Hysterics (Nightingales album)
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| Hysterics | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 1983 | |||
| Studio | Sinewave Studios, Birmingham | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Label | Red Flame | |||
| Producer | Chris Williams, The Gales (The Nightingales) | |||
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Hysterics is the second studio album released by British post-punk band The Nightingales. It was released in 1983 through the Red Flame record label and was distributed by Pinnacle.[1] In 2004, it was re-released by the Cherry Red record label. The album spent several weeks in the top 20 in the UK Indie Chart.[2]
James Robert described the album as "sharper" than their debut.[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Big Print" - 3:54
- "This" - 3:58
- "The Happy Medium" - 1:46
- "Nothing But Trouble" - 3:42
- "The Bending End" - 4:35
- "Lower Than Ever" - 2:41
- "Insurance" - 6:18
- "Whys of Acknowledgement" - 2:45
- "Bachelor Land" - 2:51
- "Crafty Fag" - 3:38
- "Ponces All" - 3:49
In 2004 the album was re-released by Cherry Red Records. It included the following tracks:
- "How To Age" - 6:24 (B-side to "Crafty Fag")
- "Only My Opinion" - 1:04 (alternative lyrics to "Well Done Underdog", a song on Pigs on Purpose)
- "The Crunch" (Version 2) - 4:49 (alternative lyrics to "The Crunch", a song on Pigs on Purpose)
- "All Talk" - 1:51 (B-side to "The Crunch")
- "Look Satisfied" - 3:20 (B-side to "The Crunch")
- "Not Man Enough" - 4:13 (B-side to "The Crunch")
- "This" (Version 2) - 3:56 (alternative mix to "This)"
References
[edit]- ^ "Nightingales website - "Hysterics"". Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ Cherry Red Records - "Hysterics"[permanent dead link]
- ^ Robert, James (2003). Peter Buckley (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. pp. 1819. ISBN 1858284570.
