Album
The Graveyard And The Ballroom
1980 · Electronic, Rock

The Graveyard And The Ballroom is an Electronic album by A Certain Ratio, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked.
About
The Graveyard and the Ballroom is the debut album by English band A Certain Ratio, released in December 1979 by record label Factory. It was produced by Martin Hannett. It was originally released only as a cassette, designed by Peter Saville. Side A of the album, The Graveyard, was recorded at Graveyard Studios in September 1979, while the other side, The Ballroom, was recorded live at the Electric Ballroom in October.
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Tracklist
- 1Do The Du (The Graveyard)2:54
- 2Faceless (The Graveyard)2:22
- 3Crippled Child (The Graveyard)2:54
- 4Choir (The Graveyard)3:21
- 5Flight (The Graveyard)3:30
- 6I Fail (The Graveyard)2:11
- 7Strain (The Graveyard)2:28
- 8All Night Party (The Ballroom)3:37
- 9Oceans (The Ballroom)3:55
- 10Choir (The Ballroom)3:32
- 11The Fox (The Ballroom)3:25
- 12Suspect (The Ballroom)2:24
- 13Flight (The Ballroom)5:32
- 14Genotype-Phenotype (The Ballroom)3:33
Sound DNA
- Electronic
Released in February 1980, it contains 14 tracks: 7 demo songs from a session recorded at Graveyard Studios in September 1979 (side A) and 7 songs from a gig at the Electric Ballroom on 26th October 1979 (side B), together with Joy Division and The Distractions.
The pouches come in various colours and two designs:
Orange (first edition of 400), blue, green, grey (can appear as brown), and red: 1 button and two pockets.
A "new style plastic wallet" (Factory newsletter) with 2 buttons and 1 pocket was used since late May 1980 for blue, red and green reissues.
The cassettes are either black with light grey paper labels or white/light grey with dark grey paper labels.
The back photographs either show a band member with a trumpet or with a guitar or the four band members.
Cassette reissue in 1985 in a blue cardboard box and an insert showing the orange pouch (Fact 16c).
First CD reissue on Creation/Rev-Ola in 1994.
Track A2 also included on Soul Jazz compilation CD "Early" and 2x10" "B-Sides, Rarities & Sessions", 2002.
It's a wide-spread misconception that ACR were supporting Talking Heads on the day. However, Talking Heads only played there in December 1979. This error stems from a 1980 review in NME by Paul Morley.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Donald Johnson
- Jez Kerr
- Martin Moscrop
- Peter Terrell
- Simon Topping
Production & Engineering
- Jeff HooperMIXED BY
- Martin HannettPRODUCER
- Martin HannettPRODUCER [PRODUCED BY]
- Stewart PickeringENGINEER
- Stewart PickeringENGINEER [ENGINEERED BY]
- Tony WilsonMIXED BY
Songwriting
- A Certain Ratio
20 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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