Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It’s Fun to Entertain

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Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Seven Sports for All engineer and producer: Steve Levine bass: George McFarlane guitar and synthesizer: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion and synthesizer: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) synthesizer and lead vocals: Gary Daly phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom recording of: Seven Sports for All lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		3:18
A2	No More Blue Horizons (Fool, Fool, Fool) assistant engineer: Steve Cooksey engineer and producer: Peter Walsh (UK producer) bass: Andy Pask guitar and percussion: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) synthesizer: Gary Daly and Peter Walsh (UK producer) trumpet: Frank Walsh lead vocals: Gary Daly phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: No More Blue Horizons lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		3:49
A3	Feel to Be Driven Away engineer and producer: Steve Levine electric piano [Chord Organ] and other vocals [Harmonies]: Peter Walsh (UK producer) guitar: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) synthesizer and lead vocals: Gary Daly phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom recording of: Feel to Be Driven Away lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		2:56
A4	Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives assistant engineer: Steve Cooksey engineer and producer: Peter Walsh (UK producer) electric piano [Chord Organ] and other vocals [Harmonies]: Peter Walsh (UK producer) guitar: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) synthesizer and lead vocals: Gary Daly phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		3:47
A5	Christian assistant engineer: Steve Cooksey engineer and producer: Peter Walsh (UK producer) acoustic guitar and electric guitar: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) electric piano [Chord Organ]: Peter Walsh (UK producer) fretless bass: Andy Pask keyboard, synthesizer and lead vocals: Gary Daly percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Christian lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		5:37
B1	African and White engineer: Geoff Higgins producer: Jeremy Lewis (Liverpool producer) bass and lead vocals: Gary Daly guitar and keyboard: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) remixer: Steve Levine phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom recording of: African and White lyricist: Gary Daly composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.	3	3:47
B2	Are We a Worker engineer: Gil Norton (British record producer) producer: China Crisis and Gil Norton (British record producer) guitar: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) synthesizer: Gary Daly and Mike Timoney vocals: Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom recording of: Are We a Worker composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		3:31
B3	Red Sails engineer: Gil Norton (British record producer) producer: China Crisis and Gil Norton (British record producer) guitar, percussion and synthesizer: Gary Daly guitar and percussion: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) vocals: Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom recording of: Red Sails composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		4:43
B4	You Never See It engineer: Gil Norton (British record producer) producer: China Crisis and Gil Norton (British record producer) guitar and lead vocals: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) keyboard: Gary Daly percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) synthesizer: Gary Daly and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom recording of: You Never See It composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		2:57
B5	Temptation’s Big Blue Eyes engineer: Gil Norton (British record producer) producer: China Crisis and Gil Norton (British record producer) bass and synthesizer: Gary Daly guitar: Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) percussion: Dave Reilly (China Crisis) vocals: Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom recording of: Temptation’s Big Blue Eyes composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		3:26
B6	Jean Walks in Fresh Fields engineer: Gil Norton (British record producer) producer: China Crisis and Gil Norton (British record producer) percussion and synthesizer: Gary Daly phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) recorded at: Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom recording of: Jean Walks in Fresh Fields composer: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon (China Crisis) and Dave Reilly (China Crisis) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.		1:51

Credits

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photography:	Trevor Key (photographer and designer)
mastering:	BilBo (British mastering engineer; aka Bilbo)
design:	Peter Saville Associates

copyrighted (©) by:	Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only)
pressed by:	EMI Records (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012)
produced for:	Do Not Erase Productions

mastered at:	Tape One in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/140864 [info]

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associated singles/EPs:	African and White Christian

Wikipedia:	en: Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain [info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/85058 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/china_crisis/difficult_shapes_and_passive_rhythms__some_people_think_its_fun_to_entertain/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000651819 [info]
Wikidata:	Q5275392 [info]

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Barcode:: [none]
Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 39:42

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Type:: Album
Packaging:: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Virgin
V 2243

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United Kingdom
1982-11

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