''Drinking Gasoline'' is a 1985 EP release (taking the form of two 12" singles) by
Cabaret Voltaire, originally released on the
Some Bizzare
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label and distributed through
Virgin Records
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. All four tracks are featured on the band's "Gasoline in Your Eye" videocassette, also issued in 1985. All known copies of the original UK pressing had labels on the wrong discs (ie, side 1 label on side 3, side 2 label on side 4.) It peaked at #71 in the UK.
Track listing
All songs were written by
Richard H. Kirk and
Stephen Mallinder
Stephen William Mallinder (born 1 January 1955) is an English artist and musician who was a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, and went on to work as Sassi & Loco, the Ku-Ling Bros., Hey, Rube!, Wrangler, and Creep Show.
Biography
Mallinder ...
.
Personnel
;Cabaret Voltaire
*
Stephen Mallinder
Stephen William Mallinder (born 1 January 1955) is an English artist and musician who was a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, and went on to work as Sassi & Loco, the Ku-Ling Bros., Hey, Rube!, Wrangler, and Creep Show.
Biography
Mallinder ...
–
vocals
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,
bass,
production
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*
Richard H. Kirk –
guitar
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s,
keyboards, production
;Other personnel
* Mark Tattersall –
drums on "Kino" and "Sleepwalking"
* Paul White – artwork
References
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Liner notes
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1985 EPs
Cabaret Voltaire (band) EPs
Virgin Records EPs