Manic Pop Thrill
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Manic Pop Thrill | ||||
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Released | 1986 | |||
Recorded | 22 May 1986 | |||
Studio | Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales. *Recorded live at the Electric Ballroom | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, post-punk, noise pop, neo-psychedelia | |||
Label | Demon | |||
Producer | Hugh Jones | |||
That Petrol Emotion chronology | ||||
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Manic Pop Thrill is the debut studio album by Irish indie rock band That Petrol Emotion. It was released in 1986, through record label Demon.
Two singles were released from the album: "It's a Good Thing" and "Natural Kind of Joy".
Release and reception
Manic Pop Thrill reached No. 84 in the UK Albums Chart.[1]
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Source | Rating |
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Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
AllMusic retrospectively called Manic Pop Thrill "an inspired debut".[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Written by | Length |
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1. | "Fleshprint" | John O'Neill, Raymond O'Gorman | 2:27 |
2. | "Can't Stop" | John O'Neill, Raymond O'Gorman | 2:52 |
3. | "Lifeblood" | Raymond O'Gorman | 3:51 |
4. | "Natural Kind of Joy" | John O'Neill | 2:45 |
5. | "It's a Good Thing" | John O'Neill | 2:34 |
6. | "Circusville" | John O'Neill | 4:06 |
7. | "Mouth Crazy" | John O'Neill | 3:07 |
8. | "Tightlipped" | Ciaran McLaughlin | 3:06 |
9. | "A Million Miles Away" | John O'Neill | 2:21 |
10. | "Lettuce" | John O'Neill | 2:26 |
11. | "Cheapskate" | John O'Neill | 3:44 |
12. | "Blindspot" | John O'Neill | 4:19 |
No. | Title | Written by | Length |
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13. | "V2" (Non-album single) | John O'Neill | 3:52 |
14. | "Jesus Says" (B-side) | Damian O'Neill | 2:28 |
15. | "The Deadbeat" (B-side) | Ciaran McLaughlin, Damian O'Neill | 2:52 |
16. | "Mine" (B-side) | Steve Mack, Damian O'Neill | 3:40 |
17. | "Non-Alignment Pact" (B-side) | Pere Ubu | 2:56 |
13-15 were also bonus tracks on the original 1986 Demon CD release. One edition of the Demon LP included the "It's a Good Thing" 12" single (c/w "The Deadbeat" and "Mine") as a bonus record, complete with picture sleeve.
Personnel
- That Petrol Emotion
- Steve Mack - vocals
- John O'Neill - guitar
- Raymond O'Gorman - guitar, vocals, keyboards
- Damian O'Neill - bass, vocals, keyboards
- Ciaran McLaughlin - drums, percussion
References
- ^ "That Petrol Emotion | Artist | Official Charts". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ a b Ogg, Alex. "Manic Pop Thrill – That Petrol Emotion : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: That Petrol Emotion". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
External links
- Manic Pop Thrill at Discogs (list of releases)
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