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Power in the Darkness

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Released
  
1978

Studio
  
Wessex Studios, London

Artist
  
Tom Robinson Band

Producer
  
Chris Thomas

Recorded
  
1978

Power in the Darkness (1978)
  
TRB Two (1979)

Release date
  
1978

Label
  
Harvest Records

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Length
  
38:35 (original) 68:52 (2004 reissue)

Genres
  
Punk rock, New wave, Hard rock

Similar
  
TRB Two, War Baby: Hope and Glory, Only the Now

Tom robinson band power in the darkness


Power in the Darkness is the debut studio album by English punk band Tom Robinson Band, released in early 1978. The UK LP had ten tracks. It included inside the album cover a stencil similar to the cover art, but with the album title replaced by "Tom Robinson Band"; it held the warning, "This stencil is not meant for spraying on public property!!!". The US release was packaged with a seven-track bonus LP. The 1993 CD re-release included all 17 tracks. Two more tracks were included on a 2004 re-release.

Contents

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Tom Robinson; except where indicated

Original vinyl release (UK)

Side One

  1. "Up Against the Wall" - (Robinson, Roy Butterfield) 3:35
  2. "Grey Cortina" - 2:10
  3. "Too Good to Be True" - (Robinson, Dolphin Taylor) 3:35
  4. "Ain't Gonna Take It" (Robinson, Danny Kustow) - 2:53
  5. "Long Hot Summer" - 4:44

Side Two

  1. "The Winter of '79" (Robinson, Mark Ambler, Taylor, Kustow) - 4:31
  2. "Man You Never Saw" (Robinson, Ambler) - 2:44
  3. "Better Decide Which Side You're On" - 2:50
  4. "You Gotta Survive" (Robinson, Ambler) - 3:15
  5. "Power in the Darkness" (Robinson, Ambler) - 4:55
Bonus tracks
  1. "2-4-6-8 Motorway"
  2. "I Shall Be Released" (Bob Dylan)
  3. "(Sing If You're) Glad to Be Gay"
  4. "Don't Take No for an Answer"
  5. "Martin"
  6. "Right On Sister" (Robinson, Taylor)
  7. "I'm All Right Jack"
  8. "I'm Waiting for My Man"† (Live at the London Lyceum, 1977) (Lou Reed)
  9. "Power in the Darkness"† (2004 Remix)

† These two tracks were included in a digitally remastered, Copy Controlled 2004 re-release.

Personnel

Tom Robinson Band
  • Tom Robinson - vocals, bass
  • Danny Kustow - guitar
  • Mark Ambler - organ, piano
  • Dolphin Taylor - drums
    • Technical
  • Bill Price - engineer
  • Jerry Green - assistant engineer
  • Brian Palmer - art direction
  • Terry O'Neill, Peter Vernon - photography

    • Rock Against Racism

    The sleeve notes of Power in the Darkness included the founding declaration of the Rock Against Racism movement.

    Songs

    1Up Against the Wall3:35
    2Grey Cortina2:11
    3Too Good to Be True3:35

    References

    Power in the Darkness Wikipedia
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