Visage
(Polydor Records 1980 2391494)
Matrix No’s: 1Y1/2Y1
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Sleeve in Very Good condition
– some water discolouration marking on left side which also has some small tears – sticker tear in top right corner
Visage are a British synthpop band, formed in London in 1978. The band became closely linked to the burgeoning new romantic fashion movement of the early 1980s, and are best known for their hit “Fade to Grey”.
Visage is the eponymous debut studio album by the British new wave band Visage. It was recorded at Genetic Sound Studios in Reading, Berkshire and released on 10 November 1980 by Polydor Records.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Visage (Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula, John McGeoch, Steve Strange and Midge Ure), except where noted.
| Side A | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “Visage” | 3:53 | ||||||||
| 2. | “Blocks on Blocks” | 4:00 | ||||||||
| 3. | “The Dancer” | Egan, Ure | 3:40 | |||||||
| 4. | “Tar” | Barry Adamson, Currie, Egan, Formula, McGeoch, Strange, Ure | 3:32 | |||||||
| 5. | “Fade to Grey” | Currie, Chris Payne, Ure | 4:02 | |||||||
| Side B | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 6. | “Malpaso Man” | 4:14 | ||||||||
| 7. | “Mind of a Toy” | 4:28 | ||||||||
| 8. | “Moon Over Moscow” | 4:00 | ||||||||
| 9. | “Visa-age” | 4:20 | ||||||||
| 10. | “The Steps” | 3:14 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Visage
- Steve Strange – lead vocals, production
- Midge Ure – guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals, production
- John McGeoch – guitar, saxophone, backing vocals, production
- Dave Formula – synthesizer, production
- Billy Currie – electric violin, synthesizer, production
- Rusty Egan – drums, electronic percussion, backing vocals, production
- Additional personnel
- Barry Adamson – bass guitar on “Visage”, “Blocks on Blocks” and “Tar”, composing credits on “Tar”
- Chris Payne – synthesizer and composing credits on “Fade to Grey”
- Cedric Sharpley – drums, electronic drums programming on “Fade to Grey”
- Brigitte Arens – voice on “Fade to Grey”
- Technical
- John Hudson – recording, engineering, mixing
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