Chelsea (British band album)

1979 studio album by Chelsea

Chelsea

Studio album by

Chelsea

Released| 29 June 1979
Studio| Surrey Sound Studios, Leatherhead, Surrey; Sound Suite, Camden, London
Genre| Punk rock
Label| Step-Forward
Producer| Chelsea, Wally Brill
Chelsea chronology
|  | Chelsea
(1979)  | Alternative Hits
(1980)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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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