''Chelsea'' is the self-titled debut album by British
punk rock band
Chelsea
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to:
Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
. It was recorded during two weeks in early January 1979 and released by
Step-Forward Records on 29 June 1979.
[''Promotion For Chelsea!'' In: New Musical Express 23 June 1979, page 3.] In 2008, it was reissued by
Captain Oi!
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
with several bonus tracks not included on the original release.
Track listing
# "I'm on Fire" (Geoff Myles) - 3:43
# "Decide" (
Gene October
Gene October is a British singer and songwriter who was a formative figure in London's punk rock movement in the late 1970s.
Music career
In 1976, October was involved in the creation of The Roxy when he suggested to the management of Chagu ...
) - 3:02
# "Free the Fighters" (Dave Martin)- 3:08
# "Your Toy" (
James Stevenson) - 2:56
# "Fools and Soldiers" (Martin) - 3:23
# "All the Downs" (Martin) - 2:34
# "Government" (October) - 5:30
# "Twelve Men" (Martin, Stevenson) - 2:42
# "
Many Rivers" (
Jimmy Cliff
James Chambers OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, t ...
) - 4:33
# "Trouble Is the Day" (Martin) - 3:54
Bonus tracks included on reissue CD:
# "Urban Kids" (Demo) - 2:38
# "No Escape" (
Sky Saxon
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) (Demo) - 2:32
# "Twelve Men" (Demo) - 2:40
# "All the Downs" (Demo) - 2:39
Personnel
;Chelsea
*
Gene October
Gene October is a British singer and songwriter who was a formative figure in London's punk rock movement in the late 1970s.
Music career
In 1976, October was involved in the creation of The Roxy when he suggested to the management of Chagu ...
— lead vocals
*
James Stevenson — lead guitar, backing vocals
*Dave Martin — rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Geoff Myles — bass
*Chris Bashford — drums, backing vocals
with:
*Robin - keyboards
;Technical
*Alvin Clark, Martin Moss, Nick Smith,
Nigel Gray
Nigel Gray (1947 – 30 July 2016) was an English record producer. His album credits include '' Outlandos d'Amour'' (1978), '' Reggatta de Blanc'' (1979), and '' Zenyatta Mondatta'' (1980) for the Police, '' Kaleidoscope'' (1980) and '' Juju'' (19 ...
, Pete Hammond - engineer
*Tony MacLean - cover photography
References
1979 debut albums
Chelsea (band) albums
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