Radio Silence (Blue Peter album)

Radio Silence
Studio album by Blue Peter
Released 1980
Genre New Wave
Label Ready Records RR009[1]
Producer Kevin Doyle, Chris Wardman, and "Jasper"
Blue Peter chronology
Test Patterns for Living (7")
(1979)		 Radio Silence
(1980)		 Up to You (7")
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [2]

Radio Silence is the first full-length album by the Toronto-based new wave band Blue Peter[3] . Released in 1980, it contained the moderately successful single "Video Verite", as well as the eponymous single "Radio Silence", known for its simple "dying keyboard" riff.[4] The album ranked 60th in CFNY's Top 80 Albums of 1980.[5]

Contents

Personnel

Additional personnel:

Track listing

All songs on the album were written by Chris Wardman, except where noted:

  1. Video Verite 3:54
  2. Where's My Angel 3:24 (Humphrey)[3]
  3. Attraction 2:57
  4. Hesitate 3:36
  5. Shellshocked 4:01
  6. Radio Silence 4:31
  7. Neon Girls 3:43
  8. A.W.O.L. 3:16
  9. I Walk Alone 3:48
  10. Take Me to War 5:18[7]

Re-issue

In 2007, Radio Silence was re-issued by Universal Music Canada on compact disc, combined with Test Patterns for Living (originally released as a seven inch by Ready Records in 1979).[8] In addition, the re-issue also includes two bonus tracks, a single edit of "Video Verite" and a live concert recording of 'Take Me to War", recorded in 1983 in Montreal.[6]

The band lineup for the Test Patterns for Living tracks included Paul Humphrey on vocals and keyboards, Chris Wardman on guitar, Geoff McOuat on bass, and Ron Tomlinson on drums.[6] The band lineup for the live version of Take Me to War was the final incarnation of Blue Peter, featuring Humphrey, Wardman, Jason Sniderman on keyboards, Ric Joudrey on bass and Owen Tennyson on drums.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Ready Records Catalogue". Catalogue. Ready Records. http://www.readyrecords.ca/cat.html. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ a b Carruthers, Sean. "Radio Silence". Blue Peter. allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/radio-silence-main-entry-r598794. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
  4. ^ "The Best of Ready Records Volume 1". Catalogue. Ready Records. http://www.readyrecords.ca/vol1.htm. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
  5. ^ "Top 80 Albums of 1980". Year End Charts. 102.1 The Edge. http://www.edge.ca/Music/Countdowns/1980Top80Albums.aspx. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
  6. ^ a b c d "Blue Peter :: Radio Silence Reissue :: 2007". Discography. Blue Peter. http://bluepeterband.com/radio_silence_remastered. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
  7. ^ "Radio Silence". Blue Peter. Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Blue-Peter-Radio-Silence/release/1921161. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
  8. ^ Carruthers, Sean. "Radio Silence 2007 Re-issue". Blue Peter. allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/radio-silence-bonus-tracks-r1268381. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 

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