Sunday, May 13, 2012

On the turntable this Mother's Day...Shuttered Room



Shuttered Room is the debut studio album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1982.

Shuttered Room has been released in a number of different configurations. Though the front cover artwork remains consistent across the releases, the tracks, track order, and even the credits can vary from release to release.

The UK version differs from the US (and later CD) release in a number of respects, including the fact that all the songs are credited to Curnin/West-Oram/Woods/Greenall/Barrett, with lyrics attributed to Cy Curnin only, and that the engineer is listed as Stephen W Tayler rather than Taylor.

Side 1
"Some People" – 3:01
"Stand or Fall" – 4:00
"Cameras in Paris" – 3:52
"Shuttered Room" – 2:47
"The Fool" – 5:21

Side 2
"Lost Planes" – 3:23
"I Live" – 4:53
"Sinking Island" – 3:16
"Time In A Glass" - 3:32
"Red Skies" – 4:20

On the US LP version, "Sinking Island" and " Time In A Glass" are dropped; "I Found You" and "The Strain" are added; and the track order is resequenced. All songs are credited as being written by Charlie Barrett, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, and Jamie West-Oram, except where noted.

Side 1
"I Found You" – 3:38
"Some People" – 3:00
"Stand or Fall" – 4:00
"The Strain" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Adam Woods) – 3:33
"Red Skies" – 4:19

Side 2
"Lost Planes" – 3:20
"Cameras in Paris" – 3:57
"I Live" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:52
"Shuttered Room" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 2:46
"The Fool" – 5:20

The CD version adds two tracks, (including "Sinking Island", reinstated from the British LP):

"Sinking Island" [*] (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:33
"Stand or Fall" (Extended Mix) [*] (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:48

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