Mania by The Lucy Show
Re-release of the London quartet's long out-of-print second album from 1986 that Q magazine heralded as a "harmonious pop attack," NME called “a warm poetic record” and MOJO said revealed the band as “stalwarts of the London post-punk scene.”
Mania injects gorgeous, poignant melodies onto a post-punk soundscape, ricocheting with shimmering guitars from the production of the legendary John Leckie (New Order, Stone Roses, Radiohead, Trashcan Sinatras, Felt).
Words On Music's 2005 reissue of Mania remasters all 10 album tracks, plus seven additional bonus tracks (five of which have never been commercially released). The re-release also includes the video to The Lucy Show college radio hit "A Million Things." Liner notes by The Big Takeover editor Jack Rabid.
Tracklist
| 1. | Land and the Life | 2:22 |
| 2. | View from the Outside | 3:37 |
| 3. | Sojourn's End | 3:51 |
| 4. | Sad September | 3:46 |
| 5. | A Million Things | 3:10 |
| 6. | Sun and Moon | 3:50 |
| 7. | Shame | 2:48 |
| 8. | Melody | 3:25 |
| 9. | Part of Me Now | 4:05 |
| 10. | New Message | 4:54 |
| 11. | Jam in E | 2:38 |
| 12. | Invitation | 2:41 |
| 13. | Civil Servant | 3:05 |
| 14. | Sun and Moon (live) | 3:27 |
| 15. | View from the Outside (live) | 3:34 |
| 16. | New Message (basement demo) | 3:06 |
| 17. | A Million Things (original mix) | 3:31 |
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The Lucy Show was formed in South London in 1983 and in a short-five year span released two albums, eight singles, and an EP to emerge as “stalwarts of the London post-punk scene” (MOJO). With noise and melody to spare, the quartet blended Factory Records atmospherics with infectious Beatles-esque melodies from which beautiful chaos sprouted in a series of unforgettable records.