''Beach Party'' is the debut album of the British

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group,

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. The album was recorded in a home studio by Pat Bermingham and released as a cassette on his own In Phaze label in 1981. It was released on vinyl by Whaam! Records in 1981 and then by

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in 1987 and 2014. The albums ''Beach Party'' and ''

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'' were reissued together on one CD with bonus tracks by Cherry Red Records in 1988.

Reception

The album reached #29 in the UK Indie Charts in March 1982.

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awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Stewart Mason states: "The debut album by the Marine Girls is one of the most willfully amateurish releases of its era, which is not necessarily a bad thing".Stewart Mason Allmusic Review: ''Beach Party''accessed 17 March 2018 ''Beach Party'' was named as one of

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's 50 favourite albums in his diaries.

Track listing

# "In Love" (

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) – 1:53 # "Fridays" (Thorn) – 2:03 # "Tonight?" (Thorn) – 1:19 # "Times We Used to Spend" (Jane Fox) – 1:44 # "Flying Over Russia" (Thorn) – 2:05 # "Tutti Lo Sanno" (Thorn) – 2:21 # "All Dressed Up" (Thorn) – 1:46 # "Honey" (Thorn) – 2:02 # "Holiday Song" (Fox, Thorn) – 2:12 # "He Got the Girl" (Thorn) – 1:24 # "Day/Night Dreams" (Fox) – 1:10 # "Promises" (Thorn) – 1:29 # "Silent Red" (Fox) – 1:33 # "Dishonesty" (Thorn) – 2:16 # "20,000 Leagues" (Fox) – 2:23 # "Marine Girls" (Thorn) – 1:39

Personnel

* Alice Fox – vocals and percussion * Gina Hartman – vocals and percussion *

– guitar and vocals * Jane Fox – bass

Charts

References

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