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Listen (A Flock of Seagulls album)

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Released
  
May 1983

Length
  
42:02

Release date
  
May 1983

Genres
  
New wave, Space rock

Recorded
  
1982–1983

Artist
  
A Flock Of Seagulls

Label
  
Jive Records

Producers
  
Mike Howlett, Bill Nelson

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Listen (1983)
  
The Story of a Young Heart (1984)

Similar
  
A Flock Of Seagulls albums, New wave albums

Listen was the second album release by the UK new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, released in 1983. It teamed the musical group with record producer Mike Howlett again, except on the single release "(It's Not Me) Talking" which was produced by Bill Nelson. The record included the UK Top 10 hit "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)". Other singles released from the album include "Nightmares" and "Transfer Affection". The person's face on its sleeve cover is that of the band's drummer, Ali Score.

Contents

01 wishing if i had a photograph


Re-issues

Listen has been re-issued with varying track listings on at least three separate occasions. The original 1983 release, the 1992 CD Beehive label release, 2004 Superfecta Recordings release and the 2010 Cherry Red release.

The cassette version and the 1992 CD version (on the Beehive label) have the original LP tracks in a slightly different order, with the additional tracks "Rosenmontag", "Quicksand", and "The Last Flight of Yuri Gagarin" interspersed (although the track listing for the CD edition, printed on the inserts and the disc itself, incorrectly follows the LP track listing above rather than reflecting the disc's actual contents).

The 2004 CD version has the ten LP tracks in the order, followed by the three additional tracks "Committed", "Quicksand", and a live rendition of their hit "I Ran (So Far Away)". "(It's Not Me) Talking" was released in 1981, two years before Listen was released on Bill Nelson's Cocteau label. The version of the song used on Listen is a re-recorded version; as a consequence, the Cocteau version has yet to see a CD release.

The 2010 Cherry Red release has the ten LP tracks in the order, followed the b-sides "Committed", "Quicksand" and "Tanglimara" and the remixes of "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" and "Nightmares".

Track listing

All tracks written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds.

Original LP

  1. "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" – 5:30
  2. "Nightmares" – 4:39
  3. "Transfer Affection" – 5:21
  4. "What Am I Supposed to Do" – 4:13
  5. "Electrics" – 3:36
  6. "The Traveller" – 3:27
  7. "2:30" – 1:00
  8. "Over the Border" – 5:04
  9. "The Fall" – 4:29
  10. "(It's Not Me) Talking" – 5:00
CD reissue bonus tracks (2004, Superfecta Recordings SR009)
  1. "Committed (Extended Version)" – 5:33
  2. "Quicksand" – 4:41
  3. "I Ran (Recorded Live In Concert, London, 1983)" – 5:14
CD reissue bonus tracks (2010, Cherry Red CR POP 52)
  1. "Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) (Extended Version)" – 9:36
  2. "Committed" – 5:37
  3. "Nightmares (12" Version)" – 5:05
  4. "Quicksand" – 4:43
  5. "Tanglimara" – 4:30

1992 CD re-issue

  • Beehive Trading Ltd. BEECD 8
    1. "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" – 5:31
    2. "Nightmares" – 4:37
    3. "Transfer Affection" – 5:21
    4. "What Am I Supposed to Do" – 4:13
    5. "The Fall" – 4:30
    6. "Rosenmontag" – 4:03
    7. "Electrics" – 3:33
    8. "The Traveller" – 3:26
    9. "2:30" – 0:59
    10. "Over the Border" – 5:04
    11. "(It's Not Me) Talking" – 5:00
    12. "Quicksand" – 4:44
    13. "The Last Flight Of Yuri Gagarin" – 6:06

    Personnel

    A Flock of Seagulls
  • Mike Score – lead vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Paul Reynolds – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Frank Maudsley – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ali Score – drums
    • Production
  • Mike Howlett - producer (1-9)
  • Bill Nelson - producer (10)
  • Dave Hutchins - engineer, recorded by

    • Songs

    1Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)5:31
    2Nightmares4:37
    3Transfer Affection5:21

    References

    Listen (A Flock of Seagulls album) Wikipedia
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