At the Chelsea Nightclub

At the Chelsea Nightclub is The Members' first album, released in 1979.

At the Chelsea Nightclub
Studio album by
The Members
ReleasedApril 1979
RecordedJanuary 1979
StudioThe Town House, London; The Music Centre, Wembley
GenrePunk rock
Length42:04 (original)
73:47 (2005 reissue)
LabelVirgin
ProducerSteve Lillywhite
The Members chronology
At the Chelsea Nightclub
(1979)		 1980 - The Choice Is Yours
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Smash Hits7/10[2]

Reception

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
  1. "Electricity" (Jean-Marie Carroll)
  2. "Sally" (Gary Baker)
  3. "Soho-A-Go-Go" (Chris Payne, Nicky Tesco)
  4. "Don't Push" (Adrian Lillywhite, Nicky Tesco, Steve Morley)
  5. "Solitary Confinement" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
  6. "Frustrated, Bagshot" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
  7. "Stand Up and Spit" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
  8. "The Sound of the Suburbs" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
  9. "Phone-in Show" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
  10. "Love in a Lift" (Chris Payne, Nicky Tesco)
  11. "Chelsea Nightclub" (Jean-Marie Carroll) recorded at a cinema in Hammersmith, December 3, 1978

2005 CD bonus tracks
  1. "Fear on the Streets" (Streets compilation)
  2. "Solitary Confinement" (Stiff single version)
  3. "Rat up a Drainpipe" (Stiff single version)
  4. "The Sound of the Suburbs" (single version)
  5. "Handling the Big Jets"
  6. "Offshore Banking Business" - 7" single version (Jean-Marie Carroll) produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
  7. "Solitary Confinement" (Virgin single version)
  8. "Offshore Banking Business/Pennies in the Pound" (12" version)

Personnel
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
  1. Thompson. At the Chelsea Nightclub at AllMusic
  2. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (April 19 - May 2, 1979): 25.
  3. Red Starr (19 April 1979). "album". Smash Hits. No. 10.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.