''Compass Kumpas'' (aka ''Compass kum'pəs'') was the first album from Dalek I Love You, shortened to Dalek I for this album and accompanying singles. It was released on May 24, 1980, by Back Door/ Phonogram records. In 1983, the band recorded a second self-titled album using its full name: '' Dalek I Love You''. In 1989 ''Compass Kumpas'' was reissued on CD (Fontana 836 894–2) with four bonus tracks.

Reception

Sounding like a combination of early Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark,

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, the album received fairly good reviews upon its release. The '' NME'' called the album "refreshingly wry and friendly". However, Red Starr, writing in ''

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'', described the album as a "characterless, colourless collection. It reached #54 on the UK singles chart. The album was ignored outside of the UK, and before long, Alan Gill left the band to join The Teardrop Explodes, although he returned in 1981. The album has a

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, and the single "Destiny (Dalek I Love You)" remains popular among

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fans for its oblique lyrics about the show's menacing villains, the Daleks.

Track listing

All tracks written by Alan Gill and Dave Hughes; except "You Really Got Me" by Ray Davies
Side 1 – Topsy # "The World" – 2:27 # "8 Track" – 2:27 # "Dalek I Love You (Destiny)" – 3:37 # "A Suicide" – 2:53 # "The Kiss" – 2:00 # "Trapped" – 4:00 # "Two Chameleons" – 3:18 Side 2 – Turvy # "Freedom Fighters" – 2:08 # " You Really Got Me" – 1:56 # "Mad" – 1:48 # "Good Times" – 2:07 # "We're All Actors" – 2:52 # "Heat" – 3:11 # "Missing 15 Minutes" – 5:36

The 1989 Fontana CD re-release featured the following bonus tracks

# "Astronauts (Have Landed on the Moon)" – 3:27 (

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to "Heartbeat") # "Happy" – 2:33 (B-side to 1980 "Dalek I Love You" single) # "This is My Uniform" – 3:13 (B-side to 1980 "Dalek I Love You" single) # "Heartbeat" – 4:01 (1981 Single)

Personnel

;Dalek I * Alan Gill *

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with: * Chris Hughes - additional drums, percussion and FX *

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- bass on "Heat" *

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- drums on "You Really Got Me" * Dave Bates - additional backing vocals Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth and Amazon Studios, Liverpool, by

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. Turvy 2, 7 produced by Dalek I for God Productions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Compass Kumpas (Album) 1980 debut albums Dalek I Love You albums Albums recorded at Rockfield Studios