Released March 9, 1979 Length 43:25 Thriller
(1979) Fish 'N' Chips
(1981) Release date 9 March 1979 Genres Punk rock, Pub rock | Recorded 1979 Producer Peter Ker Artist Eddie and the Hot Rods Label Island Records | |
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Similar Fish 'n' Chips, Gasoline Days, Life on the Line, Teenage Depression | ||
Thriller is the third studio album by pub rock band Eddie and the Hot Rods and it reached #50 on the UK Singles Chart. Released in 1979, it is produced by Peter Ker. The album builds on the sound they have established in the previous studio album Life on the Line. Shortly after the release of Thriller, the band was sacked by their record company and forced to join EMI Records. The album was reissued in 2002 with two bonus tracks: "Horror Through Straightness" and "Highlands 1 Hopefuls 2". These songs had been the B-sides to the singles released on the album.
Contents
The album featured two singles: "Media Messiahs" and "The Power and the Glory", both of which did not chart on the UK Singles Chart.
Linda McCartney provided backing vocals on "The Power and the Glory". Reception of the album was muted.
Track listing
- "The Power and the Glory" (Graeme Douglas) - 4:16
- "Echoes" (Paul Gray, Steve Nicol) - 2:54
- "Media Messiahs" (Douglas) - 2:54
- "Circles" (Dave Higgs) - 2:55
- "He Does It with Mirrors" (Higgs, Douglas) - 4:12
- "Strangers" (Douglas) - 2:46
- "Out to Lunch" (Higgs) - 4:48
- "Breathless" (Douglas, Gray) - 3:33
- "Take It or Leave It" (Barrie Masters, Douglas) - 4:12
- "Living Dangerously" (Higgs) - 3:36
- "Horror Through Straightness" (Higgs, Nicol, Gray) - 4:25
- "Highlands 1 Hopefuls 2" (Higgs, Masters) - 3:00
Personnel
Songs
1Power and the Glory4:20
2Echoes3:00
3Media Messiahs3:07