''Regular Urban Survivors'' is the third album by the

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rock band

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", "Easy", "Bad Actress" and "Celebrity Hit List" were each released as singles. "Perseverance" and "Celebrity Hit List" were both regular

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'goal of the week' regulars. The album featured movie-themed artwork, which depicted the band members as part of a ''

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''/'' Mission: Impossible''-style elite fighting force. To mark the 20th anniversary of the album's release, the band performed ''Regular Urban Survivors'' in full during their 2016 UK tour.

Production

''Regular Urban Survivors'' was recorded at Parkgate Studios and

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, with producer

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; he and Roy Spong acted as engineers, with assistance from Doug Cook (at Parkgate) and Simon Wall (at Eden). Norton and Spong mixed the album at

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, with assistance from Robbie Kazandjian.

Track listing

All songs by Terrorvision. #"Enteralterego" – 3:21 #"Superchronic" – 2:50 #"

" – 3:11 #"Easy" – 3:10 #"Hide the Dead Girl" – 3:03 #"Conspiracy" – 3:15 #"Didn't Bleed Red" – 4:10 #"Dog Chewed the Handle" – 2:50 #"Junior" – 3:29 #"Bad Actress" – 4:12 #"If I Was You" – 2:02 #"Celebrity Hit List" – 3:05 #"Mugwump" – 3:39

Personnel

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– string arranger (track 10) * Enrico Tomasso – horns (tracks 3, 4 and 13),

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(tracks 1 and 9) * Jay Craig – horns (tracks 3, 4 and 13) * Pete Long – horns (tracks 3, 4 and 13) * Mark Feltham – harmonica (tracks 1 and 7) * Bruce Woolley –

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(tracks 7 and 8) * Sharon Eusebe – backing vocals (track 9) * Rachel Corkett – backing vocals (track 9) * Garrington Plodovich – grooves (track 6) Production *

– producer, mixing * Roy Spong – engineer, mixing * Doug Cook – assistant engineer * Simon Wall – assistant engineer * Robbie Kazandjian – assistant engineer Design * Abrahams Pants – art direction, design * Terrorvision – art direction, design * Tweddell – scenic artist * Martyn James Brooks – photography * Jeremy Ranson – location manager * Spymaster – guns, gadgets

References

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