Radio Musicola
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Radio Musicola | |||||
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Studio album by Nik Kershaw | |||||
Released | 1986 | ||||
Recorded | 1985 | ||||
Genre | Rock | ||||
Length | 44:20 / 48:50 (CD) | ||||
Label | MCA | ||||
Producer | Nik Kershaw | ||||
Nik Kershaw chronology | |||||
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Radio Musicola is Nik Kershaw's third album. It was released in 1986 by MCA Records.
An accomplished album in all respects, it deals with subjects of integrity - media skepticism (particularly towards tabloid journalism), privacy, insecurity and mass produced run-of-the-mill pop ("Why can't you let us do it like JONI does it? There you go again, giving it your very best - trying so hard to make it sound like all the rest"). The subject is reflected in the thought-out cover art concept as well; particularly the LP release which features 1950's style spoof advertisements with the song titles woven in, only some of which was replicated in the CD booklet.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] LP, Cassette, CD
- "Radio Musicola" – 5:53
- "Nobody Knows" – 4:21
- "L.A.B.A.T.Y.D." – 4:14
- "What the Papers Say" – 3:33
- "Life Goes On" – 5:02
- "Running Scared" – 5:03
- "James Cagney" – 5:20
- "Don't Let Me Out of My Cage" – 4:34
- "When a Heart Beats" – 4:30 (only available on compact disc & cassette)
- "Violet to Blue" – 6:16
“Nobody Knows” | |||||
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Nobody Knows cover
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Single by Nik Kershaw from the album Radio Musicola |
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Released | 23 November 1985 | ||||
Format | 7" / 12" Vinyl | ||||
Genre | New Wave | ||||
Label | MCA | ||||
Writer(s) | Nik Kershaw | ||||
Producer | Peter Collins | ||||
Nik Kershaw singles chronology | |||||
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[edit] "Nobody Knows"
"Nobody Knows" is the second song in the track listing above. It was released separately as a single in 1985. It is about tabloid journalism, the paparazzi, and the public's right to know intimate details of celebrities' lives.
[edit] Facts
LABATYD stands for 'Life's A Bitch And Then You Die'.
[edit] Singles
- When A Heart Beats #27
- B-side - Wild Horses
- Nobody Knows #44
- B-side - One Of Our Fruit Machines Is Missing
- Radio Musicola #43
- B-side - LABATYD