Test Patterns for Living
| Test Patterns For Living | ||||
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| EP by Blue Peter | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Label | Ready Records RR005[1] | |||
| Producer | Angus MacKay, Andrew Crosby | |||
| Blue Peter chronology | ||||
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Test Patterns for Living was the first release, an EP, by the Toronto-based new wave band Blue Peter. Released in 1979, it included the single "Factory Living", which helped the band get their first radio airplay on CFNY.[2][3] The song "Same Old Place", later appeared on the compilation album, The Best of Ready Volume 1 :: 20th Century Masters — The Millennium Collection,[4] and in 2009 was included on the soundtrack[5] for the vampire/rock and roll movie Suck; the latter event led to Blue Peter performing in 2009 at the Toronto International Film Festival at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, for the film's premiere.[6]
Personnel
- Paul Humphrey - vocals, keyboards
- Geoff McOuat - bass
- Ron Tomlinson - drums
- Chris Wardman - guitar[7]
Track listing
All songs on the album were written by Chris Wardman, unless otherwise noted:
Side A
1. "Same Old Place" 3:08
2. "Out With the Boys" 3:03 (Humphrey)[8]
3. "Living in the Eighties" 2:17
4. "Time and Money" 2:10
Side B
6. "Do the Robot" 3:29
7. "Cloak and Dagger" 3:45
8. "Factory Living" 2:48[7][9]
Re-issue
In 2007, Test Patterns for Living was re-issued by Universal Music Canada on compact disc, combined with Radio Silence, Blue Peter's first full-length album, from 1980.[8] Test Patterns for Living appeared as bonus tracks on the Radio Silence re-issue in the same order as on the original release.[8]
References
- ↑ "The Ready Records Catalogue". Catalogue. Ready Records. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ↑ "Blue Peter". The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia. Canoe Jam!. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ↑ "Blue Peter :: Test Patterns For Living :: 1979". Discography. Blue Peter. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ↑ "the BEST OF READY RECORDS VOLUME 1". Catalog. Ready Records. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ↑ "Suck (2009)". Soundtracks. IMDB. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ↑ "Toronto International Film Festival". Special Events and Festivals. Yonge-Dundas Square. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- 1 2 "Test Patterns for Living". Blue Peter Discography. Discogs. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Radio Silence (Bonus Tracks)". Blue Peter Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ↑ "Test Patterns for Living". Blue Peter Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2011.