''Hysterics'' is the second studio album released by British post-punk band
The Nightingales
Nightingales (a.k.a. The Nightingales) are a British post-punk/alternative rock band, formed in 1979 in Birmingham, England, by four members of Birmingham's punk group The Prefects. They had been part of The Clash's 'White Riot Tour', record ...
. It was released in 1983 through the Red Flame record label and was distributed by
Pinnacle. In 2004, it was re-released by the
Cherry Red record label. The album spent several weeks in the top 20 in the
UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Singles Chart and UK Independent Albums Chart are charts of the best-selling independent singles and albums, respectively, in the United Kingdom. Originally published in January 1980, and widely known as the indie chart, the rel ...
.
James Robert described the album as "sharper" than their debut.
Track listing
# "Big Print" - 3:54
# "This" - 3:58
# "The Happy Medium" - 1:46
# "Nothing But Trouble" - 3:42
# "The Bending End" - 4:35
# "Lower Than Ever" - 2:41
# "Insurance" - 6:18
# "Whys of Acknowledgement" - 2:45
# "Bachelor Land" - 2:51
# "Crafty Fag" - 3:38
# "Ponces All" - 3:49
In 2004 the album was re-released by
Cherry Red Records. It included the following tracks:
- "How To Age" - 6:24 (B-side to "Crafty Fag")
- "Only My Opinion" - 1:04 (alternative lyrics to "Well Done Underdog", a song on '' Pigs on Purpose'')
- "The Crunch" (Version 2) - 4:49 (alternative lyrics to "The Crunch", a song on ''Pigs on Purpose'')
- "All Talk" - 1:51 (B-side to "The Crunch")
- "Look Satisfied" - 3:20 (B-side to "The Crunch")
- "Not Man Enough" - 4:13 (B-side to "The Crunch")
- "This" (Version 2) - 3:56 (alternative mix to "This)"
References
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The Nightingales albums
Cherry Red Records albums