Adventures in Clubland
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Adventures in Clubland is the debut album by English band Modern Romance
. It was released in 1981 on LP
and Cassette tape by WEA
, and in 2008 a CD reissue was released by Wounded Bird Records
.
Modern Romance (band)
Modern Romance were a British pop music band that found popularity in the early 1980s. Formed in 1980 by previous members of an earlier punk rock band, The Leyton Buzzards, the band enjoyed a string of UK chart hits before they broke up in 1985...
. It was released in 1981 on LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
and Cassette tape by WEA
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
, and in 2008 a CD reissue was released by Wounded Bird Records
Wounded Bird Records
Wounded Bird Records is a CD only, re-issue record label, that was founded in 1998 in Guilderland, New York. They re-release lesser known albums from both popular and lesser known artists, including Deborah Harry, Chic, David Blue, Marilyn Martin, Gordon Haskell, Jon Anderson, Adrian Belew, Ellen...
.
Track listing
All tracks written by Geoff Deane/David Jaymes, except where stated.- "Bring on the Funkateers" – 4:09 (Deane, D. Jaymes, Paul Gendler)
- "Nothing Ever Goes the Way You Plan/Queen of the Rapping Scene" – 5:47
- Clubland Mix – 11:36 (Deane, D. Jaymes, Gendler)
- "Everybody Salsa" (Deane, D. Jaymes)
- "Moose on the Loose"
- "Salsa Rapp-Sody"
- "Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey" (Deane, D. Jaymes)
- "We've Got Them Running (The Counting Song)" – 3:41
- "Can You Move" – 8:28
- "I Can't Get Enough" – 4:20
- "Stand Up" – 5:52
Personnel
- Geoff Deane – vocals
- Paul Gendler – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- David Jaymes – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Robbie Jaymes – synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
- Andy Kyriacou – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- John Du PrezJohn Du PrezJohn Du Prez is a musician, conductor, and composer. Du Prez was a member of the 1980s multi-hit Salsa-driven pop band Modern Romance and has since written several Film scores including Oxford Blues and the final Carry On film, Carry On Columbus...
– trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air... - Michael J. MullinsMichael J. MullinsMichael J. Mullins is an English lead vocalist, backing singer, and songwriter best known as the lead singer of Salsa band Modern Romance . Modern Romance achieved eight Top 40 singles and two hit albums...
– backing vocalistBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
[Credited on Sleeve]
Singles
- Everybody Salsa (1981) UK #12
- Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey (1981) UK #10
- Queen of the Rapping Scene / Nothing Ever Goes the Way You Plan (1982) UK #37