Released 1982 Artist The Nightingales Producer Richard Strange Genre Post-punk | Pigs on Purpose
(1982) Hysterics
(1983) Release date 1982 Label Cherry Red Records | |
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Recorded 6–8 September 1982 in Outlaw Studios, Birmingham Length 40:37 (original UK release
59:26 (2004 re-release) People also search for Hysterics, Out of True | ||
Pigs on Purpose is the first studio album released by British post-punk band The Nightingales. It was released in 1982 through the Cherry Red record label and was distributed by Pinnacle. The album reached #15 in the UK Indie Chart.
Contents
James Robert wrote that the album was "a summation of their live set", but "let down by a flat production that didn't do justice to the duelling guitar thrust".
Track listing
- Blood For Dirt - 2:59
- Start From Scratch - 2:24
- One Mistake - 2:40
- Well Done, Underdog - 1:47
- The Crunch - 4:51
- The Hedonists Sigh - 2:25
- It Lives Again! - 3:01
- Make Good - 2:24
- Don't Blink - 3:58
- Joking Apart - 2:17
- Yeah, It's O.K. - 5:15
- Use Your Loaf - 2:07
- Blisters - 4:29
The album was re-released in 2004, and included the band's 2nd, 3rd and 4th singles plus their respective b-sides. The debut single, "Idiot Strength", was not included. The additional tracks are:
- Inside Out - 3:01 (b-side to Use Your Loaf)
- Under The Lash - 2:15 (b-side to Use Your Loaf)
- Paraffin Brain - 2:57 (3rd single)
- Elvis The Last Ten Days - 2:50 (b-side to Paraffin Brain)
- Urban Ospreys - 4:26 (4th single)
- Cakehole - 3:20 (b-side to Urban Ospreys)
Personnel
Songs
1Blood for Dirt2:55
2Start From Scratch2:20
3One Mistake2:35
References
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