Release Date 20/01/2023 Format 3LP Label Factory Benelux Catalogue Number FBN29 Factory Benelux presents a new expanded edition of Harmony, the debut album by influential Scottish group The Wake. Originally released by Factory Records in December 1982, this new expanded edition marks the 40th anniversary of this landmark post punk album. The Wake formed in Glasgow in 1981 after singer/guitarist Caesar left Altered Images, and joined Factory the following year. Harmony was recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport with producer Chris Nagle (formerly Martin Hannett’s preferred engineer), by which time the group comprised Caesar (vocals, guitar), Carolyn Allen (keyboards), Steven Allen (drums) and Bobby Gillespie (bass). On release as Fact 60 the original 7 track mini album earned a 5 star review in Sounds magazine, hailed as the missing indiepop link between Factory and Postcard Records.3LP - Bonus tracks on LP 2 include The Wake’s dub-informed second single, Something Outside / Host, and also their John Peel session from July 1983 – the last recordings to feature Gillespie before his departure for The Jesus and Mary Chain and Primal ScreamLP 3 offers a desk recorded live set from Ayr Pavilion on 15 April 1983 during a tour with New Order. The concert includes several songs never recorded in the studio, including Recovery and Country of the Blind. The enhanced trifold artwork for this new edition includes images of the band by noted photographer Paul Slattery, taken at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, as well as new liner notes by Caesar. Tracklist: Harmony A1 Judas A2 Testament A3 Patrol A4 The Old Men B1 Favour B2 Heartburn B3 An Immaculate Conception B4 Chance C1 Something Outside C2 Host Peel Session D1 The DrillD2 UniformD3 Here Comes Everybody Live E1 Heartburn E2 Host E3 Recovery E4 Uniform F1 The Old Men F2 Something Outside F3 Country Of The Blind F4 The Drill
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