Tracklist
Someone's Looking At You | 4:22 |
Diamond Smiles | 3:49 |
Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero) | 4:34 |
Having My Picture Taken | 3:18 |
Sleep (Fingers' Lullaby) | 4:52 |
I Don't Like Mondays | 4:18 |
Nothing Happened Today | 3:18 |
Keep It Up | 3:39 |
Nice 'N' Neat | 2:50 |
When The Night Comes | 4:56 |
Credits (14)
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Arun Chakraverty Lacquer Cut By, Mastered By
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Wally Meyrowitz Booking
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John Martin Booking
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Lorne Miller Design
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Chuck Loyola Design
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Tony Platt Engineer
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Phay Taylor Lighting
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Fachtna O'Kelly Management
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Fin Costello Photography By
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Robert John Lange Producer
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Vicki Rose Public Relations
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Tony Brainsby Public Relations
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Tony "Beamy" Austin Technician
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Robbie McGrath Tour Manager
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Imacg
July 17, 2010andyman5
December 31, 2008
referencing The Fine Art Of Surfacing, LP, Album, ENROX 11
This album brings back memories of driving around in my friend's Cutlass Supreme in 79'.
It is probably Bob Geldof's shining moment in the sun musically. We all know what he went on to do on the humanitarian front. 'I Don't Like Mondays' (the hit on the record) is hardly the high point of this tightly written 80's alterno-pop affair. The ascerbic wit of 'Diamond Smiles' and the eeriness of 'Wind Chill Factor Minus Zero' and the paranoia of 'Someone's Looking At You' stand out in this post-punk celebration of the good, the bad and the frightening.
Though the music sounds dated the arrangements and creativity display the musical talents of The Rats and producers Phil Wainman and Robert John Lange. Apparently the Fine Art Of Surfacing is a reference to masturbation... but don't be fooled this is not some arty self-indulgence but more clearly is an astutely crafted pop gem.
It is probably Bob Geldof's shining moment in the sun musically. We all know what he went on to do on the humanitarian front. 'I Don't Like Mondays' (the hit on the record) is hardly the high point of this tightly written 80's alterno-pop affair. The ascerbic wit of 'Diamond Smiles' and the eeriness of 'Wind Chill Factor Minus Zero' and the paranoia of 'Someone's Looking At You' stand out in this post-punk celebration of the good, the bad and the frightening.
Though the music sounds dated the arrangements and creativity display the musical talents of The Rats and producers Phil Wainman and Robert John Lange. Apparently the Fine Art Of Surfacing is a reference to masturbation... but don't be fooled this is not some arty self-indulgence but more clearly is an astutely crafted pop gem.
LPrevolt
April 6, 2014A "real" Promo has a White label record with Demonstration not for Sale at the top of the Label.