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Anywhere (New Musik album)

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Anywhere
Studio album by
Released6 March 1981
RecordedJuly 1980–81
GenreSynthpop
Length53:21
LabelGTO
ProducerTony Mansfield
New Musik chronology
From A to B
(1980)
Anywhere
(1981)
Warp
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Smash Hits6½/10[2]

Anywhere is the second album from New Musik released on 6 March 1981. The cassette edition of the album contained two extra songs not present on the vinyl copies. A digitally remastered version called Anywhere... Plus was released in 2001. Two singles were released in the United Kingdom, "Luxury" on 30 January 1981 and "While You Wait" on 3 April 1981.

"Areas" has been covered by alternative rock band The Gathering on their 2013 album Afterwords.

Track listing

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All songs written and composed by Tony Mansfield unless noted.

GTO Records LP: GTLP 044

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Side one
No.TitleLength
1."They All Run After the Carving Knife"5:52
2."Areas"4:11
3."Churches"4:54
4."This World of Walter"2:56
5."Luxury"3:48
6."While You Wait"5:08
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Changing Minds"4:53
2."Peace"5:14
3."Design"3:44
4."Traps"4:03
5."Division"4:21
6."Back to Room One"4:18

Various 1981 cassette releases of the album includes the bonus tracks "Under Attack" (4:04) after "While You Wait," and "And" (4:38) after "Back to Room One." These songs only ever appeared again on a reference CD-R made at Abbey Road in 1997, titled Songs of New Musik, as part of a 27-minute track containing various album and single songs from that era.

1994 - GTO Records CD: GTO 474615-2 and 2001 - Edsel Records CD: EDCD 679 (Anywhere... Plus) CD bonus tracks

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."The Office"Clive Gates4:29
14."From The Village" 3:32
15."Guitars" 3:31

13 is the B-side of the "Luxury" 7" single.
14 and 15 are the B-sides of the "While You Wait" 12" single.
The 2001 Japanese CD release (Epic Records International--EICP 7016) and 2022 UK LP+12" release (Music on Vinyl/Sony Music--MOVLP2867) include "While You Wait (12 Inch Version)" (5:58) as an extra bonus track, after "The Office."

Personnel

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Production
  • Andrew Douglas: Photography, Sleeve Design
  • Peter Hammond: Engineer
  • Alan Robinson: Liner Notes

References

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  1. ^ "Review: New Music - Anywhere". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  2. ^ Starr, Red. "New Musik: Anywhere". Smash Hits (19 March–1 April 1981): 33.