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Pioneers of the New Romantic movement, the synth pop group Visage emerged in 1978 from the London club Blitz, a neo-glam nightspot which stood in stark contrast to the prevailing punk mentality of the time. Spearheading Blitz's ultra-chic clientele w.
Contents.Recording The only musician of the first album line-up that did not participate in this album's recording was. McGeoch commented in an interview: 'One time I was in Spain touring with at the same time as Visage were recording the second album in London.
Rusty Egan wanted me to put a guitar solo on something or other but I only had one day off and there was no way that I could fly home on my one day off. Rusty is not a man to be put off by such things and he was actually trying to put together a satellite linkup from to London for this one guitar part. Not surprisingly it didn't come off but I was sorry not to have been as involved on The Anvil as I had been on the first album'. Release The Anvil was released in March 1982. It reached No. 6 on the, which was the band's highest ever chart peak in the UK, and was certified 'Silver' by the British Phonographic Industry in April 1982.
The album sparked a brief controversy at the time of its release for being named after of the era.The album's first single was ' which was released three weeks ahead of the album and reached No. The second single released was ' in June 1982, reaching No. The album's title track was remixed and released as a promo single as well as a German-language 12' version ('Der Amboss'), and 'Whispers' was also released as a single in Japan (where both it and 'Night Train' were used in television commercials).The album's front cover photograph was taken. The original vinyl release of the album came in an embossed/textured sleeve (considered as deluxe packaging for the time), and a limited number of copies (3,000) came with a free poster of posing with a number of models at the in Paris (the poster is an extended shot of the 12' single cover of 'The Damned Don't Cry').The Anvil was the last Visage record to feature frontman, who left the band after its release.
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Commenting on his departure the following year, Ure stated:'The trouble with Visage was that there were too many chiefs, six characters all wanting an equal say without putting in an equal amount of work. I was doing most of the writing and producing, and we all knew Steve Strange was the frontman, but when it became successful, jealousy and the nasty side of the business crept in. That was never the way it was intended. — Midge Ure, 1983The album's first release on the format was in Germany in 1983. It was re-issued on CD in the United States in 1997 by, complete with two bonus tracks (though they are tracks from the 1980–81 era and not that of The Anvil). The Anvil was re-issued in the UK on CD by on 17 March 2008, containing six bonus tracks and detailed liner notes.Reception Professional ratings Review scoresSourceRating5/10In his retrospective review, Dan LeRoy of wrote that 'almost all the band's efforts on The Anvil are extremely well-crafted.' Emily Mackay of opined that the album 'still sounds remarkably fresh.'
Track listing All tracks are written by Visage (, and ). Side A No.TitleLength1.' Anvil (Night Club School)' (known as 'The Anvil' elsewhere, including various compilation albums and singles)4:393.' Move Up'4:254.' '4:29Side B No.TitleLength1.' The Horseman'4:412.' Look What They've Done'4:493.'
Again We Love'4:444.' Wild Life'4:245.' Whispers'5:391997 reissue bonus tracks No.TitleLength10.' We Move (Dance Mix)'6:2811.' Frequency 7 (Dance Mix)'5:022008 reissue bonus tracks No.TitleLength10.' We Move (Dance Mix)'6:2811.' Frequency 7 (Dance Mix)'5:0212.'
The Damned Don't Cry (Dance Mix)'5:4513.' I'm Still Searching'3:4115.' '5:14Personnel Visage. – lead vocals.
– guitars, backing vocals, synthesizer. – synthesizer. –, synthesizer. – drums, backing vocals,Additional personnel. – bass. – saxophone. – backing vocals.
Lorraine Whitmarsh – backing vocalsReferences.
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