Happy Families coverLONDON RECORDS · SH 8552
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happy-families-1u2up6m UK · 1982
Cover Art Archive
A1 — B10
  1. A1 I Can't Explain
  2. A2 Feel Me
  3. A3 I've Seen The Word
  4. A4 Wasted
  5. A5 Living On The Ceiling
  6. B6 Waves
  7. B7 Kind
  8. B8 Sad Day
  9. B9 Cruel
  10. B10 God's Kitchen
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Liner notes

Recorded at CBS and Battery Studios, London, February/August 1982. Engineers, at CBS, Walter Samuel, Roberto Arendse, Mark Chamberlain. At Battery, Nigel Green, Andrew Warwick. A5 'Living On The Ceiling' and B7 'Kind' remixed at Odyssey studios. [Labels]: ℗ 1982 London Records [Rear sleeve]: C 1982 London Records. P 1982 London Records. Runout details are stamped except DOUBLE BRANDY and SAD DAY - FOR HELEN etched.

Personnel
Backing Vocals [Backing Voices]Joy Yates
Backing Vocals [Backing Voices]Madeline Bell
Backing Vocals [Backing Voices]Stevie Lange
Band [Blancmange Are], Synthesizer [Synthesizers], KeyboardsStephen Luscombe
Band [Blancmange Are], Voice, Guitar [Guitars], ElectronicsNeil Arthur
DrumsJames Lane
Engineer [Battery]Andrew Warwick
Engineer [Battery]Nigel Green
Engineer [CBS]Mark Chamberlain
Engineer [CBS]Roberto Arendse
Engineer [CBS]Walter Samuel
GuitarDavid Rhodes
ManagementJohn Williams [iii]
ManagementPaul Smith [xlviii]
PaintingMichael Brownlow
ProducerMike Howlett
SitarDeepak Khazanchi
TablaPandit Dinesh
Words By, Music ByNeil Arthur
Words By, Music ByStephen Luscombe
Matrix / Runout
Label side APACLZ 3916
Label side BPACLZ 3917
Runout, A-side, variation 1PACLZ 3916 A // 1 ▽420 C 1 1 1 DOUBLE BRANDY
Runout, B-side, variation 1PACLZ 3916 B // 1 ▽420 C 1 1 3 SAD DAY - FOR HELEN
Runout, A-side, variation 2PACLZ 3916 A // 1 ▽420 C 1 1 3 DOUBLE BRANDY
Runout, B-side, variation 2PACLZ 3917 B // 1 ▽420 C 1 1 3 SAD DAY - FOR HELEN
Runout, A-side, variation 3PACLZ 3916 A // 1 ▽420 C 1 2 1 DOUBLE BRANDY
Runout, B-side, variation 3PACLZ 3917 B // 1 ▽420 C 1 2 1 SAD DAY - FOR HELEN
Runout, A-side, variation 4PACLZ 3916 A // 1 ▽420 C 1 1 3 DOUBLE BRANDY
Runout, B-side, variation 4PACLZ 3917 B // 1 ▽420 C 1 1 6 SAD DAY - FOR HELEN
Runout, A-side, variation 5PACLZ 3916 A // 1 ▽420 C 1 2 4 DOUBLE BRANDY
Runout, B-side, variation 5PACLZ 3917 B // 1 ▽420 C 1 2 4 SAD DAY - FOR HELEN
Runout, A-side, variation 6PACLZ 3916 A // 1 ▽420 C 1 2 1 DOUBLE BRANDY
Runout, B-side, variation 6PACLZ 3917 B // 1 ▽420 C 1 1 3 SAD DAY - FOR HELEN
Runout, A-side, variation 7PACLZ 3916 A // 1 ▽420 C 1 2 5 DOUBLE BRANDY
Runout, B-side, variation 7PACLZ 3917 B // 1 ▽420 C 1 2 6 SAD DAY - FOR HELEN
Manufacture
Recorded AtCBS Studios, London
Recorded AtBattery Studios, London
Remixed AtOdyssey Studios
Phonographic Copyright (p)London Records
Copyright (c)London Records
Published ByCherry Red Music
Lacquer Cut AtCBS Studios, London
Pressed ByPRS Ltd.
Engineered AtCBS Studios, London
Engineered AtBattery Studios, London
℗ 1982 London Records
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Release UK · 1982 · Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
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Happy Families

Label
London Records
Cat #
SH 8552
Country
UK
Released
1982
Genre
Pop
Style
Synth-pop
Format
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Main release of Happy Families — master
Filed under PopSynth-pop1980s
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