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The Young Gods is the eponymous debut studio album by industrial band The Young Gods, released in 1987 by Organik and Wax Trax! Records.[4]

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1987 Melody Maker United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 1 [5]
1987 Tip Germany "Albums of the Year" * [6]
1987 Sounds United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" * [7]
1989 Sounds United Kingdom "The Top 80 Albums from the '80s" 35 [8]
2005 WOEBOT United States "The 100 Greatest Records Ever" 96 [9]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Young Gods, except "Did You Miss Me?" by Gary Glitter and Mike Leander

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Nous de la lune" ("We of the Moon")4:33
2."Jusqu'au bout" ("All the Way")2:35
3."A ciel ouvert" ("In the Open Air")1:46
4."Jimmy"2:41
5."Fais la mouette" ("Do the Seagull")4:46
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Percussionne" ("Percussion")5:28
2."Feu" ("Of Old")3:04
3."Did You Miss Me?" (Gary Glitter cover)3:22
4."Si tu gardes" ("If You Keep")5:55
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."The Irrtum Boys"2:38
11."Envoyé!" ("Sent")1:53
12."Soul Idiot"4:23
13."Comme si était la dernière fois" ("As If It Were the Last Time")5:09

Personnel

Adapted from the The Young Gods liner notes.[10]

Chart positions

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 22
UK Indie Chart[12] 14

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Belgium 1987 PIAS CD, LP LD 8821
Switzerland Organik ORG 87/9
United States Wax Trax! WAX 7135
1995 Interscope CD 92653
France 2001 Intoxygene LD 8821
Europe 2012 Two Gentlemen TWOGTL 018

References

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "The Young Gods: The Young Gods > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "The Young Gods". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  3. ^ columnist (September 2002). "The Young Gods: The Young Gods". Q: 127. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ^ Aswad, Jem; Fasolino, Greg (2007). "Young Gods". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 19, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Melody Maker - Albums of the Year". Melody Maker. Retrieved 2009-12-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Tip - Albums of the Year". Tip Magazine. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  7. ^ "Sounds - Albums of the Year". Sounds. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  8. ^ "Sounds - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s". Sounds. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  9. ^ "WOEBOT - The 100 Greatest Records Ever". Matthew Ingram. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  10. ^ The Young Gods (booklet). The Young Gods. Zürich, Switzerland: Organik. 1987.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Young Gods – The Young Gods". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  12. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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