"Upside Down" is the debut single from the Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. The song was written by William Reid and Jim Reid, and was

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by The Jesus and Mary Chain. The b-side is a cover of a

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song and was produced by Joe Foster. It is the band's only early period release for the Creation Records label. And with about 50,000 copies sold it was the first success for the label. The sleeves for the first 1.000 copies (in black with red words and an address to write to the band under the credits) were printed by Bobby Gillespie (the next drummer in the band) in Glasgow, and featured handwritten messages from the group. Subsequent copies (without the band address) were produced in several colour variations including red, yellow, blue and pink. In 1985 the single was re-released with a totally different sleeve but the same catalogue number.

Track listing

;7" (CRE 012) #"Upside Down" ( Jim Reid, William Reid) – 3:00 #" Vegetable Man" (

) – 3:35

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

* Jim Reid – vocals,

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* William Reid – guitar, drums, producer *

Douglas Hart Douglas Alexander Hart (born 2 May 1965) is a British musician and music video director. Career Hart was the first bassist and founding member of the Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain, and played with the group from 1984 to 1991. He is n ...

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Murray Dalglish Murray Dalglish is the original drummer for the Scottish rock group The Jesus and Mary Chain from their formation in early 1984 until November 1984 when he was replaced by Bobby Gillespie. Aged 16 when he joined the band, Dalglish occasionally ...

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(credited, but does not play)

Additional personnel

* Alan McGee - producer (track 1) * Joe Foster - producer (track 2)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Upside Down (The Jesus And Mary Chain Song) The Jesus and Mary Chain songs 1984 debut singles Creation Records singles Songs written by Jim Reid Songs written by William Reid (musician) 1984 songs UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles