Tracklist
| The Rose On The Chocolate Box | |||
| A1 | Paradise | 2:23 | |
| A2 | Sitting Round At Home | 2:38 | |
| A3 | You Say You Don't Love Me | 2:55 | |
| A4 | You Know You Can't Help It | 2:22 | |
| A5 | Mad Mad Judy | 3:35 | |
| A6 | Raison D'Être | 3:32 | |
| The Thorn Beneath The Rose | |||
| B1 | I Don't Know What To Do With My Life | 2:43 | |
| B2 | Money | 2:45 | |
| B3 | Hollow Inside | 4:46 | |
| B4 | A Different Kind Of Tension | 4:39 | |
| B5 | I Believe | 7:09 | |
| B6 | Radio Nine | 0:41 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Liberty/United Records (UK) Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Liberty/United Records (UK) Ltd.
- Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Recorded At – Eden Studios
- Mixed At – Genetic Sound
- Mastered At – Portland Studios
- Pressed By – EMI Records
Credits
- Artwork [Artists Impression] – Malcm Garret*
- Keyboards [Atmospheric Keyboards] – Peter Shelley*
- Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5)
- Lead Guitar [Lead Guitar Left Hand Channel] – Pete Shelley (tracks: A3, A6 to B2)
- Lead Guitar [Lead Guitar Right Hand Channel] – Steve Diggle (tracks: A2, A4, A5)
- Management – Richard Boon
- Mastered By – George Peckham
- Photography By [Group Photo] – Jill Furmanovsky
- Photography By [John Maher] – Peter Monks
- Photography By [Peter Shelley] – Kevin Cummins
- Photography By [Steve Diggle] – Judith Wrightson
- Photography By [Steve Garvey] – Gervaise Soeurouge
- Producer [Produced], Engineer [Engineered By] – Martin Rushent
Notes
Includes printed inner sleeve with lyrics, pictures, and credits.
℗ 1979 Liberty/United Records (U.K.) Ltd.
Mastered by [.....] at Portland Recording Studio
Lyrics reproduced by kind permission of Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Rimtext: Made In England. A Product Of Liberty/United Records (U.K.) L.T.D.
Guitars - Gordon Smith, Gibson.
Bass Guitar - Fender.
Amplification - Marshall.
Drums - Premier.
Runouts are stamped, except for "A Porky Prime Cut" / "Porky", which is etched.
℗ 1979 Liberty/United Records (U.K.) Ltd.
Mastered by [.....] at Portland Recording Studio
Lyrics reproduced by kind permission of Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Rimtext: Made In England. A Product Of Liberty/United Records (U.K.) L.T.D.
Guitars - Gordon Smith, Gibson.
Bass Guitar - Fender.
Amplification - Marshall.
Drums - Premier.
Runouts are stamped, except for "A Porky Prime Cut" / "Porky", which is etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): UAG 30260A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): UAG 30260B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): UAG 30260 A-1U L 1 A Porky Prime Cut
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): UAG 30260 B-2U L 1 Porky
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): UAG 30260 A-1U L 1 A Porky Prime Cut
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): UAG 30260 B-2U 1 Porky
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): UAG 30260 A-1U L 1 A Porky Prime Cut
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): UAG 30260 B-2U P 1 Porky
Other Versions (5 of 48)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Recently Edited
|
A Different Kind Of Tension (LP, Album) | EMI Electrola | 1C 064-82 745 | 1979 | |||
|
New Submission
|
A Different Kind Of Tension (LP, Album) | EMI Brigadiers | UAJ (L) 1027 | South Africa | 1979 | ||
|
New Submission
|
A Different Kind Of Tension (LP, Album) | United Artists Records | 2S 068 82745, 2S 068 - 82.745 | 1979 | |||
|
New Submission
|
A Different Kind Of Tension (LP, Album) | United Artists Records | 3C 064-82745 | Italy | 1979 | ||
|
Recently Edited
|
A Different Kind Of Tension (LP, Album) | United Artists Records | UAG 30260 | Sweden | 1979 |
Recommendations
Reviews
-
Is there a better Album than this that pushes the envelope of power punk into post punk? -
i,ve a cassette of this lp. Not listed. suspect a bootleg. It has labels, sleeves etc. 747 New wave is written on the cover. 4365 new wave on the tape label both sides. Labels are 3 colours. Light blue, blue and white. Any ideas?
-
-
hello MrDayln.....,
yes, maybe your a little right, but it doesn't matter!
for me this album is despite everything a kind of masterpiece
and i just fuc´ like it , my dearest mate
-
Another Porky Prime cut, and an album that has improved with age. Back in 1979 I was starting to lose interest in Buzzcocks and was getting more into the sounds of Wire, Joy Division, Gang Of Four, and PIL. Buzzcocks sounded a bit old.
In hindsight, this album is as forward thinking as the other acts i mentioned above. The songs sound more confident here and the end result is a more progressive album than it’s flaky predecessor. You can hear the influence of krautrock especially on side 2, and Shelley is starting to hear the possibilities that a studio could offer. I’m less keen on Steve’s three offerings. They sound a bit old fashioned compared to what Pete was coming up with. Saying that , Steve didn’t write anything quite as throwaway as YSYDLM which, out of all the early Buzzcocks singles really does sound unadventurous and playing it safe. Maybe after the left field dalliances with Everybody’s Happy Nowadays and Harmony In My Head the band felt that they should go back to the punk pop that they were masters of. This one, however, is just a bit too twee.
So, an interesting record and definitely one I would recommend. If you’re looking for something that sounds like the tail end of the first wave of British punk then this is a good example.
Release
See all versions
Data Correct
Data Correct
For sale on Discogs
Sell a copy
80 copies from $20.27