Secondary Modern


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Tracks - [55:18]

       Secondary Modern (2:15)             Alison (2:46)
       Pigeon English (sic) (3:16)         From Head To Toe (2:56)
       Hand In Hand (2:12)                 Temptation (2:38)
       The Beat (2:58)                     You Belong To Me (2:16)
       Kid About It (3:11)                 Clubland (3:53)
       Watching The Detectives (4:22)      Clowntime Is Over (slow) (4:22)
       The Long Honeymoon (3:59)           Tears Before Bedtime (3:00)
       Waiting For The End Of The World    Good Year For The Roses (3:04)
        (2:43)                             Mystery Dance (2:29)
       Almost Blue (2:56)

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Release Information:

     Date  | Media| Catalogue number (comments)
     92____|    CD| Turtle Records TR 16 (Australia)

Comments:

   Sydney, Australia, 2-Jun-82. CD case unfolds to 8 coloured photographs.
    (NB: I believe that Turtle Records no longer exist).

Quality:

'Reasonably good. The material from This Year's Model is given very cool live treatment, and is played at an incredibly fast speed' - {boojum1660@aol.com} I wouldn't say that the songs are performed 'incredibly fast'. To me the tempo seems quite normal. However, I do agree that the treatment of the songs is nice - it's just a shame that the recording quality doesn't do them justice. The bass is a little too boomy, the top end is a bit harsh, and the mid-range is lacking. But, despite this, all instruments and EC's vocals can be clearly heard. For me the worst problem with the sound is a sort of interference (like on a weak radio sender) that comes and goes, and seems to get steadily worse as the set goes on. Unfortunately it's the better performances like 'Alison', 'Clowntime Is Over' & 'Good Year For The Roses' that suffer the most from this noise. I'd give this CD a rating of 5/10 for the sound, and 8/10 for the performance. And I still think it's worth having (and the fold-out digi-pak-type packaging is appealing) - Paul Hosken {hosken@t-online.de} Performance: 8/10. Sound: 7/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com}
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