flute, sequenced by, woodwind, chinese shawm, written by, album by |
![]() | Peter Balmer , GB bass guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals, written by |
![]() | Nick Cash dr, drums, percussion, steel drums, jew's harp, accordion, vocals, written by |
![]() | John Fryer key, *1958 GB percussion, recorded by, voice |
![]() | David Simmonds key, GB piano, synthesizer, voice, written by |
![]() | Anne Clift vocals |
![]() | Barbara Frost , GB vocals, design, back cover design, written by |
![]() | Daniel Miller perc, *1951 GB sequenced by |
![]() | Robert Gotobed , drums, written by |
![]() | Eric Radcliffe , GB guitar |
Jill Tipping design, back cover design |
Roger Watt design, front cover design |
Anton Corbijn photography by, cover photograph |
Eric Radcliffe recorded by |
No | ![]() |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Blind Eyes | Fad Gadget | Peter Balmer | 4:56 |
2 | ![]() | Swallow It | Fad Gadget | David Simmonds, Peter Balmer | 5:35 |
3 | ![]() | Saturday Night Special | Fad Gadget | Barbara Frost | 6:29 |
4 | ![]() | Incontinent | Fad Gadget | 3:24 | |
5 | ![]() | Manual Dexterity | Fad Gadget | Robert Gotobed | 3:31 |
6 | ![]() | Innocent Bystander | Fad Gadget | 6:28 | |
7 | ![]() | King Of The Flies | Fad Gadget | Nick Cash, Peter Balmer | 4:22 |
8 | ![]() | Diminished Responsibility | Fad Gadget | Nick Cash, Peter Balmer | 5:55 |
9 | Plain Clothes | Fad Gadget | 4:40 |
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