Chelsea is the self-titled debut album by British punk rock band Chelsea. It was recorded during two weeks in early January 1979[2][3] and released by Step-Forward Records on 29 June 1979.[4]
In 2008, it was reissued by Captain Oi! with several bonus tracks not included on the original release.
| Chelsea | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 June 1979 | |||
| Studio | Surrey Sound Studios, Leatherhead, Surrey; Sound Suite, Camden, London | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Label | Step-Forward | |||
| Producer | Chelsea, Wally Brill | |||
| Chelsea chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing edit
- "I'm on Fire" (Geoff Myles) - 3:43
- "Decide" (Gene October) - 3:02
- "Free the Fighters" (Dave Martin)- 3:08
- "Your Toy" (James Stevenson) - 2:56
- "Fools and Soldiers" (Martin) - 3:23
- "All the Downs" (Martin) - 2:34
- "Government" (October) - 5:30
- "Twelve Men" (Martin, Stevenson) - 2:42
- "Many Rivers" (Jimmy Cliff) - 4:33
- "Trouble Is the Day" (Martin) - 3:54
Bonus tracks included on reissue CD:
- "Urban Kids" (Demo) - 2:38
- "No Escape" (Sky Saxon) (Demo) - 2:32
- "Twelve Men" (Demo) - 2:40
- "All the Downs" (Demo) - 2:39
Personnel edit
- Chelsea
- Gene October — lead vocals
- James Stevenson — lead guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Martin — rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Geoff Myles — bass
- Chris Bashford — drums, backing vocals
with:
- Robin - keyboards
- Technical
- Alvin Clark, Martin Moss, Nick Smith, Nigel Gray, Pete Hammond - engineer
- Tony MacLean - cover photography
References edit
- ^ Chelsea at AllMusic
- ^ Chelsea Break In New Material. In: Melody Maker 27 January 1979, page 4.
- ^ News. In: New Musical Express 27 January 1979, page 3.
- ^ Promotion For Chelsea! In: New Musical Express 23 June 1979, page 3.
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