Embrace the Herd

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Embrace the Herd
Studio album by
Released1982 (1982)
LabelRough Trade

Embrace the Herd is the sole studio album by English band The Gist, released in 1982 by record label Rough Trade.

Track listing[edit]

  1. Far Concern
  2. Love At First Sight
  3. Fretting Away
  4. Public Girl
  5. Clean Bridges
  6. Simian
  7. Embrace The Herd
  8. Iambic Pentameter
  9. Carnival Headache
  10. Concrete Slopes
  11. The Long Run
  12. Dark Shots

Credits[edit]

Produced and engineered by Phil Legg

  • Stuart Moxham, vocals, arrangements and instruments (#1-5, 7–12)
  • Phil Moxham, bass guitar (#2,5,9)
  • Dave Dearnaley, electric guitar (#2,4,5), slide guitar (#5)
  • Wendy Smith, vocals (#4,5)
  • Alison Statton, vocals (#5)
  • Viv Goldman, vocals (#5)
  • Debbie Pritchard, vocals (#6)
  • Lewis Mottram, instruments (#6)
  • Nixon, vocals (#10)
  • Jake Bowie, cymbal (#11)
  • Charles Bullen, hi-hat, snare, tambourine (#11)
  • Phil Legg, tom tom (#11)
  • Epic Soundtracks (aka Kevin Paul Godfrey), drums (#12)

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Trouser Pressfavourable[2]

Trouser Press called it "a lovely little record".[2]

It was ranked at number 41 on Mojo magazine's "Buried Treasures" list.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jeffries, David. "Embrace the Herd – The Gist | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Young, Jon; Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Young Marble Giants". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Mojo – Buried Treasures". muzieklijstjes.nl. Retrieved May 17, 2016.

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