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Released
  
April 1978

Signs of Change (1978)
  
Laser Love (1979)

Release date
  
April 1978

Length
  
42:04 (LP) 74:46 (CD)

Artist
  
After the Fire

Label
  
Roughmix

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Recorded
  
ICC Studios, Eastbourne, England 1977

Genres
  
Progressive rock, Christian rock

Similar
  
80‑f, Batteries Not Included, Der Kommissar – The CB

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Signs of Change is a progressive rock album by After the Fire. Released 1978, after attempting to get a record contract, the band managed to get this made themselves at a time when this was all but unheard of. What was more of interest as that it sold out its initial 2000 copy run within two weeks with little or no media publicity. The band went on to change musical direction, leaving behind most of the progressive stylistic markers and redefining themselves as new wave. With a contract from Epic they went on to more success throughout the 1980s.

Contents

They recorded mainly at ICC Studios in Eastbourne, England (engineers: Andy Kidd and Dave Aston).

Band

  • Peter Banks — Hammond C3, mini Moog, Crumar Multiman, piano, vocals
  • Andy Piercy — electric guitars, acoustic guitars, lead vocals, tambourines
  • Nick Battle — bass guitar, vocals
  • Ivor Twidell — drums

    • Others (on bonus tracks)

  • Robin Childs — bass guitar
  • Ian Adamson — drums

    • Original LP

  • Disc - Total time 42:04

    • Side 1

    1. "Dance of the Marionette" –07:00
    2. "Back to the Light" –04:30
    3. "Now That I've Found" –08:10

    Side 2

    1. "Signs of Change" –08:04
    2. "Jigs" –02:58
    3. "Pilgrim" –11:22

    CD

  • Disc - Total time 74:46
    1. "Dance of the Marionette" –07:00
    2. "Back to the Light" –04:30
    3. "Now That I've Found" –08:10
    4. "Signs of Change" –08:04
    5. "Jigs" –02:58
    6. "Pilgrim" –11:22
    7. "Samaritan Woman" –11:01
    8. "Dreamaway" –09:50
    9. "Hallelujah" –06:31
    10. "Back to the Light" –05:09 (demo version)

    Release details

  • 1977, UK, Rapid Records, released 1978, LP
  • 2005, UK, RoughMix, released 3 January 2005, CD (with bonus tracks)

    • Songs

    1Dance of the Marionette7:03
    2Back to the Light4:31
    3Now That I've Found8:13

    References

    Signs of Change Wikipedia
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