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The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

The Clock Comes Down the Stairs is the second studio album by the Irish band Microdisney. It was recorded and released in 1985, and was their last album for Rough Trade Records before signing to Virgin Records the following year.[1] The album was mainly recorded in the flat of producer Jamie Lane, with additional recording, including the drums tracks, completed at a professional studio in Shoreditch [2]

The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
Studio album by
Microdisney
Released1985
Recorded1985
GenreIndie pop
Length41:35 (vinyl)
LabelRough Trade
ProducerJamie Lane
Microdisney chronology
We Hate You South African Bastards!
(1984) 		The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
(1985) 		Crooked Mile
(1987)
Singles from The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
  1. "Birthday Girl" / "Harmony Time"
    Released: September 1985

The album reached number one on the UK Indie Chart.[3]. The New Musical Express would later place it 49th in its list of the best albums of 1985, with the lead single from the album, "Birthday Girl", also placed in the top 50 of the best tracks of the year. [4]

In 2018 the album was awarded the inaugural "IMRO | NCH Trailblazer Award", a new music award presented by the Irish Music Rights Organisation and National Concert Hall "celebrating seminal albums by iconic Irish musicians, songwriters and composers."[5]

in 2024 the album gave its name to the documentary film The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs, broadcast on BBC Four on Friday 15 March 2024, which told the story of band's formation, career and reformation.[6]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Cathal Coughlan and Sean O'Hagan

Side one

  1. "Horse Overboard" (3:53)
  2. "Birthday Girl" (4:08)
  3. "Past" (4:29)
  4. "Humane" (3:07)
  5. "Are You Happy?" (5:24)

Side two

  1. "Genius" (4:20)
  2. "Begging Bowl" (5:36)
  3. "A Friend With A Big Mouth" (3:25)
  4. "Goodbye It's 1987" (4:12)
  5. "And" (4.21)

Reissue

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In 2013 the album was reissued on Cherry Red Records[1] with the following songs added as bonus tracks.

  1. "Harmony Time" (B-side) – 5:04
  2. "Money For Trams# (B-side) – 6:52
  3. "Genius (Peel Sessions) – 4:06
  4. "464" (Peel Sessions) – 5:38
  5. "Goodbye It's 1987" (Peel Sessions) – 4:08
  6. "Horse Overboard" (Peel Sessions) – 4:21

References

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  1. ^ a b Meagher, John (28 November 2015). "Microdisney—gone but not forgotten". Review. Irish Independent. p. 16.
  2. ^ Power, Ed (1 June 2018). "Cork band Microdisney turning back the clock". The Irish Examiner.
  3. ^ "Iron Fist in Velvet Glove : radio documentary celebrates career of recently reformed Microdisney". Louderthanwar.com. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ "NME's best albums and tracks of 1985". NME.com. New Musical Express. 10 October 2016.
  5. ^ ""Microdisney Reform to Perform The Clock Comes Down The Stairs"". imro.ie. 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ ""The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs"". www.bbc.co.uk.


 

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