Released September 5, 1980 Length 37:31 (LP) Artist The Comsat Angels Producer Peter Wilson Genre Post-punk | Recorded January 1980 Waiting for a Miracle(1980) Sleep No More(1981) Release date 5 September 1980 Label Polydor Records | |
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The comsat angels waiting for a miracle full album 1980
Waiting for a Miracle is the debut album by The Comsat Angels, released 5 September 1980 on Polydor Records.
Contents
- The comsat angels waiting for a miracle full album 1980
- Comsat angels missing in action
- History
- Release
- Compact disc versions
- Vinyl track listing 1980
- CD track listing 1995
- CD track listing 2006
- CD track listing 2015
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Comsat angels missing in action
History
The entire album was recorded in 10 days. Frontman Stephen Fellows explained how they were able to accomplish this: "We were totally organised. Arrangements, tempos and all the lyrics were sorted out before we went in." But he wasn't quite happy with everything, and in a 2002 interview, said, "The thing that bugs me most about the [early] records is my singing, particularly on the first album. I wish I'd sung more before we made that."
Release
Although the album's sales were mediocre, it was well received by critics.
Compact disc versions
The album was not issued on CD until 15 years after its initial vinyl release. It has been reissued on CD three times, in 1995 by RPM Records, in 2006 by Renascent and in 2015 by Edsel Records, with different track listings (see below). Two singles were taken from Waiting for a Miracle: "Total War" and "Independence Day" (the latter released on July 4).
Vinyl track listing (1980)
- "Missing in Action"
- "Baby"
- "Independence Day"
- "Waiting for a Miracle"
- "Total War"
- "On the Beach"
- "Monkey Pilot"
- "Real Story"
- "Map of the World"
- "Postcard"
CD track listing (1995)
- "Missing in Action"
- "Baby"
- "Independence Day"
- "Waiting for a Miracle"
- "Total War"
- "On the Beach"
- "Monkey Pilot"
- "Real Story"
- "Map of the World"
- "Postcard"
- "Home Is the Range"
- "We Were"
- "Ju Ju Money"
CD track listing (2006)
- "Missing in Action" – 4:01
- "Baby" – 2:58
- "Independence Day" – 3:46
- "Waiting for a Miracle" – 2:57
- "Total War" – 3:47
- "On the Beach" – 3:41
- "Monkey Pilot" – 4:24
- "Real Story" – 3:44
- "Map of the World" – 3:50
- "Postcard" – 4:08
- "Home Is the Range" (EP track) – 3:34
- "We Were" (B-side) – 4:12
- "Ju Ju Money" (outtake) – 4:15
- "Work" (outtake) – 4:07
- "Independence Day (Demo)" – 3:04
- "Real Story (Demo)"– 3:42
- "Target Talk (Demo)"– 3;40
- "Living In (Demo)"– 3:57
CD track listing (2015)
All tracks written by Fellows/Glaisher/Bacon/Peake
CD 1
- "Missing in Action"
- "Baby"
- "Independence Day"
- "Waiting for a Miracle"
- "Total War"
- "On the Beach"
- "Monkey Pilot"
- "Real Story"
- "Map of the World"
- "Postcard"
Bonus Tracks
- "Home is the Range"
- "We Were"
- "Ju Ju Money"
- "Work"
CD 2
- "Red Planet"
- "I Get Excited"
- "Specimen No.2"
- "Independence Day (Demo)"
- "Real Story (Demo)"
- "Target Talk (Demo)"
- "Living In (Demo)"
John Peel Sessions
- "Total War"
- "Independence Day"
- "Baby"
- "Ju Ju Money"
- "Real Story"
- "Monkey Pilot"
- "Waiting for a Miracle"
- "Home is the Range"
Personnel
Songs
1Missing in Action3:53
2Baby"2:51
3Independence Day3:41