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The Graveyard and the Ballroom is the debut album by English band A Certain Ratio, released in February 1980 by record label Factory. It was produced by Martin Hannett. It was originally released only as a cassette, though later reissues were on CD.

Content

Side A of the album, The Graveyard, was recorded at Graveyard Studios in September 1979, while the other side, The Ballroom, was recorded live at the Electric Ballroom in October.[5]

Reception

AllMusic described the album as "accomplished enough to be intriguing, but never all that gripping."[1] Trouser Press called it "an exciting and original post-punk dance record".[4] Stylus called it "not only a very interesting historical document but also a pretty entertaining album in its own right".[2]

Track listing

The Graveyard

  1. Do The Du (Casse) - 2:53
  2. Faceless - 2:22
  3. Crippled Child - 2:54
  4. Choir - 3:21
  5. Flight - 3:30
  6. I Feel - 2:12
  7. Strain - 2:31

The Ballroom

  2. All Night Party - 3:38
  3. Oceans - 4:05
  4. The Choir - 3:22
  5. The Fox - 3:25
  6. Suspect - 2:24
  7. Flight - 5:32
  8. Genotype/Phenotype - 3:29

References

  1. ^ a b Valdivia, Victor W. "The Graveyard and the Ballroom – A Certain Ratio | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Heumann, Michael (February 24, 2004). "A Certain Ratio – The Graveyard and the Ballroom – Review – Stylus Magazine". Stylus. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Farley, Keith. "To Each... – A Certain Ratio | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016. the group dropped much of the bleak dance-punk of early material in place of what sounds like a shallow attempt to seize the baton dropped by gloom giants Joy Division after the death of Ian Curtis
  4. ^ a b Flashner, Graham; Sheridan, David. "TrouserPress.com :: A Certain Ratio". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016. an exciting and original post-punk dance record
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. Retrieved May 12, 2016.

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