Health and Efficiency (EP)

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Health and Efficiency
EP by
Released1980
StudioCold Storage/Sorry Sound studios
Genre
Length19:23
LabelPiano
ProducerDavid Cunningham
This Heat chronology
This Heat
(1979)
Health and Efficiency
(1980)
Deceit
(1981)

Health and Efficiency is an EP by English experimental rock band This Heat. It was released in 1980 by record label Piano.

Track listing[edit]

All music written and composed by This Heat (Charles Bullen, Charles Hayward, Gareth Williams).

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Health and Efficiency"8:02
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Graphic/Varispeed"11:21

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.8/10[2]
Popmatters[3]
Uncut9/10[4]

Pitchfork called the EP "This Heat's masterpiece".[5]

Personnel[edit]

This Heat
Additional personnel
  • David Cunningham – production
  • Chris Blake – engineering
  • Chris Gray – engineering
  • Geoffrey Zipper – engineering
  • Jack Balchin – engineering
  • Laurie-Rae Chamberlain – engineering
  • Peter Bullen – engineering
  • Phil Clarke – engineering
  • Pete Cobb – sleeve artwork

Charts[edit]

Chart (1980) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[6] 35

References[edit]

  1. ^ Way, Brian. "Health & Efficiency – This Heat : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. ^ "This Heat: This Heat/Health and Efficiency/Deceit". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ "This Heat Remade the Rock Song Template on 1980's "Health and Efficiency", PopMatters". 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ Bonner, Michael (17 March 2016). "This Heat – This Heat/Health & Efficiency/Deceit reissued". Uncut. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. ^ Harvell, Jess (27 June 2006). "This Heat: Out of Cold Storage | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  6. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

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