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Released
  
1984

Release date
  
October 1984

Genre
  
Artist
  
Label
  
Self Drive Records

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Recorded
  
Fairview Studios, Hull (recording)/Musicworks, London (mixing)

Producer
  
Roy Neave & Red Guitars

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Slow to Fade is the debut album by Hull, England band Red Guitars, released in 1984 on the singer Jerry Kidd's own Self Drive label. It reached number 3 in the UK Indie Chart, entering the chart in November 1984 and staying on the chart for six months. The album included the single "Marimba Jive", which topped the Indie Chart.

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The album was noted for its polish and originality, and was described as "a bit of a classic" by Dave Henderson, writing in Sounds, but Kidd was to leave the band two months after it was released, releasing a statement saying "Technically we improved a lot during the last year but musically, from my point of view, we were standing still. New ideas and songs I had for the group no longer seemed to fit in".

The album was reissued on CD by Cherry Red in October 2002, with bonus tracks taken from the singles that had preceded it. All tracks were written by Kidd and Lewis, except for "Crocodile Tears" (Kidd) and "Heartbeat Go!", which was credited to the band.

Red guitars remote control


Track list

  1. "Remote Control"
  2. "Dive"
  3. "Astronomy"
  4. "Cloak and Dagger"
  5. "Crocodile Tears"
  6. "Shaken not Stirred"
  7. "Sting in the Tale"
  8. "Marimba Jive"
  9. "Slow to Fade..."

Bonus tracks on 2002 reissue

  1. "Good Technology"
  2. "Fact"
  3. "Paris, France"
  4. "Steeltown"
  5. "Within Four Walls"
  6. "Heartbeat Go!"

Personnel & Recording details

  • Jerry Kidd - vocals
  • Lou Barlow - bass guitar
  • Hallam Lewis - lead guitar
  • John Rowley - rhythm guitar
  • Matt Higgins - drums
  • with
  • Grant Ardis - percussion
  • Danny Woods - Hammond organ
  • Produced by Roy Neave and Red Guitars. Engineered by Roy Neave. Assistant Engineer: Neil Drake.

    Songs

    1Remote Control3:53
    2Dive3:09
    3Astronomy3:30

    References

    Slow to Fade Wikipedia


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