Generation X (album)
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Generation X is the 1978 debut long-player of the English punk rock band Generation X, produced by Martin Rushent.[6]
Production
"Generation X" was the first long-player release by the band Generation X. It was recorded at TW Studios, in Fulham, West London, in November/December 1977, with the producer Martin Rushent, engineered by Alan Winstanley.
"(During the recording) Martin Rushent told great jokes, but his engineer Alan Winstanley was more responsible for the sound of the album.[7]
"(The "Generation X" long-player) was cheap, it was recorded very quickly, it was fun. It was (at that time) Generation X ..."[8]
Derwood Andrews, Generation X's guitarist.
Singles releases
The record contained the pre-release United Kingdom single "Ready Steady Go", which failed to enter the top 40 in February 1978.
Chart performance
On release the record reached #29 in the United Kingdom's Albums Chart.
Cover art
The band portrait used as the front cover of the record was photographed by Gered Mankowitz.
Formats
When it was originally released in the USA, it featured a different track listing, omitting three songs and adding three songs from singles and "Gimme Some Truth", a rare studio cover of a John Lennon song.[9] The album was later remastered and re-released in 2002 with the original UK track listing, and six bonus tracks from singles.
The album's song "Kiss Me Deadly" was used in the soundtrack of the 1998 movie SLC Punk.
Track listing
Original UK LP (1978)
All tracks are written by Billy Idol and Tony James
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "From the Heart" | 2:08 |
| 2. | "One Hundred Punks" | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Listen" | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Ready Steady Go" | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Kleenex" | 2:06 |
| 6. | "Promises Promises" | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Day By Day" | 2:05 |
| 8. | "The Invisible Man" | 2:56 |
| 9. | "Kiss Me Deadly" | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Too Personal" | 2:17 |
| 11. | "Youth Youth Youth" | 6:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Your Generation" | 3:15 |
| 13. | "Wild Youth" (B-Side to "Your Generation".) | 2:53 |
| 14. | "Wild Dub" (B-Side to "Wild Youth".) | 3:49 |
| 15. | "Trying for Kicks" (B-Side to "Friday's Angels".) | 2:00 |
| 16. | "This Heat" (B-Side to "Friday's Angels".) | 2:12 |
Original US LP (1978)
All tracks are written by Billy Idol and Tony James; except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gimme Some Truth" (Not the BBC Radio 1 Session.) | John Lennon | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Wild Youth" | 2:52 | |
| 3. | "From the Heart" | 2:06 | |
| 4. | "Ready Steady Go" | 2:56 | |
| 5. | "Kleenex" | 2:05 | |
| 6. | "Promises Promises" | 5:18 | |
| 7. | "Day By Day" | 2:04 | |
| 8. | "One Hundred Punks" | 3:05 | |
| 9. | "Your Generation" | 3:11 | |
| 10. | "Kiss Me Deadly" | 4:12 | |
| 11. | "Wild Dub" | 3:47 | |
| 12. | "Youth Youth Youth" | 6:00 |
Personnel
- Generation X
References
- ^ "Generation X". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Trunkworthy. "Before Billy Idol Was A Rock Star, He Was Just A Punk".
- ^ Adams, Greg. "Generation X – Generation X". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992). "Generation X". The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (29 May 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Generation X (4) - Generation X at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- ^ Interview with Derwood Andrews, 'trakMARX' Magazine, February 2003. http://trakmarx.com/2003_01/11_f.htm
- ^ 'Loud Guitarist', Derwood Andrews' autobiography.
- ^ "Generation X (4) - Generation X (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.