Word Salad (album)

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Word Salad
Studio album by Fischer-Z
Released May 1979
Genre New wave
Length 37:00
Label United Artists
Producer Mike Howlett
Fischer-Z chronology

Word Salad
(1979)
Going Deaf for a Living
(1980)
Professional ratings
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Allmusic [1]
Smash Hits (favourable)[2]

Word Salad is a 1979 debut album by Fischer-Z. John Watts and Steve Skolnik formed the band in 1976 whilst at Brunel University. John Watts had been travelling up and down the country playing the club circuit. Fischer-Z was playing a crossover of the new wave, punk and reggae genres. In 1978, the band secured a record deal with United Artists, alongside the Buzzcocks, The Stranglers and Dr. Feelgood.

Track listing

  1. "Pretty Paracetamol" (also known as: "First Impressions", but this name doesn't usually feature on the CD releases) – 3:57
  2. "Acrobats" – 2:42
  3. "The Worker" – 3:36
  4. "Spiders" – 1:42
  5. "Remember Russia" – 3:29
  6. "The French Let Her" – 3:21
  7. "Lies" – 3:57
  8. "Wax Dolls" – 2:46
  9. "Headlines" – 3:21
  10. "Nice to Know" – 2:52
  11. "Billy and the Motorway Police" – 2:11
  12. "Lemmings" – 3:02

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References

  1. Word Salad (album) at AllMusic
  2. White, Cliff. "Albums". Smash Hits (July 26 – August 8 1979): 25.