Released 28 July 1979 Label Virgin The Flying Lizards(1979) | Length 42:07 | |
Recorded 1978 to 1979Berry Street Studio and Brixton Academyadditional recordings inNYC, Munich, Maidstoneand in transit |
The Flying Lizards is the 1979 self-titled debut album by The Flying Lizards and was released on the Virgin Records label.
Contents
Track listing
1979 Original record
- "Der Song von Mandelay" — (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) — 2:27 (UK releases are titled "Mandelay Song")
- "Her Story" — (Dave Solomon, David Cunningham, General-Strike, Vivien Goldman) — 4:37
- "TV" - (David Cunningham, Deborah Evans-Stickland, General-Strike) — 3:51
- "Russia" - (David Cunningham) — 6:11
- "Summertime Blues" - (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart) — 3:09
- "Money (That's What I Want)" - (Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford) — 5:52
- "The Flood" - (David Cunningham) — 4:57
- "Trouble" - (David Cunningham) — 2:46
- "Events During Flood" - (David Cunningham) — 3:25
- "The Window" - (Vivien Goldman) — 4:52
General Strike are David Toop and Steve Beresford, who also made the album Danger In Paradise with David Cunningham in the years 1979-1982
1995 Japanese reissue on CD
- "Mandelay Song" (from the musical comedy Happy End)
- "Her Story"
- "TV"
- "Russia"
- "Summertime Blues"
- "Money (That's What I Want)"
- "Flood"
- "Trouble"
- "Events During Flood"
- "Window"
- "All Guitars"
- "Tube"
- "Money (That's What I Want)" (single edit)
This was the first official release of the album on CD, featuring a 20 bit remaster with three bonus tracks: the single B-sides "All Guitars", "Tube" and "Money" (single edit).
Chart performance
The album charted in the UK for 3 weeks from 16 February 1980 peaking at No. 60, and in New Zealand for 5 weeks peaking at No. 28.
Personnel
References
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