Beach Party is the debut album of the British indie pop group, Marine Girls. The album was recorded in a home studio by Pat Bermingham and released as a cassette on his own In Phaze label in 1981.[2] It was released on vinyl by Whaam! Records in 1981 and then by Cherry Red Records in 1987 and 2014. The albums Beach Party and Lazy Ways were reissued together on one CD with bonus tracks by Cherry Red Records in 1988.
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | March – May 1981 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 29:14 | |||
| Label | In Phaze Whaam! Records Cherry Red Records | |||
| Producer | Pat Bermingham | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Reception
editThe album reached #29 in the UK Indie Charts in March 1982. AllMusic awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Stewart Mason states: "The debut album by the Marine Girls is one of the most willfully amateurish releases of its era, which is not necessarily a bad thing".[3]
Beach Party was named as one of Kurt Cobain's 50 favourite albums in his diaries.[4]
Track listing
edit- "In Love" (Tracey Thorn) – 1:53
- "Fridays" (Thorn) – 2:03
- "Tonight?" (Thorn) – 1:19
- "Times We Used to Spend" (Jane Fox) – 1:44
- "Flying Over Russia" (Thorn) – 2:05
- "Tutti Lo Sanno" (Thorn) – 2:21
- "All Dressed Up" (Thorn) – 1:46
- "Honey" (Thorn) – 2:02
- "Holiday Song" (Fox, Thorn) – 2:12
- "He Got the Girl" (Thorn) – 1:24
- "Day/Night Dreams" (Fox) – 1:10
- "Promises" (Thorn) – 1:29
- "Silent Red" (Fox) – 1:33
- "Dishonesty" (Thorn) – 2:16
- "20,000 Leagues" (Fox) – 2:23
- "Marine Girls" (Thorn) – 1:39
Personnel
edit- Alice Fox – vocals and percussion
- Gina Hartman – vocals and percussion
- Tracey Thorn – guitar and vocals
- Jane Fox – bass
Charts
edit| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| UK Indie Chart[5][6] | 29 |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Thorn, Tracey (2013). Bedsit Disco Queen. Little, Brown Book Group. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-40551-398-2.
- ^ Stewart Mason Allmusic Review: Beach Party accessed 17 March 2018
- ^ "Top 50 by Nirvana [MIXTAPE]". Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1998). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. p. 141. ISBN 0-95172-069-4.
- ^ "Indie Hits". www.cherryred.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2018.