Compass Kumpas was the first album from Dalek I Love You

Dalek I Love You (band)

Dalek I Love You were a synthpop group from Liverpool. At various points in their existence the band was also known as Dalek I. Record executives at Phonogram shortened the band's name without telling them for the "Freedom Fighters" single.-Roots: Mr...

, shortened to Dalek I for this album and accompanying singles. It was released on May 24, 1980 by Back Door/Phonogram

Phonogram Records

Phonogram Records was started in 1962 as a joint venture between Philips Records and Deutsche Grammophon. In 1972, Phonogram was merged with Polydor Records into PolyGram....

 records.

Sounding like a combination of early Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England...

, Gary Numan

Gary Numan

Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...

 and Brian Eno

Brian Eno

Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...

, the album received fairly good reviews upon its release. The NME

NME

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called the album "refreshingly wry and friendly". It reached #54 on the UK pop charts.

The album was ultimately ignored outside of the UK

United Kingdom

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, and before long, Alan Gill

Alan Gill

Alan Gill is a vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, who formed part of the synthpop band Dalek I Love You and the Neo-psychedelic band The Teardrop Explodes.-Early career:...

 left the band to join The Teardrop Explodes

The Teardrop Explodes

The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978. Best known for their Top Ten UK single "Reward" the group originated as a key band in the emerging Liverpool post-punk scene of the late 1970s, the group also launched the career of group frontman...

, although he returned in 1981.

The album

Album

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 still maintains a reasonable cult following

Cult following

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, and the single "Destiny (Dalek I Love You)" remains popular among Doctor Who

Doctor Who

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 fans for its oblique lyrics referencing the show's menacing villains, the Daleks.

Under their full moniker Dalek I Love You, the band went on in 1983 to record a second self-titled album Dalek I Love You

Dalek I Love You (album)

Dalek I Love You was the eponymous 1983 album from Dalek I Love You.On 2 April 2007, it was made available for the first time on CD.-LP:Korova KODE 7 , 24-0258-1 Side One...

.

In 1989 Compass Kumpas was reissued on CD (Fontana 836 894-2) with 4 bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks written by Gill and Hughes; except "You Really Got Me" by Ray Davies

Ray Davies

Ray Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...

Side 1 – Topsy

1. "The World" – 2:27
2. "8 Track" – 2:27
3. "Destiny (Dalek I Love You)" – 3:37
4. "A Suicide" – 2:53
5. "The Kiss" – 2:00
6. "Trapped" – 4:00
7. "Two Chameleons" – 3:18

Side 2 – Turvy

1. "Freedom Fighters" – 2:08
2. "You Really Got Me
   You Really Got Me
   "You Really Got Me" is a rock song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band, The Kinks. It was released on 4th August 1964 as the group's third single, and reached Number 1 on the UK singles chart the next month, remaining for two weeks...
   
   " – 1:56
3. "Mad" – 1:48
4. "Good Times" – 2:07
5. "We're All Actors" – 2:52
6. "Heat" – 3:11
7. "Missing 15 Minutes" – 5:36

1. • The 1989 Fontana CD re-release featured the following bonus tracks:
2. "Astronauts (Have Landed on the Moon)" – 3:27 (B-side to Heartbeat)
3. "Happy" – 2:33 (B-side to 1980 Dalek I Love You single)
4. "This is My Uniform" – 3:13 (B-side to 1980 Dalek I Love You single)
5. "Heartbeat" – 4:01 (1981 Single)

Album credits

Members:

• Alan Gill
  Alan Gill
  Alan Gill is a vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, who formed part of the synthpop band Dalek I Love You and the Neo-psychedelic band The Teardrop Explodes.-Early career:...
  
  
• Dave Hughes

Guests:

• Chris Hughes: Additional drums, percussion and fx
• Hugh Jones: Bass on 'Heat'
• Ken Peers: Drums on 'You Really Got Me'
• Dave Bates: Additional backing vocals

Recorded at Rockfield Studios

Rockfield Studios

Rockfield Studios, near Monmouth in Wales and just outside the village of Rockfield, Monmouthshire are where many of British rock music’s most successful recordings have been made.-History:...

, Monmouth and Amazon Studios, Liverpool, by Hugh Jones and Frazer Henry.

Turvy 2, 7 produced by Dalek I for God Productions