The Flying Lizards (album)

The Flying Lizards
Studio album by The Flying Lizards
Released	28 July 1979
Recorded	1978 to 1979 Berry Street Studio and Brixton Academy additional recordings in NYC, Munich, Maidstone and in transit
Length	42:07
Label	Virgin
Producer	David Cunningham
The Flying Lizards chronology
The Flying Lizards (1979) Fourth Wall (1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Smash Hits	7½/10[2]

The Flying Lizards is the 1979 self-titled debut album^[3] by The Flying Lizards and was released on the Virgin Records label.^[4]

Track listing

1979 Original record

1. "Der Song von Mandelay" — (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) — 2:27 (UK releases are titled "Mandelay Song")
2. "Her Story" — (Dave Solomon, David Cunningham, General-Strike, Vivien Goldman) — 4:37
3. "TV" - (David Cunningham, Deborah Evans-Stickland, General-Strike) — 3:51
4. "Russia" - (David Cunningham) — 6:11
5. "Summertime Blues" - (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart) — 3:09
6. "Money (That's What I Want)" - (Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford) — 5:52
7. "The Flood" - (David Cunningham) — 4:57
8. "Trouble" - (David Cunningham) — 2:46
9. "Events During Flood" - (David Cunningham) — 3:25
10. "The Window" - (Vivien Goldman) — 4:52

General Strike are David Toop and Steve Beresford, who also made the album Danger In Paradise with David Cunningham in the years 1979-1982^[5]

1995 Japanese reissue on CD

1. "Mandelay Song" (from the musical comedy Happy End)
2. "Her Story"
3. "TV"
4. "Russia"
5. "Summertime Blues"
6. "Money (That's What I Want)"
7. "Flood"
8. "Trouble"
9. "Events During Flood"
10. "Window"
    
11. "All Guitars"
12. "Tube"
13. "Money (That's What I Want)" (single edit)

This was the first official release of the album on CD, featuring a 20 bit remaster with three bonus tracks: the single B-sides "All Guitars", "Tube" and "Money" (single edit).^[6]

Chart performance

The album charted in the UK for 3 weeks from 16 February 1980 peaking at No. 60,^[7] and in New Zealand for 5 weeks peaking at No. 28.^[8]

Personnel

• David Toop
• Steve Beresford
• Michael Upton
• David Cunningham
• Deborah Evans-Stickland
• Vivien Goldman
• Julian Marshall

References

• "The Flying Lizards" album cover

1. The Flying Lizards at AllMusic
2. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (February 7–20): 31.
3. Discogs - the Flying Lizards cassette 1979, Virgin (CS 13137) US
4. Discogs - the Flying Lizards vinyl promo 1979, Virgin (VA13137) US
5. staubgold - Danger In Paradise
6. Discogs - Move On Up 12"-vinyl promo 1980, Virgin (VIP-5902) Japan
7. http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/flying%20lizards/
8. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Flying+Lizards&titel=The+Flying+Lizards&cat=a