XL1
XL1 is the second solo album by Buzzcocks frontman Pete Shelley. It reached number 42 in the UK Albums Chart, remaining in that listing for four weeks.[2] The single "Telephone Operator" charted at #66 in the UK Singles Chart, making it his biggest single release there.[2] The original release was packaged with a computer program for the ZX Spectrum which featured lyrics and graphics which displayed in time with the music.[3]
XL1 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Studio | Genetic, London | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Length | 41:28 44:55 (with ZX Spectrum information locked groove) | |||
Label | Genetic/Island | |||
Producer | Martin Rushent and Pete Shelley | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
XL1 had a different running order in the US, and an edited version of "Many A Time". In 2006, Varep Records reissued the original UK version on CD with two b-side "dub" mixes as bonus tracks.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Pete Shelley
Original UK track listing
- "Telephone Operator"
- "If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No)"
- "What Was Heaven?"
- "You Know Better Than I Know"
- "Twilight"
- "(Millions of People) No One Like You"
- "Many a Time"
- "I Just Wanna Touch"
- "You and I"
- "XL1"
2005 CD bonus tracks
- "Telephone Operator/Many a Time (Dub)"
- "If You Ask Me/No One Like You (Dub)"
US track listing
- "Telephone Operator" - 3:15
- "Many a Time" - 4:18
- "I Just Wanna Touch" - 2:54
- "You Know Better Than I Know" - 4:48
- "XL1" - 3:25
- "(Millions of People) No One Like You" - 4:05
- "If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No)" - 4:20
- "You and I" - 3:01
- "What Was Heaven?" - 5:05
- "Twilight" - 3:12
Charts
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 55 |
Personnel
- Pete Shelley
- Barry Adamson
- PK Blakeman
- Jim Russell
- Martin Rushent
References
- XL1 at AllMusic
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 495. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "Story of XL1". Headen.com. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 270. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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