Jeopardy (album)

Jeopardy
Studio album by The Sound
Released	1980
Recorded	1980 at the Elephant Studio, London, England
Genre	Post-punk
Length	38:23
Label	Korova Records
Producer	The Sound and Nick Robbins
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The Sound chronology
Jeopardy (1980) From the Lions Mouth (1981)

Jeopardy, released in 1980, is the first album released by The Sound. Unlike the band's later work, this album would present an array of fast, punchy songs in strong punk (and post-punk) style, as opposed to the later, more tempered releases such as Heads and Hearts and Thunder Up. However, songs such as I Can't Escape Myself and Hour of Need provide a clear indication of Borland's stirringly personal, desperate lyrics - a recurring and distinctive feature of almost all of the band's future material.

Track listing

1. "I Can't Escape Myself"
2. "Heartland"
3. "Hour of Need"
4. "Words Fail Me"
5. "Missiles"
6. "Heyday"
7. "Jeopardy"
8. "Night Versus Day"
9. "Resistance"
10. "Unwritten Law"
11. "Desire"

The album was re-released in 2002 by Renascent Records with the Live Instinct EP included. The EP includes four tracks recorded live at a show at The Venue in London on January 14, 1981. These tracks are:

1. "Heartland"
2. "Brute Force"
3. "Jeopardy"
4. "Coldbeat"

Personnel

Musicians

• Adrian Borland - guitar, vocals
• Michael Dudley - drums
• Graham Bailey - bass
• Bi Marshall - keyboards