''Night Time'' is the fifth studio album by English

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band Killing Joke, released in February 1985 by

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through

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and produced by Chris Kimsey.

Release

''Night Time'' was released in late February 1985 by E.G. Records. It was an international hit, reaching number 11 in the United Kingdom in its first week on 9 March, number 8 in

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and number 50 in Sweden. The album was remastered and reissued in 2008 with nine bonus tracks, including 1984

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BBC radio sessions, the non-album single " A New Day" and the previously-unreleased complete version of "Blue Feather" (previously only available as an instrumental remix on the B-side to "Love Like Blood").

Critical Reception

The album generally received favourable response. In retrospective reviews,

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opined that the band "perfected" their "balance between antagonism and accessibility", commenting "the band are simply on fire on this record".

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commented that the album finds the band "caught between their earlier aggression and a calmer, more immediately accessible approach".

Track listing

Personnel

Killing Joke *

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–

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, keyboards * Kevin "Geordie" Walker –

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* Paul Raven –

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* Paul Ferguson – drums, vocals Production and artwork * Chris Kimsey –

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, mixing * Brian McGhee –

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* Thomas Stiehler – engineering * Jeff Veitch – photography * Rob O'Connor - sleeve design * Alex Zander – crew * Brad Nelson – crew * Fil. E. – crew

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1985 albums Killing Joke albums Albums produced by Chris Kimsey E.G. Records albums Post-punk albums by English artists