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Chelsea (British band album)

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Chelsea
Studio album by
Chelsea
Released29 June 1979
StudioSurrey Sound Studios, Leatherhead, Surrey; Sound Suite, Camden, London
GenrePunk rock
LabelStep-Forward
ProducerChelsea, Wally Brill
Chelsea chronology
Chelsea
(1979) 		Alternative Hits
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Chelsea is the self-titled debut album by British punk rock band Chelsea. It was recorded during two weeks in early January 1979[2][3] and released by Step-Forward Records on 29 June 1979.[4]
In 2008, it was reissued by Captain Oi! with several bonus tracks not included on the original release.

Track listing

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  1. "I'm on Fire" (Geoff Myles) - 3:43
  2. "Decide" (Gene October) - 3:02
  3. "Free the Fighters" (Dave Martin)- 3:08
  4. "Your Toy" (James Stevenson) - 2:56
  5. "Fools and Soldiers" (Martin) - 3:23
  6. "All the Downs" (Martin) - 2:34
  7. "Government" (October) - 5:30
  8. "Twelve Men" (Martin, Stevenson) - 2:42
  9. "Many Rivers" (Jimmy Cliff) - 4:33
  10. "Trouble Is the Day" (Martin) - 3:54

Bonus tracks included on reissue CD:

  1. "Urban Kids" (Demo) - 2:38
  2. "No Escape" (Sky Saxon) (Demo) - 2:32
  3. "Twelve Men" (Demo) - 2:40
  4. "All the Downs" (Demo) - 2:39

Personnel

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Chelsea
  • Gene October — lead vocals
  • James Stevenson — lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Martin — rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Geoff Myles — bass
  • Chris Bashford — drums, backing vocals

with:

  • Robin - keyboards
Technical
  • Alvin Clark, Martin Moss, Nick Smith, Nigel Gray, Pete Hammond - engineer
  • Tony MacLean - cover photography

References

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  1. ^ Chelsea at AllMusic
  2. ^ Chelsea Break In New Material. In: Melody Maker 27 January 1979, page 4.
  3. ^ News. In: New Musical Express 27 January 1979, page 3.
  4. ^ Promotion For Chelsea! In: New Musical Express 23 June 1979, page 3.


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