Gag (album)

Gag is an album released in 1984 by British musician Fad Gadget. It is a combination of electronica and industrial styles, and features the German band Einstürzende Neubauten on the second track, "Collapsing New People", which was also released as a single. ("Einstürzende Neubauten" translates as "Collapsing new buildings - specifically, tower blocks".)

Gag
Studio album by
Fad Gadget
ReleasedFebruary 1, 1984
RecordedNovember 1983
StudioHansa Tonstudio, Berlin
GenreNew wave, electronic
LabelMute - Stumm 15
ProducerFrank Tovey, Gareth Jones
Fad Gadget chronology
Under the Flag
(1982)		 Gag
(1984)		 The Best of Fad Gadget
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing
  1. "Ideal World" (Frank Tovey, Barbara Frost, Nick Cash) - 5:39
  2. "Collapsing New People" (Frank Tovey, Barbara Frost, David Rogers, David Simmonds, Nick Cash) - 4:22 - produced by Daniel Miller, Frank Tovey, Gareth Jones
  3. "Sleep" (Frank Tovey, Daniel Miller) - 3:25
  4. "Stand Up" (Frank Tovey, David Rogers, David Simmonds) - 3:30
  5. "Speak to Me" (Frank Tovey, Joni Sackett) - 3:23
  6. "One Man's Meat" (Frank Tovey, David Simmonds, Joni Sackett) - 4:06
  7. "Ring" (Frank Tovey, David Simmonds) - 3:53
  8. "Jump" (Frank Tovey, Joni Sackett, Nick Cash) - 4:09
  9. "Ad Nauseam" (Frank Tovey) - 6:32

Personnel
  • Frank Tovey – vocals
  • David Simmonds - piano, synthesizer, organ, celesta, percussion, marimba
  • Nick Cash – drums, percussion
  • David Rogers - guitar, double bass, bass synthesizer
  • Joni Sackett - vocals, viola
  • Barbara Frost - vocals
  • Rowland S. Howard - guitar on "Ideal World" and "Ad Nauseam"
  • Morgan Tovey-Frost - voice on "Sleep"
Technical

The overdubs on "Ideal World" and "Ad Nauseam" recorded at Blackwing Studios, London

References
  1. Allmusic - Album - Gag - Rating at AllMusic
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