Test Patterns for Living was the first release, an EP, by the Toronto-based new wave band Blue Peter. Released in 1979, it included the single "Factory Living", which helped the band get their first radio airplay on CFNY.[2][3] The song "Same Old Place", later appeared on the compilation album, The Best of Ready Volume 1 :: 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection,[4] and in 2009 was included on the soundtrack for the vampire/rock and roll movie Suck;[5] the latter event led to Blue Peter performing in 2009 at the Toronto International Film Festival at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, for the film's premiere.[6]
| Test Patterns For Living | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Label | Ready Records RR005[1] | |||
| Producer | Angus MacKay, Andrew Crosby | |||
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Personnel edit
- Paul Humphrey – vocals, keyboards
- Geoff McOuat – bass
- Ron Tomlinson – drums
- Chris Wardman – guitar[7]
Track listing edit
All songs on the album were written by Chris Wardman, unless otherwise noted:[7][8]
- Side A
- "Same Old Place" – 3:08
- "Out with the Boys" – 3:03 (Humphrey)[9]
- "Living in the Eighties" – 2:17
- "Time and Money" – 2:10
- Side B
- "Do the Robot" – 3:29
- "Cloak and Dagger" – 3:45
- "Factory Living" – 2:48
Re-issue edit
In 2007, Test Patterns for Living was re-issued by Universal Music Canada on compact disc, combined with Radio Silence, Blue Peter's first full-length album, from 1980.[9] Test Patterns for Living appeared as bonus tracks on the Radio Silence re-issue in the same order as on the original release.[9]
References edit
- ^ "The Ready Records Catalogue". Catalogue. Ready Records. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Blue Peter". The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia. Canoe Jam!. 18 December 2004. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Blue Peter :: Test Patterns For Living :: 1979". Discography. Blue Peter. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "the BEST OF READY RECORDS VOLUME 1". Catalog. Ready Records. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Suck (2009)". Soundtracks. IMDB. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Toronto International Film Festival". Special Events and Festivals. Yonge-Dundas Square. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Test Patterns for Living". Blue Peter Discography. Discogs. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Test Patterns for Living". Blue Peter Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "Radio Silence (Bonus Tracks)". Blue Peter Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2011.