At the Chelsea Nightclub
Appearance
At the Chelsea Nightclub | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 1979 | |||
Recorded | January 1979 | |||
Studio | The Town House, London; The Music Centre, Wembley | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 42:04 (original) 73:47 (2005 reissue) | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Steve Lillywhite | |||
The Members chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Smash Hits | 7/10[2] |
At the Chelsea Nightclub is The Members' first album, released in 1979.
Reception
[edit]Smash Hits said, "the Members are supposed to be one of the hottest post-punk rock bands around, but I have my doubts. They're disposable pop rather than committed rock, though their cocky soccer-crowd style has some good clever touches.[3] AllMusic called it, "the only Members album worth owning".[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Electricity" (Jean-Marie Carroll)
- "Sally" (Gary Baker)
- "Soho-A-Go-Go" (Chris Payne, Nicky Tesco)
- "Don't Push" (Adrian Lillywhite, Nicky Tesco, Steve Morley)
- "Solitary Confinement" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
- "Frustrated, Bagshot" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
- "Stand Up and Spit" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
- "The Sound of the Suburbs" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
- "Phone-in Show" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
- "Love in a Lift" (Chris Payne, Nicky Tesco)
- "Chelsea Nightclub" (Jean-Marie Carroll) recorded at a cinema in Hammersmith, December 3, 1978
2005 CD bonus tracks
[edit]- "Fear on the Streets" (Streets compilation)
- "Solitary Confinement" (Stiff single version)
- "Rat up a Drainpipe" (Stiff single version)
- "The Sound of the Suburbs" (single version)
- "Handling the Big Jets"
- "Offshore Banking Business" - 7" single version (Jean-Marie Carroll) produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
- "Solitary Confinement" (Virgin single version)
- "Offshore Banking Business/Pennies in the Pound" (12" version)
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
- Steve "Rudi" Thompson - saxophone
- Technical
- Alan Perkins, Paul "Groucho" Smykle (track: B2), Pete Wandless - engineer
- Malcolm Garrett - artwork
References
[edit]- ^ a b Thompson. At the Chelsea Nightclub at AllMusic
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (April 19 - May 2, 1979): 25.
- ^ Red Starr (19 April 1979). "album". Smash Hits. No. 10.