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1980 - The Choice Is Yours

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1980 - The Choice Is Yours
Studio album by
Released1980
StudioFarmyard Studios, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire
GenrePunk rock
LabelVirgin[1]
ProducerRupert Hine
The Members chronology
At the Chelsea Nightclub
(1979)
1980 - The Choice Is Yours
(1980)
Uprhythm, Downbeat
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Smash Hits7½/10[2]

1980 - The Choice Is Yours is the second album by the British punk rock band The Members, released in 1980.[3][4]

Track listing

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  1. "The Ayatollah Harmony" (Nigel Bennett)
  2. "Goodbye to the Job" (Nick Tesco, Jean-Marie Carroll)
  3. "Physical Love" (Nicky Tesco, Chris Payne)
  4. "Romance" (Jean-Marie Carroll)
  5. "Brian Was" (Jean-Marie Carroll)
  6. "Flying Again" (Chris Payne)
  7. "Normal People" (Nick Tesco, Jean-Marie Carroll)
  8. "Police Car" (Larry Wallis)
  9. "Clean Men" (Nick Tesco, Jean-Marie Carroll)
  10. "Muzak Machine" (Chris Payne)
  11. "Gang War" (Nick Tesco, Jean-Marie Carroll)

(2005 CD Bonus Track)

  1. "GLC" (Adrian Lillywhite, Gary Baker, Nicky Tesco, Steve Morley)
  2. "Killing Time" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
  3. "Ballad of John & Martin" (Chris Payne, Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
  4. "Disco Oui Oui" (The Members)
  5. "Love in a Lift" - soul version (Chris Payne, Nicky Tesco)
  6. "Rat up a Drainpipe" - new version (Chris Payne)

Personnel

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The Members
  • Nicky Tesco - lead vocals
  • Nigel Bennett - lead guitar, vocals
  • Jean-Marie Carroll - guitar, vocals
  • Chris Payne - bass, vocals
  • Adrian Lillywhite - drums, percussion

with:

Technical

References

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  1. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Members". trouserpress.com.
  2. ^ Hepworth, David. "The Members: 1980 – The Choice Is Yours". Smash Hits (May 1–14, 1980): 29.
  3. ^ Gimarc, George (15 October 1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312169688 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Members, a Biography". www.themembers.co.uk.