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Dark Spaces

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Dark Spaces
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1980 (1980-08)
StudioFestival Studios
LabelInfinity/Festival
ProducerRichard Clapton
Richard Clapton chronology
Hearts on the Nightline
(1979)
Dark Spaces
(1980)
The Great Escape
(1982)
Singles from Dark Spaces
  1. "Get Back to the Shelter"
    Released: June 1980
  2. "High Society"
    Released: October 1980

Dark Spaces is the sixth studio album by Australian rock music singer-songwriter, Richard Clapton. It was recorded in USA, produced by Dallas Smith and released in Australia in August 1980. It peaked at No. 23 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart.

The album featured the line-up of Tony Ansell, Mark Moffatt (lead guitar), Stars' Andrew Durant (rhythm guitar), Clive Harrison (bass; ex-Kush, Avalanche) and Dragon's Kerry Jacobsen (drums), plus contributions from Cleis Pearce (viola), Tony Buchanan (sax), Sam McNally (synthesiser; ex-Stylus) and Mark Meyer (drums). Clapton dedicated the album to Durant, who died in June 1980.[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Richard Clapton

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."I Just Can't Make It"2:40
2."High Society"4:50
3."Shadows"4:16
4."Sophisticated Girl"4:29
5."Dark Spaces"6:08
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Get Back to the Shelter"5:30
2."Le Club Des Fools"4:06
3."The Working Class Life"4:10
4."Metropolis"5:35

Charts

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Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[2] 23

Release history

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Country Date Label Format Catalog
Australia August 1980 Infinity Records / Festival LP L 37331
Australia 1992 Infinity Records CD D19587

References

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  1. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1975). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.