The Graveyard and the Ballroom
| The Graveyard and the Ballroom | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Original cassette packaging: orange version | ||||
| Studio album by A Certain Ratio | ||||
| Released | February 1980 | |||
| Recorded | September & October 1979 | |||
| Venue | Electric Ballroom in October 1979 | |||
| Studio | Graveyard Studios in September 1979 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 45:38 | |||
| Label | Factory | |||
| Producer | Martin Hannett | |||
| A Certain Ratio chronology | ||||
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The Graveyard and the Ballroom is the debut album by English band A Certain Ratio, released in February 1980 by record label Factory. It was produced by Martin Hannett. It was originally released only as a cassette, though later reissues were on CD.
Content
Side A of the album, The Graveyard, was recorded at Graveyard Studios in September 1979, while the other side, The Ballroom, was recorded live at the Electric Ballroom in October.[5]
Reception
AllMusic described the album as "accomplished enough to be intriguing, but never all that gripping."[1] Trouser Press called it "an exciting and original post-punk dance record".[4] Stylus called it "not only a very interesting historical document but also a pretty entertaining album in its own right".[2]
Track listing
The Graveyard
- Do The Du (Casse) - 2:53
- Faceless - 2:22
- Crippled Child - 2:54
- Choir - 3:21
- Flight - 3:30
- I Feel - 2:12
- Strain - 2:31
The Ballroom
- All Night Party - 3:38
- Oceans - 4:05
- The Choir - 3:22
- The Fox - 3:25
- Suspect - 2:24
- Flight - 5:32
- Genotype/Phenotype - 3:29
References
- 1 2 Valdivia, Victor W. "The Graveyard and the Ballroom – A Certain Ratio | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- 1 2 Heumann, Michael (February 24, 2004). "A Certain Ratio – The Graveyard and the Ballroom – Review – Stylus Magazine". Stylus. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ↑ Farley, Keith. "To Each... – A Certain Ratio | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
the group dropped much of the bleak dance-punk of early material in place of what sounds like a shallow attempt to seize the baton dropped by gloom giants Joy Division after the death of Ian Curtis
- 1 2 Flashner, Graham; Sheridan, David. "TrouserPress.com :: A Certain Ratio". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
an exciting and original post-punk dance record
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
External links
- The Graveyard and the Ballroom at Discogs (list of releases)
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