''Limping for a Generation'' is the 1984 debut album by the British band The Blow Monkeys. In the booklet to 1999 ''Atomic Lullabies – Very Best of the Blow Monkeys'', lead singer Dr. Robert (born Robert Howard) categorized the record as '' jazz- punk'', and defined The Blow Monkeys' early production by simply stating, in the same source: "Our early music was raw". Formed in 1981, the group, after a one-off indie single, signed to RCA, and released ''Limping for a Generation''. The Blow Monkeys had only one external helper for this album: Pete Wilson, for production,

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arrangements and additional keyboards). Three of the four singles taken from their debut album, "Man from Russia", "Atomic Lullaby" and "Wildflower", can be found on their compilation album ''

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'', released in 1989. The later 1999 collection contains instead five

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s from the 1984 album. As Dr. Robert writes, " heyshow us at our most relaxed and spontaneous ... and give a more rounded picture of what was really the most important thing to us... the music". In the wake of The Blow Monkeys' later success, RCA reissued ''Limping for a Generation'' in 1986 with a new sleeve design. In 2012, Cherry Red announced the release of a 2-CD deluxe edition with a whole bonus disc of previously unissued demos and B-sides.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dr. Robert (Robert Howard); except where noted # "He's Shedding Skin" - 4:04 # "Wildflower" - 3:00 # "Atomic Lullaby" - 5:02 # "Fat Cat Belusha" (Howard, Mick Anker) - 4:15 # "Go Public" - 4:30 # "Professor Supercool" - 4:00 # "Man from Russia" (Howard, Mick Anker) - 3:15 # "Waiting for Mr. Moonlight" - 4:22 # "Limping for a Generation" - 3:32 # "Trashtown Incident" - 4:10

Singles from the album

* "Go Public" (1984) * "Man from Russia" (1984) * "Atomic Lullaby" (1984) * "Wildflower" (1985)

B-Sides

* "Rub-a-dub Shanka" (1984; B-Side to "Go Public") * "Resurrection Love" (1984; B-Side to "Man from Russia" single) * "Slither" (1984; B-Side to "Man from Russia" maxi single) * "My Twisty Jewel" (1984; B-Side to "Atomic Lullaby" single) * "Kill the Pig" (1984; B-Side to "Atomic Lullaby" maxi single)

Personnel

;The Blow Monkeys *Dr. Robert - vocals, guitars, piano *Tony Kiley - drums, percussion *Neville Henry - tenor saxophone,

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*Mick Anker - electric bass, acoustic bass ;Technical *Peter Wilson - production,

arrangements, additional keyboards *Andrew Christian - art direction *Andrew Ekins - cover illustration * Nick Knight - photography

Release details

References

External links

MySpaceTV
The Blow Monkeys page – live video of The Blow Monkeys at the Camden Palace, London (1985), performing the song "Professor Supercool", which was released on ''Limping for a Generation, in 1984.
MySpace
The Blow Monkeys page – audio clips to four songs from The Blow Monkeys, including previously unreleased track "Have No Roots".
Fencat Online
Dr Robert's Official Website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Limping for a Generation 1984 debut albums The Blow Monkeys albums RCA Records albums