At the Chelsea Nightclub

1979 studio album by The Members

At the Chelsea Nightclub

Studio album by

The Members

Released| April 1979
Recorded| January 1979
Studio| The Town House, London; The Music Centre, Wembley
Genre| Punk rock
Length| 42:04 (original)
73:47 (2005 reissue)
Label| Virgin
Producer| Steve Lillywhite
The Members chronology
|  | At the Chelsea Nightclub
(1979)  | 1980 - The Choice Is Yours
(1980)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Smash Hits| 7/10[2]

At the Chelsea Nightclub is The Members' first album, released in 1979.

## Reception

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Smash Hits said, "the Members are supposed to be one of the hottest post-punk rock bands around, but I have my doubts. They're disposable pop rather than committed rock, though their cocky soccer-crowd style has some good clever touches.[3] AllMusic called it, "the only Members album worth owning".[1]

## Track listing

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1. "Electricity" (Jean-Marie Carroll)
2. "Sally" (Gary Baker)
3. "Soho-A-Go-Go" (Chris Payne, Nicky Tesco)
4. "Don't Push" (Adrian Lillywhite, Nicky Tesco, Steve Morley)
5. "Solitary Confinement" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
6. "Frustrated, Bagshot" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
7. "Stand Up and Spit" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
8. "The Sound of the Suburbs" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
9. "Phone-in Show" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
10. "Love in a Lift" (Chris Payne, Nicky Tesco)
11. "Chelsea Nightclub" (Jean-Marie Carroll) recorded at a cinema in Hammersmith, December 3, 1978

### 2005 CD bonus tracks

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12. "Fear on the Streets" (Streets compilation)
13. "Solitary Confinement" (Stiff single version)
14. "Rat up a Drainpipe" (Stiff single version)
15. "The Sound of the Suburbs" (single version)
16. "Handling the Big Jets"
17. "Offshore Banking Business" - 7" single version (Jean-Marie Carroll) produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
18. "Solitary Confinement" (Virgin single version)
19. "Offshore Banking Business/Pennies in the Pound" (12" version)

## Personnel

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The Members

* Nicky Tesco - lead vocals
* Nigel Bennett - lead guitar, vocals
* Jean-Marie Carroll \- guitar, vocals
* Chris Payne - bass, vocals
* Adrian Lillywhite - drums, percussion
* Steve "Rudi" Thompson - saxophone

Technical

* Alan Perkins, Paul "Groucho" Smykle (track: B2), Pete Wandless - engineer
* Malcolm Garrett \- artwork

## References

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1. ^ a b Thompson. At the Chelsea Nightclub at AllMusic
2. ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (April 19 - May 2, 1979): 25.
3. ^ Red Starr (19 April 1979). "album". Smash Hits. No. 10.

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