Martha & The Muffins – Trance and Dance
(Virgin Records 1980 OVED78)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
Sleeve in Excellent condition
– some wear to edges/corners
Martha and the Muffins are a Canadian rock band, active from 1977 to the present. Although they only had one major international hit single “Echo Beach” under their original band name, they had a number of hits in their native Canada, and the core members of the band also charted in Canada and internationally as M + M.
Trance and Dance (Dindisc LP, VL 2207) was Martha and the Muffins’ 1980 second album, and like the previous Metro Music was produced by Mike Howlett. The album included “Motorbikin’”, the band’s cover of Chris Spedding’s 1976 UK hit.
Initial editions were released with a bonus 4 track EP of live recordings.
Part of Trance And Dance was later released (along with Metro Music in its entirety and two tracks from the later This is the Ice Age album) on the 1987 semi-compilation Far Away in Time.
A freshly remastered and expanded edition of Trance And Dance was issued on CD in 2013 by Cherry Red Records (CDMRED 584) in the UK. This edition includes the complete original album, the original bonus 4 track EP of live recordings, along with two b-sides: “Girl Fat” which had appeared on the “Suburban Dream” single, and “1 4 6” which is taken from the “About Insomnia” single. All tracks were remastered in Toronto by Peter J. Moore under the band’s supervision. A 15-page colour booklet features song lyrics, photos of the band and of various album-related artifacts, the band’s complete UK discography, and new liner notes written by founding and current band member, Mark Gane.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Luna Park” | Mark Gane | 3:11 |
| 2. | “Suburban Dream” | Gane | 3:27 |
| 3. | “Was Ezo” | Martha Ladly | 4:00 |
| 4. | “Teddy the Dink” | Gane | 3:27 |
| 5. | “Symptomatic Love” | Martha Johnson, Andy Haas | 4:08 |
| 6. | “Primal Weekend” | Haas, Gane, Ladly | 5:10 |
| 7. | “Halfway Through the Week” | Gane | 3:40 |
| 8. | “Am I On?” | Johnson | 3:24 |
| 9. | “Motorbikin'” | Chris Spedding | 2:55 |
| 10. | “About Insomnia” | Gane, Ladly | 3:10 |
| 11. | “Be Blasé” | Gane | 2:39 |
| 12. | “Trance and Dance” | Johnson | 7:14 |
Personnel
- Carl Finkle – Bass
- Mark Gane – Guitars, Vocals, Synthetics
- Tim Gane – Drums, percussion
- Martha Johnson – Vocals, Keyboards
- Martha Ladly – Vocals, Keyboards, Trombone
- Andy Haas – Saxophone
- David Millar – Live sound
Production credits
- Produced by Mike Howlett
- Engineered by Richard Manwaring
- Tape op. – Howard Gray
- Cover concept – Martha and the Muffins
- Cover painting – Martha Ladly
- Art Direction – Peter Saville
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