Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)
1987 studio album by Happy Mondays / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) is the debut studio album by the English rock band Happy Mondays, which was released in mid-April 1987 by Factory Records. After finalising their line-up, the band began playing local venues in Manchester, toured with New Order, and released an EP and a single in 1985. Happy Mondays' debut album was recorded at Fire House in London in December 1986 with producer John Cale. Halfway through the two weeks of sessions, they scrapped all their recordings and began again. Cale and engineer Dave Young did not understand the band members' vision of the album, and found them difficult to work with. Deemed a punk-funk and post-punk album, most of its songs were lyrically akin to stories on The Twilight Zone.
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Released | April 1987 | |||
Recorded | December 1986 | |||
Studio | Fire House, London | |||
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Length | 36:12 | |||
Label | Factory | |||
Producer | John Cale | |||
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Singles from Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) | ||||
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Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) received generally-positive reviews from music critics; some liked Happy Mondays' musicianship, and others were indifferent about Cale's production. The album sold 3,500 copies within six months of release, and "Tart Tart" was released as its lead single in March 1987. It gave the band national exposure when its music video was played on Channel 4's The Chart Show. Over the next five months, Happy Mondays headlined shows and supported a number of bands; the most notable were two dates supporting New Order, one of which was an all-day benefit hosted by Factory Records. "24 Hour Party People" was released as the album's second single in October 1987.