Dark Room (The Angels album)
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | June 1980 (1980-6) |
| Recorded | 1980 |
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| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 42:07 |
| Label | Epic |
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| The Angels chronology | |
| Singles from Dark Room | |
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Dark Room is the fourth studio album by Australian band The Angels, released in June 1980.[1] It was their first album for CBS/Epic and was co-produced by the group's John and Richard Brewster (brothers).[1] [2] It peaked at number five on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart.[3] It reached number 37 on the New Zealand Albums Chart in July 1980.[4]
In the Australasian market the album provided three singles, "No Secrets", "Poor Baby" and "Face the Day".[1] "No Secrets" peaked at No. 8 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart – their highest position to that time.[3] The other two reached the top 100 in Australia.[3] "Face the Day" appeared at No. 30 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[4]
For European and North American markets the album was issued as Darkroom in October 1980 under the name, Angel City, "to avoid confusion with the US glam metal band Angel."[1] Two tracks, "Alexander" and "I'm Scared", were replaced by "Ivory Stairs" and "Straight Jacket".[2] When the group toured the United States to promote this album they performed as Angel City.[1] They released "No Secrets" as Angel City, late in 1980.
In June 2002 Shock Records issued four-disc box set The Complete Sessions 1980–1983 with remastered versions of Dark Room (nine bonus tracks), Night Attack (nine bonus tracks), Watch the Red (five bonus tracks) and The Blow (×ばつ CD). In June 2006 Liberation Music re-issued Dark Room using the version from The Complete Sessions 1980–1983.[5]
Reception
[edit ]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | (unrated)[6] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[7] |
Track listings
[edit ]- Dark Room (June 1980) CBS/Epic (EPC 451066 2)
All tracks are written by Bernard Patrick Neeson, John Brewster-Jones and Richard Brewster-Jones,[8] unless otherwise indicated
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "No Secrets" (Graham Bidstrup, Neeson) | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Poor Baby" | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Wasted Sleepless Nights" / "Dark Room" (J. Brewster-Jones, Neeson, R. Brewster-Jones / Neeson, Bidstrup, J. Brewster-Jones, R. Brewster-Jones) | 6:09 |
| 4. | "Face the Day" | 6:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 5. | "Night Comes Early" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Alexander" | 3:29 |
| 7. | "The Moment" | 4:20 |
| 8. | "I'm Scared" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Devil's Gate" | 5:32 |
All tracks are written by J. Brewster-Jones, Neeson and R. Brewster-Jones,[8] unless otherwise indicated
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Back on You" | 3:09 |
| 11. | "Alexander" (early take) | 3:45 |
| 12. | "Hot Shit" | 3:21 |
| 13. | "Hard Sell" | 3:45 |
| 14. | "Staring Voices" (Neeson, Bidstrup, J. Brewster-Jones, R. Brewster-Jones) | 2:42 |
| 15. | "I'm Scared" (live) | 4:28 |
| 16. | "Face the Day" (single edit) | 4:07 |
| 17. | "Public Enemy" (Chris Bailey, J. Brewster-Jones, Neeson, R. Brewster-Jones) | 2:57 |
| 18. | "Into the Heat" (Neeson, R Brewster-Jones) | 8:11 |
Personnel
[edit ]- The Angels
- Doc Neeson – lead vocals
- Rick Brewster – lead guitar, piano, organ
- John Brewster – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Chris Bailey – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup – drums
- Recording details
- Producer – Graham Bidstrup (track 1), J. Brewster (tracks 2–9), R. Brewster (tracks 2–9)
- Audio engineer – Dave Marett, Dave Cafe, Mark Opitz
- Art works
- Cover – Timewinds
- Photography – Shoot and Run
Charts
[edit ]| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9] | 5 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] | 37 |
| US Billboard 200 [11] | 137 |
Certifications and sales
[edit ]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[12] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Angels'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004.
- ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Senatore, Tony. "The Angels". hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Angels". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ The Angels – Dark Room at Allmusic
- ^ "Review: Angel City – Darkroom" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 85, no. 40. 4 October 1980. p. 108. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ a b "'Poor Baby' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 May 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts
- ^ "Charts.nz – The Angels – Dark Room". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "The Angels Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report . Retrieved 12 November 2021 – via Imgur.com.
External links
[edit ]- Official website
- Dark Room at Liberation Music