Anywhere (New Musik album)
Anywhere is the second album from New Musik released on 6 March 1981. The cassette edition of the album contained two extra songs not present on the vinyl copies. A digitally remastered version called Anywhere... Plus was released in 2001. Two singles were released in the United Kingdom, "Luxury" on 30 January 1981 and "While You Wait" on 3 April 1981.
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| Released | 6 March 1981 | |||
| Recorded | July 1980-81 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 53:21 | |||
| Label | GTO | |||
| Producer | Tony Mansfield | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Smash Hits | 6½/10[2] |
"Areas" has been covered by alternative rock band The Gathering on their 2013 album Afterwords.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tony Mansfield unless noted.
GTO Records LP: GTLP 044
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "They All Run After the Carving Knife" | 5:52 |
| 2. | "Areas" | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Churches" | 4:54 |
| 4. | "This World of Walter" | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Luxury" | 3:48 |
| 6. | "While You Wait" | 5:08 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Changing Minds" | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Peace" | 5:14 |
| 3. | "Design" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Traps" | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Division" | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Back to Room One" | 4:18 |
Various 1981 cassette releases of the album includes the bonus tracks "Under Attack" (4:04) after "While You Wait," and "And" (4:38) after "Back to Room One." These songs only ever appeared again on a reference CD-R made at Abbey Road in 1997, titled Songs of New Musik, as part of a 27-minute track containing various album and single songs from that era.
1994 - GTO Records CD: GTO 474615-2 and 2001 - Edsel Records CD: EDCD 679 (Anywhere... Plus) CD bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "The Office" | Clive Gates | 4:29 |
| 14. | "From The Village" | 3:32 | |
| 15. | "Guitars" | 3:31 |
13 is the B-side of the "Luxury" 7" single.
14 and 15 are the B-sides of the "While You Wait" 12" single.
The 2001 Japanese CD release (Epic Records International--EICP 7016) and 2022 UK LP+12" release (Music on Vinyl/Sony Music--MOVLP2867) include "While You Wait (12 Inch Version)" (5:58) as an extra bonus track, after "The Office."
Personnel
- Tony Mansfield – guitar, vocals, keyboards
- Clive Gates – keyboards
- Tony Hibbert – bass
- Phil Towner – drums, percussion
- Production
- Andrew Douglas: Photography, Sleeve Design
- Peter Hammond: Engineer
- Alan Robinson: Liner Notes
References
- "Review: New Music - Anywhere". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- Starr, Red. "New Musik: Anywhere". Smash Hits (19 March–1 April 1981): 33.
