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. It was released in 1988. The album was largely written with former

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keyboard player Paul Statham, who had joined Murphy's band, The Hundred Men. It was produced by former member of The Fall,

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Critical reception

A review at the time of its release in ''Underground'' described the album as "a coherent, tuneful package with tracks that are, on the whole, pretty listenable". Ned Raggett, writing for

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, identified a continuing

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influence, but stated that the album "shows Murphy fully coming into his own as a performer".

Track listing

Original 1988 release

All songs written by Peter Murphy & Paul Statham; except where noted. # "All Night Long" — 5:42 # "His Circle and Hers Meet" — 6:01 # "Dragnet Drag" — 5:46 # "Socrates the Python" — 6:47 # "Indigo Eyes" — 5:54 # "Time Has Got Nothing to Do with It" — 5:21 # "Blind Sublime" (Peter Murphy) — 3:55 # "My Last Two Weeks" — 6:38 # " Funtime" (

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) — 3:49 *Bonus tracks on CD reissue: # "I've Got a Miniature Secret Camera" (Peter Murphy, Eddie Branch) — 4:25 # "Funtime (Cabaret Mix)" (David Bowie, Iggy Pop) — 5:57

2013 re-release

Disc 1 # "All Night Long" — 5:42 # "His Circle and Hers Meet" — 6:01 # "Dragnet Drag" — 5:46 # "Socrates the Python" — 6:47 # "Indigo Eyes" — 4:54 # "Time Has Got Nothing to Do with It" — 5:21 # "Blind Sublime" — 3:55 # "My Last Two Weeks" — 6:38 # " Funtime" ( Bowie, Pop) — 3:49 Disc 2 # "All Night Long" (demo) — 5:23 # "His Circle and Hers Meet" (demo) — 4:29 # "Dragnet Drag" (demo) — 5:48 # "Indigo Eyes" (demo) — 5:35 # "Blind Sublime" (demo) — 4:09 # "My Last Two Weeks" (demo) — 5:14 # "Funtime" (demo) — 3:33 # "I've Got a Miniature Secret Camera" — 4:25 # "Funtime (In Cabaret)" — 6:00 # "All Night Long" (single edit) — 4:36 # "Indigo Eyes" (single edit) — 4:09 # "Blind Sublime" (Remix Edit) — 3:50 # "Blind Sublime" (Blind Beats Mix) — 4:38 # "Blind Sublime" (Dance Remix) — 7:23

Personnel

*Peter Murphy - vocals, "naive" keyboards *Faut Güner, Peter Bonas,

- guitar *Eddie Branch, Peter Bonas - bass *

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- fretless bass *Paul Statham, Simon Rogers - keyboards *

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- piano *

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- drums, percussion

References

{{Authority control Peter Murphy (musician) albums 1988 albums Beggars Banquet Records albums