The First Floweris Play Dead

Play Dead (band)

Play Dead were an English Goth rock group from Oxford that grew out of the fading English punk scene in 1980. Though the band was identified with groups like UK Decay and Sex Gang Children, the band felt they didn't belong under the "Gothic" title...

's debut album, recorded at the Jungle Records studio in March 1983. Originally titled "The First Flower: A Six Track Album," this album came totally unexpected as the group had disappeared since their last record company Fresh Records

Fresh Records (UK)

Fresh Records was an independent record label, and distributor based in the United Kingdom. Most popular in the latter 1970s, the label once supported punk groups like UK Decay, Play Dead, Family Fodder, Cuddly Toys, The Dark, Wilko Johnson and Big Hair competed with labels such as 4AD.The label...

 had gone under. The album was reissued in 1993 as simply "The First Flower" and included ten extra tracks. Four of the ten extra tracks featured original guitarist "Re-Vox."

Track listing

(all lyrics written by Rob Hickson)

1. "Time" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 4:06
2. "The Tenant" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 5:37
3. "Propaganda" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 3:10
4. "Sin Of Sins" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 5:27
5. "In Silence" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 3:46
6. "Don't Leave Without Me" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 4:22
7. "Shine" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 3:39
8. "Gaze" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 4:30
9. "Promise" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 3:54
10. "Propaganda (mix)" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 3:02
11. "Propaganda (1984 mix)" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 4:03
12. "Sin Of Sins (1984 mix)" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 6:05
13. "Poison Takes A Hold" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 4:23
14. "Introduction" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 4:28
15. "T.V. Eye" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 4:03
16. "Final Epitaph" (music: Green|Hickson|Smith|Waddleton) – 4:10

Personnel

• Rob Hickson - vocals
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• Pete Waddleton - bass
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• Steve Green (play dead) - guitar
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• Re-Vox - Tracks 13,14,15, and 16 guitar
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• Mark "Wiff" Smith - drums
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• Roy Rowland - producer
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